He opposes Amendment 43, which would write into the state's constitution that marriage is between a man and a woman, because, Dreyer said, Ritter doesn't believe the state constitution is the proper place to deal with the issue. Ritter is open to changing the state statute defining marriage as between a man and a woman to include a recognition of civil unions.

Beauprez also believes marriage is between a man and a woman, campaign manager John Marshall said Sunday. Beauprez supports Amendment 43 but not Referendum I because its language is limited to same-sex couples.

Beauprez supports the rights of all adults to enter into normal contractual agreements, Marshall said. Those agreements may be between same-sex partners for things like hospital visitation rights, but they also may be between neighbors, roommates, co-workers or people with other relationships where love and fidelity aren't components.

"You ought to be able to enter into legal obligation with whole sets of people, but it has nothing to do with your relationship," Marshall said.

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