Nevada legislature overrides governor's veto of domestic partners bill

Nevada today became the 17th state in the nation to pass domestic partners legislation. Worst-governor-in-America Jim Gibbons had vetoed the bill, but the Senate overrode him yesterday and the Assembly followed suit today:

CARSON CITY — On a 28-14 vote, the Assembly today overrode Gov. Jim Gibbons' veto of a bill to allow domestic partnerships in Nevada. With the override Saturday in the Senate, the domestic partners legislation will become law in Nevada on Oct. 1. The law allows same and opposite sex couples to secure domestic partnership contracts through the secretary of state's office. The contracts give couples the same rights and responsibilities as married couples.

Another step forward...