New Jersey voters are split on whether to legalize gay marriage, but more people now oppose it than support it, a new poll found on Wednesday.
According to Reuters, the Quinnipiac University survey found 49 percent of voters oppose a law allowing same-sex couples to marry, while 46 percent support such legislation, reversing an April poll that found 49 percent supported it and 43 percent opposed it.
The Quinnipiac poll of 1,615 New Jersey voters between November 17 and November 22 has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.
"When we asked about gay marriage in April, it won narrow approval. Now that it seems closer to a legislative vote, it loses narrowly with the public," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine has pledged to sign a bill into law if it is passed by the legislature before his term ends in January. Corzine lost re-election this month to Republican Chris Christie, who is anti-gay marriage.
New Jersey, which already permits same-sex civil unions, remains uncertain if lawmakers in will bring the issue to a vote.
Many gay activists are getting antsy with President Barack Obama because he has done little to back up his rhetoric on gay rights, including not repealing the Defense of Marriage Act.
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