Arizona Proposition 107 (2006)
Arizona Proposition 107 was a proposed same-sex marriage ban, put before voters by ballot initiative in the 2006 General Election. If passed, it would have prohibited the state of Arizona from recognizing same-sex marriages or civil unions. The state currently has a statute defining marriage as union between a man and a woman. It also prevents recognition of same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.[1]
This proposed amendment to the Arizona Constitution got 48.2% of the vote with 51.8% voting against, making Arizona the first U.S. state to vote down a state marriage amendment. (Several states approved similar measures between 1998 and 2006.)
The proposition was backed by the Protect Marriage Arizona coalition, which included the Center for Arizona Policy and United Families Arizona. The proposition was primarily opposed by the Arizona Together coalition, which included the Arizona Human Rights Fund and the Human Rights Campaign.
A similar proposition, Arizona Proposition 102, was passed in 2008 with 56% of the vote and over 700,000 more voters participating.
Official title and text
An Initiative Measure
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona; amending the Constitution of Arizona; by adding Article XXX; relating to the protection of marriage
To preserve and protect marriage in this state, only a union between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage by this state or its political subdivisions and no legal status for unmarried persons shall be created or recognized by this state or its political subdivisions that is similar to that of marriage.
Electoral results
Statewide
| Proposition 107 |
| Choice |
Votes |
Percentage |
| No |
775,498 |
51.8% |
| Yes |
721,789 |
48.2% |
By county
| County[2] |
Yes |
No |
| Apache County |
50% (8,661) |
50% (8,740) |
| Cochise County |
56% (19,422) |
44% (15,490) |
| Coconino County |
40% (15,139) |
60% (22,279) |
| Gila County |
52% (8,526) |
48% (7,775) |
| Graham County |
69% (5,221) |
31% (2,369) |
| Greenlee County |
57% (1,151) |
43% (885) |
| La Paz County |
52% (1,921) |
48% (1,772) |
| Maricopa County |
48% (421,568) |
52% (449,065) |
| Mohave County |
57% (25,429) |
43% (19,254) |
| Navajo County |
56% (14,194) |
44% (11,246) |
| Pima County |
42% (115,915) |
58% (158,721) |
| Pinal County |
52% (28,873) |
48% (26,882) |
| Santa Cruz County |
45% (3,473) |
55% (4,204) |
| Yavapai County |
52% (36,992) |
48% (34,346) |
| Yuma County |
55% (15,004) |
45% (12,470) |
| Total |
48% (721,489) |
52% (775,498) |
See also
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