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governor o malley signed same- sex marriage into law. but those who opposed it said they are getting close enough to put the issue on the ballot. for the thousands of citizen writing on the petitions, we don t plan on losing this. reporter: derek smith says a majority of americans, 50%, now support same-sex marriage. that includes democrats, catholics, and nonreligious voters. most republicans and protestants remain opposed. marriage is defined as men and women. reporter: the president s support is a game changer. he says especially since he s highly popular in maryland. we will be the first state to win it by putting it before the people. and you predict that will happen? i think so. reporter: and governor o malley says he applauds president obama s new stance on this issue. and he believes marylanders will volt for marriage equality vote for marriage equality this november. signatures for the maryland referendum are due at the end of june. you watched it u