Alaska Marriage Amendment, Measure 2 (1998)

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The Alaska Marriage Amendment, also known as Ballot Measure 2, was on the November 3, 1998 election ballot in Alaska as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.

Election results

Alaska Marriage Amendment, Measure 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		152,965	68.1%
No		71,631	31.9%

Results from the Alaska State Government.

Text of measure

The language that appeared on the ballot said, "This measure would amend the Declaration of Rights section of the Alaska Constitution to limit marriage. The amendment would say that to be valid, a marriage may exist only between one man and one woman."

Section 25 of Article I of the Alaska Constitution codifies the Alaska Marriage Amendment.

See also

• Bess v. Ulmer
• 1998 ballot measures
• Alaska 1998 ballot measures
• List of Alaska ballot measures
• List of ballot measures by year
• List of ballot measures by state

Suggest a link

External links

• 1998 Alaska Voter Guide
• National Conference of State Legislatures Ballot Measures Database
• The Constitutionalism of American States, p. 693.