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RECEIPTOF INITIATIVE (REFERENDUM)MEASURE

The Board's regulations governing nitiative Referendum)Measures re attached. Please ead themcarefully becatrse hey contain nformation critical to your effort. If you have any egal questions,please all the General Counsel's Office at727-2194. For general uestions call727-2525' Also,please e advised f the following:

1: Pursuant o D.C. Code $$ l-1102.04 and 1-l 102.06, ou must file a Statement ofOrganization nd a Verified Statement f Contributions within 10 days of organizationwiththe D.C. Office of Campaign Finance (OCF) for your petition form to be approved orcirculation. OCF s located at 2000 4thStreet,NW, Suite 400. Theirphone umber s 671-osso'

MAy ?Z. Failure to file the verified statement f contributions within 10 days of organization will

result n rejection of your measure efore he petitions s issued.

3. You must be present at the hearing where the Board considers your petition form forapproval. Under D.C, law, you must formally adopt he petition form as your own. Do notsend a representative.

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This acknowledge eceipt f an nitiative Referendum) easure ntitled:

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{ Summary Statement f MeasureE/ Short Title of MeasureV Affidavit of ProPoser

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A REFERENDUM CONCERNINGTIIE JURY AND MARRIAGE AMENDMENT ACT OF 2OO9

SHORT TITLE

"A Referendum Concerning he Jury and Marriage Amendment Act of 2009"

SUMMARY STATEMENT

@ D.C. Council approved The Jury and Marriage Amendment Act of2009." The Act would recognize as valid a marriage egally entered nto in another urisdictionbetween 2 persons of the same-sex. he "Referendum Concerning he Jury and MarriageAmendment Act of 2009' will allow the voters of the District of Columbia he opportunity odecide whether he District of Columbia

will recognize as valid a marriage egally entered nto inanother urisdiction between 2 persons f the same-sex. "No" vote to the referendum willcontinue he current aw of recogfizing only marriage between persons f the opposite sex.

LEGISLATIVETEXTMAY2 7 2OO9

Should Section 3 of The Jury and Marriage Amendment Act of 2009 be approved?

Sec. 3. Chapter Forly-Three of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of

Columbi4 approved March 3, 190131

Stat. 39l; D.C. Official Code $ 46-401 assim),isamended s ollows:(a) Section 1283 D.C. Official Code g 46-401) s amended s ollows:

(1) Paragraphs l) and(2) are epealed.(2) A new paragraph 2A) is added o read as ollows:*(2A) The marriage of a person with a person's gtandparent, randparent's

spouse, pouse's randparent, arent's ibling,parent, tep-parent pouse's arent, hild,spouse's hild, child's spouse, ibling, child's child, child's child's spouse, pouse's hild'schild,sibling's hild.".

(b) A new sectionlZSTais added o read as ollows:"Sec. 1287a. Recognition of Marriages rom Other Jurisdictions. A maniage egally

entered nto in anotherjurisdiction between 2 persons ofthe same sex hat s recognized s validin that urisdiction, hat s not expressly rohibitedby sections 283 hrougb section 1286,andhas not been deemed llegal under section 1287, shall be recognized s a marriage n theDistrict.".

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ATTORNEY OF RECORDIN SUPPORT OF THE REFERENDUM CONCERNING

THE ruRY AND MARRIAGE AMENDMENT ACT OF 2OO9

Please enter my name as he Attomey of Record or the above Referendum.' am a member

of the D.C. Bar n good standing. am he attorney orthe following Proponents:

Rev. Harry R. Jackson, r.Rev. Walter E. FauntroyRev. Dale E. WaferMelvin DupreeSandra B. Harris

Dr. Patricia ohnsonBobby Perkins, Sr.

Sincerely,

David W. NewAttorney at Law

1201N. Kensington St.#5Arlington,VA22205703-s34-7444D.C.Ba r No . 428046

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