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RandySF

(58,799 posts) Thu Mar 14, 2013, 05:25 PM Mar 2013

SPRINGFIELD --- Speaker Michael Madigan today said a gay marriage bill is "12 votes short of passage" in the Illinois House, a signal that same-sex marriage could face a tough roadto approval this spring.

Asked where the gay marriage stood in the House, Madigan said: “Yes, it’s 12 votes short of passage.”

It takes 60 votes to pass a bill in the House, so the speaker's comment means there could be 48 lawmakers already in favor.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-13/news/chi-speaker-madigan-says-gay-marriage-bill-12-votes-shy-in-the-illinois-house-20130313_1_gay-marriage-bill-speaker-madigan-illinois-house

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Speaker Madigan says gay marriage bill 12 votes shy in the Illinois House (Original Post) RandySF Mar 2013 OP

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1. Are there still 71 Dems in the IL House? If so, how are 23 Dems still not supporting this?