filing paperwork so they could start gathering signatureds to put this on the ballot, put these rights up for a vote in november. it does not take many signatures to do that in maryland this will almost certainly make this onto the ballot. 52% of mary leaders would probably or definitely vote to support same-sex marriage rights in the state while 44% said they would probably or definitely vote against it. according to the baltimore is up, the 52-44 split is by far the rosiest result for same-sex marriage supporters to date. two other recent polls have "put the issue up closer to 50-50." since 1998, 31 times states have voted on ballot measures. 31 times states have voted on ballot mesh sure about whether same-sex couples have the right to get married. 31 times. and gay rights have lost all 31 of those times. the record is 0-31. does that mean that gay people should not have rights or does