Needing 41 votes to pass the Assembly after last week’s historic 21-15 vote in the Senate, the final roll call was 41-35 in favor of Equality California-sponsored Assembly Bill (AB) 849, The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, authored by Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-Francisco), Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez (D-Los Angeles), and 30 co-authors including the LGBT Legislative Caucus. Governor Schwarzenegger now has until October 6, 2005, to sign or veto the bill or he can let it go into effect without his signature.

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If you’re in California, call Schwarzenegger’s office (916-445-2841) and ask that he sign or simply let the bill go into effect. Not that I want to get married, but it would be nice for that to be my choice.

Previous post here.

Thanks for the link and phone number, Sun.

Read Marcia Ellen’s post, A Chance For Arnold To Make History, over at The Blue Voice.