Ohio Constitution Section 15.11
Section 15.11 is a provision in the Ohio Constitution that makes it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions.[1] Approved as a constitutional amendment in 2004 under the name of "Issue One", it received support from 61.7% of voters.[2]
The text of the amendment states:
Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this state and its political subdivisions. This state and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance or effect of marriage.[3]
The LGBT rights organization Equality Ohio was founded in response to the passage of Issue 1.[4]
Results
| Issue 1[5] |
| Choice |
Votes |
% |
 Yes |
3,329,335 |
61.71 |
| No |
2,065,462 |
38.29 |
County breakdown
Breakdown of voting by county[5]
| County |
Yes |
Votes |
No |
Votes |
| Adams |
75.34% |
8,700 |
24.66% |
2,847 |
| Allen |
71.04% |
33,765 |
28.96% |
13,764 |
| Ashland |
70.48% |
17,447 |
29.52% |
7,307 |
| Ashtabula |
61.10% |
27,133 |
38.90% |
17,275 |
| Athens |
44.22% |
12,816 |
55.78% |
16,166 |
| Auglaize |
75.18% |
17,051 |
24.82% |
5,628 |
| Belmont |
72.32% |
23,521 |
27.68% |
9,002 |
| Brown |
74.12% |
14,394 |
25.88% |
5,026 |
| Butler |
68.08% |
109,779 |
31.92% |
51,462 |
| Carroll |
70.75% |
9,822 |
29.25% |
4,060 |
| Champaign |
70.17% |
12,915 |
29.83% |
5,491 |
| Clark |
63.88% |
42,661 |
36.12% |
24,126 |
| Clermont |
68.21% |
58,172 |
31.79% |
27,108 |
| Clinton |
71.65% |
12,791 |
28.35% |
5,062 |
| Columbiana |
70.14% |
33,970 |
29.86% |
14,465 |
| Coshocton |
69.78% |
11,693 |
30.22% |
5,063 |
| Crawford |
70.92% |
15,197 |
29.08% |
6,232 |
| Cuyahoga |
53.26% |
335,678 |
46.74% |
294,569 |
| Darke |
72.93% |
18,803 |
27.07% |
6,980 |
| Defiance |
72.40% |
13,048 |
27.60% |
4,975 |
| Delaware |
62.19% |
48,844 |
37.81% |
29,696 |
| Erie |
63.59% |
24,466 |
36.41% |
14,007 |
| Fairfield |
68.02% |
45,423 |
31.98% |
21,352 |
| Fayette |
74.83% |
8,544 |
25.17% |
2,874 |
| Franklin |
51.99% |
248,873 |
48.01% |
229,841 |
| Fulton |
71.77% |
15,041 |
28.23% |
5,917 |
| Gallia |
79.76% |
10,897 |
20.24% |
2,766 |
| Geauga |
59.93% |
29,360 |
40.07% |
19,630 |
| Greene |
62.04% |
48,100 |
37.96% |
29,430 |
| Guernsey |
69.23% |
11,781 |
30.77% |
5,237 |
| Hamilton |
56.30% |
229,118 |
43.70% |
177,850 |
| Hancock |
72.46% |
24,787 |
27.54% |
9,422 |
| Hardin |
74.49% |
9,710 |
25.51% |
3,325 |
| Harrison |
69.67% |
5,566 |
30.33% |
2,423 |
| Henry |
73.63% |
10,834 |
26.37% |
3,881 |
| Highland |
76.61% |
13,819 |
23.39% |
4,219 |
| Hocking |
69.99% |
8,935 |
30.01% |
3,832 |
| Holmes |
76.54% |
8,525 |
23.46% |
2,613 |
| Huron |
68.69% |
17,180 |
31.31% |
7,831 |
| Jackson |
74.98% |
10,332 |
25.02% |
3,448 |
| Jefferson |
72.41% |
25,726 |
27.59% |
9,801 |
| Knox |
68.19% |
17,815 |
31.81% |
8,310 |
| Lake |
57.63% |
65,012 |
42.37% |
47,796 |
| Lawrence |
79.44% |
21,155 |
20.56% |
5,474 |
| Licking |
66.28% |
51,612 |
33.72% |
26,262 |
| Logan |
72% |
15,112 |
28% |
5,878 |
| Lorain |
58.90% |
80,124 |
41.10% |
55,900 |
| Lucas |
57.61% |
119,916 |
42.39% |
88,227 |
| Madison |
70% |
12,003 |
30% |
5,144 |
| Mahoning |
62.95% |
81,469 |
37.05% |
47,951 |
| Marion |
67.91% |
19,374 |
32.09% |
9,157 |
| Medina |
61.56% |
50,655 |
38.44% |
31,629 |
| Meigs |
75.15% |
7,861 |
24.85% |
2,600 |
| Mercer |
77.05% |
15,777 |
22.95% |
4,698 |
| Miami |
67.77% |
33,641 |
32.23% |
15,998 |
| Monroe |
74.29% |
5,651 |
25.71% |
1,956 |
| Montgomery |
58.19% |
158,639 |
41.81% |
113,969 |
| Morgan |
71.80% |
4,708 |
28.20% |
1,849 |
| Morrow |
71.33% |
11,500 |
28.67% |
4,622 |
| Muskingum |
67.44% |
25,464 |
32.56% |
12,294 |
| Noble |
71.24% |
4,592 |
28.76% |
1,854 |
| Ottawa |
63.81% |
14,429 |
36.19% |
8,182 |
| Paulding |
74.15% |
7,218 |
25.85% |
2,516 |
| Perry |
71.13% |
10,567 |
28.87% |
4,288 |
| Pickaway |
70.57% |
15,670 |
29.43% |
6,534 |
| Pike |
74.57% |
9,069 |
25.43% |
3,092 |
| Portage |
57.52% |
42,828 |
42.48% |
31,626 |
| Preble |
70.81% |
14,593 |
29.19% |
6,015 |
| Putnam |
77.67% |
14,317 |
22.33% |
4,117 |
| Richland |
68.16% |
41,254 |
31.84% |
19,274 |
| Ross |
68.66% |
20,774 |
31.34% |
9,483 |
| Sandusky |
67.14% |
19,077 |
32.86% |
9,336 |
| Scioto |
76.70% |
26,401 |
23.30% |
8,018 |
| Seneca |
66.05% |
17,377 |
33.95% |
8,931 |
| Shelby |
73.45% |
16,445 |
26.55% |
5,943 |
| Stark |
64.18% |
118,809 |
35.82% |
66,302 |
| Summit |
57.87% |
153,894 |
42.13% |
112,045 |
| Trumbull |
61.88% |
64,823 |
38.12% |
39,933 |
| Tuscarawas |
65.93% |
27,623 |
34.07% |
14,274 |
| Union |
70.58% |
15,683 |
29.42% |
6,536 |
| Van Wert |
75.14% |
11,261 |
24.86% |
3,726 |
| Vinton |
68.59% |
4,010 |
31.41% |
1,836 |
| Warren |
69.41% |
63,431 |
30.59% |
27,960 |
| Washington |
72.27% |
20,940 |
27.73% |
8,036 |
| Wayne |
66.91% |
33,967 |
33.09% |
16,798 |
| Williams |
72.56% |
13,275 |
27.44% |
5,019 |
| Wood |
59.36% |
36,530 |
40.64% |
25,014 |
| Wyandot |
71.77% |
7,773 |
28.23% |
3,057 |
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References
External links
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| | | | Same-sex marriage legalized | |
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| Marriage bans struck down by courts,
stayed under appeal | |
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| | Marriage bans upheld by courts | |
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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
by constitutional amendment | |
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| All types of same-sex unions prohibited
by constitutional amendment | |
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| Recognition of same-sex unions undefined
by statute or constitutional amendment
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| Notes
1 In Kansas and Missouri, marriage bans were struck down by their relevant appeals court but licenses are only issued in select counties.
2 Marriages were entered into before the relevant rulings were stayed, and are recognised by the federal government. Over 300 "window marriages" are also recognised by the state government of Michigan.
3 Only for the purposes of death certificates. |
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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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| | 2010s | |
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