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Feb 23, 2007
Quickie Link: Utah Lawmakers Reverse Vote On Gay School Bill
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By vanrozenheim
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(Salt Lake City, USA) - When members of the Utah House arrived at the capitol on Thursday supporters of a measure placing tough restrictions on school clubs were still reveling in Wednesday's passage of the bill. LGBT activists believe the restrictions were aimed at curbing gay-straight alliances, although no specific clubs were named in the legislation. Within minutes of entering the chamber, however, lawmakers learned that because of a procedural error they would have to vote again. Still confident they had enough votes to again carry the bill, they went forward. But when the ayes and nays were counted the measure had been defeated.
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