(Montpelier, Vermont) Papers filed with the Vermont Secretary of State’s office show that same-sex marriage advocates spent more than $228,000 in the three months before the legislature overrode Gov. Jim Douglas’ veto of a marriage bill.
Lobby groups are required to submit financial disclosure forms to the state. The forms cover the period from January through March. The most recent forms, when lobbying intensified, are not yet available.
The figures show that the Vermont Freedom to Marry Task force spent more than $168,000 on advertising and lobbying. The Vermont Freedom to Marry Action Committee spent $60,000.
The Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, reported it spent just over $2,000 on lobbying.Opponents of same-sex marriage have been slower in submitting their forms.
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