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Jul 04, 2008  |  By: STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS  | COMMENTS |   |  

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gay-marriage opponents are urging the California Supreme Court to let voters consider a November ballot measure that would ban same-sex nuptials. In court papers filed Monday, five California residents asked the high court to toss out a lawsuit filed earlier this month by a group seeking to remove the measure from the ballot. Equality California says in the lawsuit that the signature petitions used to put the measure, called Proposition 8, on the ballot were misleading. It also says Proposition 8 is a constitutional revision rather than an amendment, which would make it improper to put before voters. In related news, sponsors of the ballot initiative said GOP presidential hopeful John McCain has endorsed the measure. He sent a supportive e-mail to www.ProtectMarriage.com last week.