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August 15, 2014      5:00 PM

Opponents drop effort to put Houston Equal rights ordinance repeal on November ballot

Full court challenge scheduled for January

The battle over the challenge to Houston’s Equal Rights ordinance encountered a slight pivot today when Steve Hotze and Jared Woodfill withdrew their effort to force the issue on to the November ballot.  Instead, the full issue will be tried in January. 2015.

The Houston Chronicle reports the issue here.

The issue is polarized and had observers speculating whether or not its placement on the ballot in November would drive turnout more for Democrats or Republicans.  In the past, issues surrounding the gay community would drive Republican turnout.   However as current polling continuously suggests, the issue may not be so reliable for the GOP and could potentially galvanize votes for Democrats in an already highly charged election.

By Harvey Kronberg