2005 Kansas Amendment 1
April 5, 2005 |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 417,627 | 69.95% |
No | 179,432 | 30.05% |
Total votes | 597,059 | 100.00% |
Yes 90%–100% 80%–90% 70%–80% 60%–70% 50%–60% | No 60–70%
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Kansas Proposed Amendment 1,[1] which was put before voters on April 5, 2005,[2] is an amendment to the Kansas Constitution that makes it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 70% of the voters.[3]
The amendment states:[4]
(a) The marriage contract is to be considered in law as a civil contract. Marriage shall be constituted by one man and one woman only. All other marriages are declared to be contrary to the public policy of this state and are void. (b) No relationship, other than a marriage, shall be recognized by the state as entitling the parties to the rights or incidents of marriage.
The Kansas Equality Coalition grew out of the organized but ultimately unsuccessful political opposition to the amendment. The KEC is a statewide group of people determined to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.
Impact of Supreme Court decisions
Following the Supreme Court decision in Schmidt v. Moriarty in 2014, 19 Kansas counties began issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples. Following the ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, all Kansas counties were issuing same sex marriage certificates. The combination of the Supreme Court decisions, effectively, albeit unofficially, overturned the constitutional amendment.
References
- ^ Rothschild, Scott (February 3, 2006). "Gay marriage ban in public's hands". Lawrence Journal-World. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2006.
- ^ Hann, John (April 6, 2005). "Kansans vote to ban same-sex marriage". Boston.com. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ Election Statistics, Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved on December 22, 2006.
- ^ Kansas Constitution, Article Fifteen, section 16. Retrieved on October 9, 2014.
External links
- State Ballot Measures, 2005
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- Hawaii Constitutional Amendment 2 (1998, see note1)
- Alaska Ballot Measure 2 (1998, ban)
- California Proposition 22 (2000, ban)
- Nebraska Initiative 416 (2000, ban)
- Nevada Question 2 (2002, ban)
- Arkansas Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004, ban)
- Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban)
- 2004 Kentucky Amendment 1 (2004, ban)
- Louisiana Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban)
- Michigan Proposal 04-2 (2004, ban)
- Mississippi Amendment 1 (2004, ban)
- Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2004, ban)
- Montana Initiative 96 (2004, ban)
- North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1 (2004, ban)
- Ohio Issue 1 (2004, ban)
- Oklahoma Question 711 (2004, ban)
- Oregon Ballot Measure 36 (2004, ban)
- Utah Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004, ban)
- Kansas Amendment 1 (2005)
- Texas Proposition 2 (2005, ban)
- Alabama Amendment 774 (2006)
- Arizona Proposition 107 (2006, constitutional ban defeated)
- Colorado Amendment 43 (2006, ban)
- Idaho Amendment 2 (2006)
- South Carolina Amendment 1 (2006, ban)
- South Dakota Amendment C (2006)
- Tennessee Amendment 1 (2006, ban)
- Marshall-Newman Amendment (Virginia) (2006, ban)
- Wisconsin Referendum 1 (2006, ban)
- Arizona Proposition 102 (2008, ban)
- California Proposition 8 (2008, ban)
- Florida Amendment 2 (2008, ban)
- Maine Question 1 (2009, legalizing legislation defeated)
- North Carolina Amendment 1 (2012, ban)
- Maine Question 1 (2012, legalization)
- Maryland Question 6 (2012, legalization)
- Minnesota Amendment 1 (2012, proposed ban defeated)
- Washington Referendum 74 (2012, legalization)
- Nevada Question 2 (2020, legalization)
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