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{{ | {{nonj2015}}{{tnr}}The '''New Jersey Marriage Amendment''' was not on the [[New Jersey 2015 ballot measures|November 3, 2015 ballot]] in [[New Jersey]] as a {{lrcafull}}. The measure, upon voter approval, would have defined marriage as the union between one man and one woman.<ref name=amendment>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2014/Bills/ACR/11_I1.PDF ''New Jersey Legislature'', "Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 11," accessed February 17, 2014]</ref> | ||
The proposed amendment | The proposed amendment was sponsored in the [[New Jersey Legislature]] by [[Alison McHose|State Assemblywoman Alison McHose]] (R-24) and [[Parker Space|State Assemblyman Parker Space]] (R-24) as Assembly Concurrent Resolution 11.<ref name=amendment/> | ||
==Support== | ==Support== | ||
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==Path to the ballot== | ==Path to the ballot== | ||
:: ''See also: [[Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment#Either.2For|Amending the New Jersey Constitution]]'' | :: ''See also: [[Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment#Either.2For|Amending the New Jersey Constitution]]'' | ||
Proposed constitutional amendments have two ways of achieving ballot access in New Jersey. The [[New Jersey State Legislature|New Jersey Legislature]] could either qualify it with supermajority approval of 60 percent in one legislative session or with simple majorities in two successive sessions. This measure did not receive the necessary supermajority required for a 2014 ballot placement. | Proposed constitutional amendments have two ways of achieving ballot access in New Jersey. The [[New Jersey State Legislature|New Jersey Legislature]] could either qualify it with supermajority approval of 60 percent in one legislative session or with simple majorities in two successive sessions. This measure did not receive the necessary supermajority required for a 2014 ballot placement. The measure did not come up for a vote in 2015. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2014/Bills/ACR/11_I1.PDF Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 11] | * [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2014/Bills/ACR/11_I1.PDF Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 11] | ||
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The New Jersey Marriage Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in New Jersey as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have defined marriage as the union between one man and one woman.[1]
The proposed amendment was sponsored in the New Jersey Legislature by State Assemblywoman Alison McHose (R-24) and State Assemblyman Parker Space (R-24) as Assembly Concurrent Resolution 11.[1]
Support
Supporters
- Rep. Alison McHose (R-24)[1]
- Rep. Parker Space (R-24)
- Rep. Jay Webber (R-26)
- Rep. John DiMaio (R-23)
- Rep. David Rible (R-30)
- Rep. Chris Brown (R-2)
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New Jersey Constitution
Proposed constitutional amendments have two ways of achieving ballot access in New Jersey. The New Jersey Legislature could either qualify it with supermajority approval of 60 percent in one legislative session or with simple majorities in two successive sessions. This measure did not receive the necessary supermajority required for a 2014 ballot placement. The measure did not come up for a vote in 2015.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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