[img_assist|nid=832|title=Attorney General Martha Coakley|desc=Flickr|link=none|align=left|width=210|height=208]Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) has authorized a 2010 ballot question to revisit the recent repeal of the 1913 law that prohibited out of state gay couples from getting married in Massachusetts.

Earlier today, Coakley ruled that the subject matter of the referendum petition submitted by MassResistance, a group that opposes same-sex marriage, "met the technical requirements that govern such petitions."

“Our decision that this referendum meets the Constitutional requirements as to subject matter does not mean that it has our support," she continued, "but simply that the constitutional requirements are met for the proponents of the referendum to obtain further signatures.”

Supporters of the referendum must submit the signatures of 33,297 registered voters by Oct. 29 to appear on the November 2010 ballot.

The 1913 law, originally targeted at preventing out-of-state interracial couples marrying in Massachusetts, prohibited certain non-residents from getting married on the same terms as state residents. Its repeal was signed by Gov. Deval Patrick (D), after being passed through the state Senate and House in June.