Pennsylvania Marriage Amendment (2014)
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The Pennsylvania Marriage Amendment was not on the November 4, 2014 ballot in Pennsylvania as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have defined marriage as “the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife.”[1]
The amendment was introduced in the House by State Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-12) as House Bill 1434.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Pennsylvania Constitution
In Pennsylvania, an amendment can go on the ballot after just one session, but only if the legislature declares an emergency. In the absence of an emergency, the amendment must be considered in two separate legislative sessions. The measure was not voted upon in a prior legislative session, thus disqualifying it for the 2014 ballot. Furthermore, the amendment stalled in the House State Government Committee in May 2011.[2]
See also
Additional reading
- The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Gay-marriage bills stalled in Pennsylvania," March 15, 2012
- The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Bills against gay bias on move in Harrisburg," May 9, 2013
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