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First Same-sex Marriage License
One of the Maryland ballot questions in the November 6, 2012 General Election was the Civil Marriage Protection Act. This act, which provides for same-sex marriage, was approved state-wide by a margin of 52.4% (1,373,504 voters) to 47.6% (1,246,045 voters). In Allegany County, 65.5%, or 18,927 voters, voted "no", while 9,965 people, or 34.5%, voted for the question.