Best cautioned that the poll did not ask anything about a question on the state ballot on Election Day about whether the state should hold a constitutional convention. That question appears on the ballot every 20 years. But it is particularly timely this year because opponents of gay marriage are urging a "yes" vote in the hope that the convention would allow for direct initiative. Under that scenario, all voters could cast ballots in a statewide referendum on whether Connecticut should allow gay marriage.
But both proponents and opponents said the Nov. 4 question is only the first step in a multipronged process that might never lead to a statewide vote on gay marriage. Delegates would need a two-thirds vote from the Democrat-controlled legislature to gain a seat at the convention, and then those delegates would decide which issues would be addressed. They could decide, for example, to avoid talking about gay marriage at all.
I'm not surprised.
If you're in CT, like me, vote NO in November.
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