Md. gay marriage supporters close in Senate vote ANNAPOLIS, MD. (wesm) - (AP) Same-sex marriage supporters in Maryland are one vote shy of securing approval in the state senate.

Two Democratic senators said Monday they would vote in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, bringing to 23 the number of senators who have pledged their support on the measure. The measure needs 24 votes to pass the Senate.

Sen. Kathy Klausmeier, D-Baltimore County and Sen. Edward Kasemeyer, D-Baltimore County, said Monday evening they would vote in favor the bill. Sen. Joan Carter Conway, D-Baltimore, who has told The Baltimore Sun she would vote in favor of the bill if it received the support of 23 senators, said Monday she was undecided on the measure.

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