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Referendum To Bar Same-Sex Couples From Marrying And Adopting In Slovakia Fails
Referendum To Bar Same-Sex Couples From Marrying And Adopting In Slovakia Fails
Fewer than 50-percent of voters cast ballots in Saturday’s vote, which means the proposal cannot become law under the country’s voting rules.
J. Lester Feder
BuzzFeed News Foreign Correspondent
A proposal to deny same-sex couples the right to marry and adopt failed in Slovakia on Saturday because turnout did not reach the 50% threshold required to become law under the country's voting rules.
The Slovakian outlet SME.sk reported just after midnight local time that voter turnout was 21.3%, with 99% of precincts reporting. The outlet reported that 94% of those who cast ballots on Saturday voted in favor of the ban on marriage equality, but opponents of the initiative encouraged people to stay home so that a "yes" vote would be invalid.
Fewer than 50-percent of voters cast ballots in Saturday’s vote, which means the proposal cannot become law under the country’s voting rules.
J. Lester Feder
BuzzFeed News Foreign Correspondent
A proposal to deny same-sex couples the right to marry and adopt failed in Slovakia on Saturday because turnout did not reach the 50% threshold required to become law under the country's voting rules.
The Slovakian outlet SME.sk reported just after midnight local time that voter turnout was 21.3%, with 99% of precincts reporting. The outlet reported that 94% of those who cast ballots on Saturday voted in favor of the ban on marriage equality, but opponents of the initiative encouraged people to stay home so that a "yes" vote would be invalid.
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http://www.buzzfeed.com/lesterfeder/referendum-to-bar-same-sex-couples-from-marrying-and-adoptin?utm_term=4ldqpia&bftw=lgbt&s=mobile
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