Harnett County’s longtime Director of Elections opted to step down from her post last week rather than help facilitate the May 8th vote on the anti-gay marriage amendment.

Sherre Toler said while she was especially proud of operating the election’s office in a fair manner for more than a decade, she could not remain silent about the ballot initiative defining marriage as between one man and one woman.

In an email to BlueNC and Pam’s House Blend, Toler writes that she refused to be a party to the legislative majority’s attempt to write discrimination into the state Constitution:

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North Carolinians won’t get a chance to vote on a constitutional amendment defining marriage for another six months. But on Tuesday volunteers for Equality NC will be at the polls talking with registered voters about the  May 8, 2012 ballot initiative.

Organizers in Asheville, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Charlotte will be discussing how the vaguely worded amendment could have several unintended consequences and negatively impact job creation for the state. Voters will also be asked to ‘Take the Pledge’ to vote against the amendment next May.

Stuart Campbell, the new executive director for Equality NC believes raising public awareness about what the amendment will do is key to defeating the measure.

Campbell appeared on News & Views with Chris Fitzsimon over the weekend. To hear an excerpt of that radio interview, click below.

To listen to the full interview,  visit the Radio Interview section of the NC Policy Watch website.