Same-sex marriage in Wisconsin

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Same-sex marriage is not recognized in Wisconsin.

It is banned by constitutional amendment and Wisconsin Statutes.

[edit] Recent history

March 5, 2004: The Wisconsin State Assembly approved, by a vote of 68-27, a state constitutional amendment reading:

"Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state."

March 12, 2004: The Wisconsin State Senate voted 20-13 to pass that state's amendment, which must still be passed again in next year's legislature, and be voted on in a state-wide referendum.^[1]

December 6, 2005: The Wisconsin State Senate voted a second time in favor of the amendment. The vote is 19-14 and is along party lines.

February 28, 2006: The Wisconsin State Assembly voted for the second time in favor of the amendment. The question will appear on the November 7, 2006 ballot.

July 2006: The amendment is in a dead-heat, with the latest poll showing only a slight advantage for amendment supporters.^[2]

November 7, 2006: Wisconsin voters pass the amendment by a margin of 59%-41%.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=wsj:2004:03:12:352556:FRONT
2. ^ http://www.gazetteextra.com/gaymarriagepoll071706.asp
3. ^ http://www.channel3000.com/politics/4347009/detail.html

Same-sex marriage in the United States This box: view • talk • edit

Legalized: Massachusetts Law proposed: Connecticut - Illinois - Maine - New Jersey - New York - Rhode Island - Vermont  Civil unions permitted: Connecticut - New Jersey - Vermont  Domestic partnerships permitted: California - District of Columbia - Hawaii - Maine Prohibited by statute: Arizona - Connecticut - Delaware - Florida - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Maryland - Minnesota - New Hampshire - New York - North Carolina - Pennsylvania - Puerto Rico - Washington - West Virginia - Wyoming Prohibited by constitutional amendment: Alabama - Alaska - Arkansas - Colorado - Georgia - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Kentucky - Louisiana - Michigan - Mississippi - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon - South Carolina - South Dakota - Tennessee - Texas - Utah - Virginia - Wisconsin Marriage undefined: New Mexico - Rhode Island