North Carolina constitutional amendment on gay marriage unlikely to have immediate effect

 

Gretchen Colby casts her vote Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at Belville Elemen...
Ken Blevins, Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman, but not much is expected to change immediately.
That's because North Carolina law already banned gay marriage. The amendment voters passed Tuesday night by about 61 percent of voters effectively will seal the door on same-sex marriages and potentially have other effects farther down the road.

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