States Scheduled to Vote on
Constitutional Amendment on
November 2,
2004 Ballot
and Passed a Constitutional
Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage in 2004
States Constitutional Amendments That Would Ban
Only Gay Marriage
Oregon
Proposed Amendment: "It is
the policy of Oregon, and its political subdivisions, that only a
marriage between one man
Mississippi
Proposed Constitutional
Amendment: "Marriage may take place and may be valid under the laws
of this state only
between a man and a woman. A marriage in
another state or foreign jurisdiction between persons of the same gender,
regardless of when the marriage took place,
may not be recognized in this state and is void and unenforceable under
Proposed Constitutional
Amendment: "Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall
be valid or recognized
States Constitutional
Amendment That Would Ban Gay Marriage and Civil
Union
Recognition.
Arkansas
Proposed Constitutional
Amendment: "SECTION 1: Marriage. Marriage consists only of the
union of one man and one
woman. SECTION 2: Martial Status. Legal status for
unmarried persons which is identical or substantially similar to marital
status shall not be valid or recognized in
Arkansas, except that the Legislature may
recognize a common law marriage from another state between a man and a
woman. SECTION 3: Capacity, rights, obligations,
privileges, and immunities. The
Legislature has the power to determine the capacity of persons to marry, subject to this
amendment, and the legal rights, obligations, privileges, and immunities of
marriage." (link to official text - PDF format)
Georgia
Proposed Constitutional
Amendment: "Recognition of marriage. (a) This state shall recognize as
marriage only the union
of man and woman. Marriages between persons
of the same sex are prohibited in
this state. (b) No union between persons
of the same sex shall be recognized by this
state as entitled to the
benefits of marriage. This state
shall not give effect to
any public act, record, or judicial
proceeding of any other state or jurisdiction respecting a
relationship between persons of
the same sex that is treated
as a marriage under the laws of such other
state or jurisdiction. The courts of this state shall
have no jurisdiction to grant a divorce or separate
maintenance with respect to any such relationship or otherwise to consider
or rule on any of the parties´ respective
rights arising as a result of or in connection with such relationship."
(link to official text)
Kentucky
Proposed Constitutional
Amendment: "Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be
valid or recognized
as a marriage in Kentucky. A legal status
identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall
Michigan
Proposed Constitutional Amendment:
"To secure and preserve the benefits of marriage for our
society and for future generations of
children, the union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement recognized as a
marriage or similar union for any purpose." Text
does not appear on
Michigan secretary of state's Web site. See Detroit
North Dakota
Proposed Constitutional Amendment:
"Marriage consists only of the legal union between a man and
a woman. No
other domestic union, however denominated, may be recognized as a marriage or
given the same or substantially equivalent legal
effect." (link to official text - PDF format)
Ohio
Proposed Constitutional Amendment:
"Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in
or recognized by this state and its political
subdivisions. This state and its political subdivisions shall not create or
recognize
a legal status for relationships of unmarried
individuals that intends to
approximate the design, qualities, significance or
effect
Proposed Constitutional
Amendment: "A. Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union
of one man and one
woman. Neither this Constitution nor any other
provision of law shall be construed to require that marital status or the
legal incidents thereof be conferred upon
unmarried couples or groups. B. A marriage between
persons of the same
gender performed in another state shall not
be recognized as valid and
binding in this state as of the date of the marriage.
C. Any person knowingly issuing a marriage
license in violation of this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
Proposed Constitutional
Amendment: "[Marriage.] (1) Marriage consists only of the legal union
between a man and
a woman. (2) No other domestic union, however
denominated, may be recognized as a
marriage or given the same or substantially equivalent
legal effect." (link to
official text)
States That Have Passed a Constitutional Amendment
to Ban Gay Marriage in 2004.
Louisiana
Proposed Constitutional
Amendment: "Marriage in the state of Louisiana shall consist only
of the union of one man
and one woman. No
official or court of the state of Louisiana shall construe this constitution or any state
law to require
that marriage or the legal incidents thereof
be conferred upon any member
of a union other than the union of one man
and one woman. A legal status identical
or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be
valid or recognized. No official or court of the
state of Louisiana shall recognize any marriage contracted in any other
jurisdiction which is not the union of one man and one woman." (link to official text - PDF format)
Constitutional
Amendment Passed: September 18, 2004, Bans Equal Maiirage
Rights and Civil Unions.
NOTE: Constitutional Amendment Struck Down By Louisiana
State Court Struck Down on October 5, 2004. See Seattle
Missouri
Proposed Constitutional
Amendment: "That to be valid and recognized in this state, a
marriage shall exist only between
Constitutional
Amendment Passed: August. 3, 2004
and Bans Equal Marriage
Rights.
Source: GLAAD, Detroit Free Press, MomtanaFamily.Org, OhioMarriage.Com, The Seattle Times
and States Official Web Sites
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