Victoire par un seule vote!
"The New York state Senate has approved the marriage equality bill by a vote of 33-29.
An amendment to the bill, which carved out exemptions for religious groups, passed by a vote of 36-26.
The New York Assembly had passed the amendment bill earlier Friday evening by a vote of 82-47. There was a lot of suspense leading up to the vote in the Senate, as only 31 lawmakers of the necessary 32 officially announced ahead of the vote that they would support the bill if it was taken up.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) had been negotiating with legislators all week over the language of the bill, even though the legislative session was supposed to have ended Monday. The negotiations centered on a number of Republicans who were pushing for amendments that carved out more specific exemptions for religious groups. Friday afternoon agreement was reached on the final language.
Republican Sen. Stephen Saland, who had been undecided about the bill and was one of the legislators who led the negotiations, announced during the debate on the Senate floor that he would support the bill, effectively giving it the 32 votes it needed to pass."
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/new-york-state-senate-passes-marriage-equality-bill.php?ref=fpa
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