2004 Arkansas Amendment 3

Same-sex marriage ban

Amendment 3

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|  | November 2, 2004 |

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Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Results

Choice

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For | 753,770 | 74.95%
Against | 251,914  | 25.05%
Valid votes  | 1,005,684  | 95.33%
Invalid or blank votes  | 49,261  | 4.67%
Total votes | 1,054,945 | 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout | 1,686,124  | 62.47%

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Yes

80–90%

70–80%

60–70%

Source: [1][2]
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Constitutional Amendment 3 of 2004, is an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution that makes it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 75% of the voters.[3]

## Contents

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The text of the amendment states:[4]

> Marriage. Marriage consists only of the union of one man and one woman.

>   1. Marital 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.
>   2. 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.

## Results

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Amendment 3  Choice  | Votes  | %

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Yes | 753,770 | 74.95
No  | 251,914  | 25.04
Total votes | 1,005,684 | 100.00
Registered voters/turnout  | 1,969,208  | 51.07

## May 2014 Court Ruling on Amendment 3 and Arkansas Statutes

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Main articles: Same-sex marriage in Arkansas and LGBT rights in Arkansas

On May 9, 2014, Sixth Judicial Circuit Judge Chris Piazza ruled the ban on same-sex marriage in the state of Arkansas was unconstitutional, which legalized same-sex marriage in the state. Previously same-sex marriage was banned by both state statute and the state constitution in Arkansas. Subject to court stays and appeals.[5]

## See also

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* LGBT rights in Arkansas

## References

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1. ^ Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3 - Certified
2. ^ 2004 General Election and Non-Partisan Judicial Runoff Voter Turnout
3. ^ CNN.com Election 2004 - Ballot Measures Accessed 30 November 2006.
4. ^ Arkansas State Constitution Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, 83rd Amendment, Arkansas Legislature. Accessed 18 December 2006.
5. ^ "Arkansas judge strikes down state ban on same-sex marriage". Reuters. May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

## External links

[edit]

* The Money Behind the 2004 Marriage Amendments  Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine OpenSecrets

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Same-sex unions in the United States

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U.S. same-sex unions ballot measures

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* Alaska Ballot Measure 2 (1998, ban)
* Hawaii Constitutional Amendment 2 (1998, see note1)

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* California Proposition 22 (2000, ban)
* Nebraska Initiative 416 (2000, ban)
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* Colorado Amendment 43 (2006, ban)
* South Dakota Amendment C (2006)
* Idaho Amendment 2 (2006, ban)
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* Arizona Proposition 102 (2008, ban)
* California Proposition 8 (2008, ban)
* Maine Question 1 (2009, legalizing legislation defeated)

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* 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)

2020s|

* Nevada Question 2 (2020, legalization)

1: De facto ban, granted Legislature authority to ban same-sex marriage. Reversed in 2013 by the Hawaii Marriage Equality Act.

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