[JURIST] The North Carolina Legislature [official website] on Tuesday approved putting a constitutional amendment [SB 514, PDF] to ban same-sex marriage on a statewide ballot to be voted on in May. The Republican-controlled Senate [official website] voted 30-16 to place the proposed amendment on the ballot. The Senate voted on the measure after the House [official website] on Monday voted 75-42 to approve the proposed amendment after over three hours of debate. Voters will decide in May whether the proposed…