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State L Current Governor P. S. Y T1 T2 Legisl.
Name		 Name P<>P
 Y T1 T2 Name P<>P
 Y T1 T2
Alabama BC G. : Bob Riley R M (4) 03 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 D 62-43 4 06 10 Senate D 23-12 4 06 09
Alaska BM G. : Sarah Palin R F (4) 07 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 R 23-17 2 07 08 Senate R 11-9 4/2 07 08
Arizona IM G. : Janet Napolitano D F (4) 03 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 R 33-27 2 07 08 Senate R 18-12 2 07 08
Arkansas BC G. : Mike Beebe D M () 07 10 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 D 75-25 2 Senate D 27-8 4
California LP G. : Arnold Schwarzenegger R M () 03 10 Legislature State
Assembly		 D 47-33 2 Senate D 25-15 4
Colorado BM G. : Bill Ritter D M () 07 10 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 D 39-26 2 Senate D 20-15 4
Connecticut LC G. : M. Jodi Rell R F () 04 10 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 D 106-45 2 Senate D 24-12 2
Delaware IM G. : Ruth Ann Minner D F () 01 08 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 R 23-18 2 Senate D 13-8 4
Florida IC G. : Charlie Crist R M () 07 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 R 79-41 2 Senate R 26-14 4
Georgia BC G. : Sonny Perdue R M () 03 10 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 R 106-74 2 Senate R 34-22 2
Hawaii LP G. : Linda Lingle R F () 02 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 D 43-8 2 Senate D 20-5 4
Idaho BC G. : Butch Otter R M () 07 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 R 51-19 2 Senate R 28-7 2
Illinois IM G. : Rod Blagojevich D M () 03 10 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 D 66-52 2 Senate D 37-22 2 or 4
Indiana IM G. : Mitch Daniels R M () 05 08 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 D 51-49 2 Senate R 33-17 4
Iowa IM G. : Chet Culver D M () 07 10 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 D 54-46 2 Senate D 30-20 4
Kansas BC G. : Kathleen Sebelius D F () 03 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 R 77-48 2 Senate R 30-10 4
Kentucky BC G. : Ernie Fletcher R M () 03 07 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 D 61-39 2 Senate R 21-16
Ind. 1		 4
Louisiana BC G. : Kathleen Blanco D F () 04 07 Legislature House of
Representatives		 D 60-40
1 Ind.
3 Vac.		 4 04 07 Senate D 24-15 4 04 07
Maine LP G. : John Baldacci D M () 03 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 D 89-60
2 Ind.		 2 Senate D 18-17 2
Maryland IM G. : Martin O'Malley D M () 07 10 General
Assembly		 House of
Delegates		 D 108-33 4 06 09 Senate D 34-13 4 06 09
Massachusetts LM G. : Deval Patrick D M () 07 10 General
Court		 House of
Representatives		 D 141-19 2 Senate D 35-5 2
Michigan BC G. : Jennifer Granholm D F () 03 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 D 58-52 2 Senate R 21-17 4
Minnesota IM G. : Tim Pawlenty R M () 03 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 DFL 85-49 2 Senate DFL 44-23 4
Mississippi BM G. : Haley Barbour R M () 04 07 Legislature House of
Representatives		 D 75-46
3 Vac.		 4 Senate R 26-26* 4
Missouri BM G. : Matt Blunt R M () 05 08 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 R 92-71 2 Senate R 21-13 4
Montana BM G. : Brian Schweitzer D M () 05 08 State
Legislature		 House of
Representatives		 R 50-49
1 Const		 2 Senate D 26-24 4
Nebraska BP G. : Dave Heineman R M () 05 10 Legislature [Unicameral, non-partisan] (49) 4
Nevada BM G. : Jim Gibbons R M () 07 10 Legislature Assembly D 27-15 2 Senate R 11-10 4
New Hampshire IM G. : John Lynch D M () 05 08 General
Court		 House of
Representatives		 D 239-161 2 Senate D 14-10 2
New Jersey LC G. : Jon Corzine D M () 06 09 Legislature General
Assembly		 D 49-31 2 Senate D 22-18 2, 4, 4
New Mexico LO G. : Bill Richardson D M () 03 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 D 41-28
1 Vac.		 2 Senate D 24-18 4
New York LO G. : Eliot Spitzer D M () 07 10 Legislature Assembly D 105-45 2 Senate R 33-29 2
North Carolina IM G. : Mike Easley D M () 01 08 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 D 68-52 2 Senate D 31-19 2
North Dakota BC G. : John Hoeven R M () 00 08 Legislative
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 R 61-33 4 Senate R 26-21 4
Ohio BC G. : Ted Strickland D M () 07 10 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 R 53-46 2 Senate R 21-12 4
Oklahoma BC G. : Brad Henry D M () 03 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 R 57-44 2 Senate D 24-24** 4
Oregon BM G. : Ted Kulongoski D M () 03 10 Legislative
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 D 31-29 2 Senate D 18-11
Ind. 1		 4
Pennsylvania IM G. : Ed Rendell D M () 03 10 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 D 102-101 2 07 08 Senate R 29-21 4/2 07 08
Rhode Island LO G. : Donald Carcieri R M () 03 10 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 D 61-14 2 Senate D 33-5 2
South Carolina BC G. : Mark Sanford R M () 03 10 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 R 74-50 2 Senate R 26-20 4
South Dakota BC G. : Mike Rounds R M () 03 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 R 50-20 2 Senate R 20-15 2
Tennessee BM G. : Phil Bredesen D M () 03 10 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 D 53-46 2 Senate R 17-16 4
Texas BC G. : Rick Perry R M () 00 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 R 85-65 2 Senate R 20-11 4
Utah BC G. : Jon Huntsman, Jr. R M () 05 08 Legislature House of
Representatives		 R 56-19 2 Senate R 21-8 4
Vermont LC G. : Jim Douglas R M () 03 08 General
Assembly		 House of
Representatives		 D 93-49
6 Prog 2 Ind.		 2 Senate D 23-7 2
Virginia BP G. : Tim Kaine D M () 06 09 General
Assembly		 House of
Delegates		 R 57-40
3 Ind.		 2 Senate R 23-17 4
Washington IM G. : Christine Gregoire D F () 05 08 Legislature House of
Representatives		 D 62-36 2 Senate D 32-17 4
West Virginia IM G. : Joe Manchin D M () 05 08 Legislature House of Delegates D 72-28 2 Senate D 23-11 4
Wisconsin BC G. : Jim Doyle D M () 03 10 Legislature State
Assembly		 R 53-46 2 Senate D 18-15 4
Wyoming IM G. : Dave Freudenthal D M () 03 10 Legislature House of
Representatives		 R 43-17 2 Senate R 23-7 4


Same-sex civil unions
Recognized nationwide in:
Denmark (1989) | Norway (1993)
Israel1 (1994) | Sweden (1995)
Greenland (1996) | Hungary1 (1996)
Iceland (1996) | France (1999)
Germany (2001) | Portugal (2001)
Finland (2002) | Croatia1 (2003)
Austria1 (2003) | Luxembourg (2004)
New Zealand (2005) | United Kingdom (2005)
Andorra (2005) | Czech Republic (2006)
Slovenia (2006) | Switzerland (2007)
Colombia (2007)
Recognized in some regions in:
United States (7 states+DC) (1997) :

CA, CT, HI, ME, NJ, VT, WA + DC
Argentina (Buenos Aires, Rio Negro) (2003)
Australia Tasmania (2004), Victoria (2007)
Italy (Some municipalities) (2004)
Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) (2004)
Mexico (Mexico City and Coahuila) (2007)
Was recognized before legalization of same-sex marriage in:
Netherlands (nationwide) (1998)
Spain (12 of 17 communities) (1998)
South Africa (nationwide)2 (1999)
Belgium (nationwide) (2000)
Canada (QC, NS and MB)3 (2001)
Recognition debated in:

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Brazil
Chile
Costa Rica
Greece

Ireland
Italy
Liechtenstein
Mexico
Poland
United States
Uruguay
Notes:
1 - In form of unregistered cohabitation.
2 - Explicitly referred to as the "civil unions Act" in South Africa.
3 - Explicitly referred to as "civil unions" in Quebec (2002), and called "domestic partnership" in Nova Scotia (2001) and Manitoba in (2002). Marriage was extended to same-sex couples nationwide in (2005).
See also

Same-sex marriage
Registered partnership
Domestic partnership
Common-law marriage
Same-sex unions by country
Homosexuality laws of the world
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