Poll: 41 Percent Of New Yorkers Support Gay Marriage
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Only about two in five New Yorkers support same-sex marriage, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
The figure remains nearly unchanged from a year ago, but it is higher than in 2007, when 35 percent were in favor.
One-third of those polled did say gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions, even if they could not marry, while 19 percent believed there should be no legal recognition.
Quinnipiac polled 1,528 registered voters this month. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
The survey was released as the Vermont state Legislature overrode the governor's veto and legalized gay marriage.
The vote was 100 to 49, meaning the legislation just squeaked through.
The announcement brought cheers and some tears from many in the chamber.
The vote came less than a day after Governor Jim Douglas vetoed the measure, saying it would not improve the lives for gay couples because it would not provide them rights under federal and other states laws.
Vermont becomes the fourth state to legalize gay marriage, joining Connecticut, Massachusetts and Iowa. It is the first to do so with a legislature's vote, the other states approval came from the courts.