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Georgia Amendment 1, Definition of Marriage Amendment (2004)
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| Topic Family-related policy and LGBTQ issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 2004. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supports providing that the state will only recognize marriage as the union of man and woman. |
A "no" vote opposes providing that the state will only recognize marriage as the union of man and woman. |
Election results
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2,454,930 | 76.15% | ||
| No | 768,716 | 23.85% | ||
Aftermath
U.S. Supreme Court
- See also: Obergefell v. Hodges
On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution in the case Obergefell v. Hodges. The ruling overturned bans on same-sex marriage.[1]
Justice Anthony Kennedy authored the opinion and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan joined. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito each authored a dissent.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that this state shall recognize as marriage only the union of man and woman? | ” |
Support
Yes! Marriage Amendment Alliance Inc. and Focus on the Family Georgia Marriage Amendment Committee were leading the campaign in support of the amendment.[3]
Supporters
Organizations
Opposition
Opponents
Organizations
Path to the ballot
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote vote is required in both the Georgia State Senate and the Georgia House of Representatives. On March 31, 2004, the Georgia House of Representatives voted 122-52 to place the amendment on the ballot.[4]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ NPR, "Supreme Court Declares Same-Sex Marriage Legal In All 50 States," June 26, 2015
- ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, "Obergefell v. Hodges," June 26, 2015
- ↑ Follow the Money, "The Money Behind the 2004 Marriage Amendments," accessed December 5, 2024
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Georgia House Puts Amendment Banning Gay Marriages on Ballot," April 1, 2004
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