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
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