Initiative 96 of 2004 is a ballot initiative that amended the Montana Constitution to prevent same-sex marriages from being conducted or recognized in Montana. The Initiative passed via public referendum on November 2, 2004 with 67% of voters supporting and 33% opposing.[1]
The text of the adopted amendment, which is found at Article XIII, section 7 of the Montana Constitution, states:
Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state.[2]
Results
| Initiative 96[3] |
| Choice |
Votes |
Percentage |
 Yes |
295,070 |
66.55% |
| No |
148,263 |
33.45% |
See also
References
- ↑ CNN.com Election 2004 - Ballot Measures Accessed 30 November 2006.
- ↑ The Montana Constitution" Hosted on the Montana Legislature's website. Accessed 30 November 2006.
- ↑ "2004 General Election Turnout Rates". United States Election Project. June 4, 2013.
External links
U.S. same-sex unions ballot measures |
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| | 1990s | |
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| | 2000s |
- California Proposition 22 (2000, Ban)
- Nebraska Initiative 416 (2000, Ban)
- Nevada Question 2 (2002, Ban)
- Arkansas Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004, Ban)
- Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, Ban)
- Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, Ban)
- Louisiana Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, Ban)
- Michigan Proposal 04-2 (2004, Ban)
- Mississippi Amendment 1 (2004, Ban)
- Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2004, Ban)
- Montana Initiative 96 (2004, Ban)
- North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1 (2004, Ban)
- Ohio Issue 1 (2004, Ban)
- Oklahoma Question 711 (2004, Ban)
- Oregon Ballot Measure 36 (2004, Ban)
- Utah Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004, Ban)
- Kansas Amendment 1 (2005)
- Texas Proposition 2 (2005, Ban)
- Alabama Amendment 774 (2006)
- Arizona Proposition 107 (2006, Constitutional ban defeated)
- Colorado Amendment 43 (2006, Ban)
- Idaho Amendment 2 (2006)
- South Carolina Amendment 1 (2006, Ban)
- South Dakota Amendment C (2006)
- Tennessee Amendment 1 (2006, Ban)
- Marshall-Newman Amendment (Virginia) (2006, Ban)
- Wisconsin Referendum 1 (2006, Ban)
- Arizona Proposition 102 (2008, Ban)
- California Proposition 8 (2008, Ban)
- Florida Amendment 2 (2008, Ban)
- Maine Question 1 (2009, Legalizing legislation defeated)
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| | Same-sex marriage recognized but not performed: | |
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| | Civil union or domestic partnership legal: | |
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| | Same-sex marriage prohibited by statute: | |
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| Same-sex marriage prohibited
by constitutional amendment: | |
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| Same-sex marriage and civil unions prohibited
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| All types of same-sex unions prohibited
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| Recognition of same-sex unions undefined
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Notes
♦ Marriages entered into in Utah between December 20, 2013 and January 6, 2014 due to the ruling in Kitchen v. Herbert are recognised for federal purposes but not by the state itself, except for the purpose of joint tax filings, as they follow Federal status. |
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