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It’s on—Maryland’s same-sex marriage law will be put to voters in November. According to the Post, state officials have already certified more than enough signatures to put marriage equality on the ballot:

As of late Thursday afternoon, 70,039 signatures had been validated by local elections officials, exceeding the 55,736 required to put the measure on the ballot, according to an ongoing “unofficial” tally on the Maryland State Board of Elections Web site.

According to the ongoing tally, the majority of certified signatures so far have come from Anne Arundel County, followed by Montgomery County and Prince George’s County. (The latter two are the biggest counties in the state.)

None of this is much of a surprise—last week same-sex marriage opponents turned in over 113,000 signatures, and they formally have until the end of June to finish gathering signatures on petitions.

Still, same-sex marriage seems to be enjoying a lead in Maryland so far. A recent poll found that a majority of Marylanders favored same-sex marriage, and were more passionate in support of the issue than opponents were against.

Opposition to same-sex marriage is being led by the Maryland Marriage Alliance (and Bishop Harry Jackson!), while Marylanders for Marriage Equality is leading the defense of the law passed earlier this year.