Arizona Proposition 102, Definition of Marriage Amendment (2008)
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| Topic LGBTQ issues and Marriage and family |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 102 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 4, 2008. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported defining marriage as between one man and one woman in the Arizona Constitution. |
A "no" vote opposed defining marriage as between one man and one woman in the Arizona Constitution. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 102 |
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1,258,355 | 56.20% | ||
| No | 980,753 | 43.80% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 102 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA, BY ADDING ARTICLE 30; RELATING TO MARRIAGE. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | DEFINES THAT ONLY A UNION OF ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN SHALL BE VALID OR RECOGNIZED AS MARRIAGE IN THIS STATE. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Background
Voters approved ballot measures to define marriage as between one male and one female in the following 30 states. The first such measure was in 1998, and the latest one occurred in May 2012. Bans on same-sex marriage were invalidated in the 2015 United States Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges.
- 1998: Alaska
- 2000: Nebraska
- 2002: Nevada
- 2004: Arkansas
- 2004: Georgia
- 2004: Kentucky
- 2004: Louisiana
- 2004: Michigan
- 2004: Mississippi
- 2004: Missouri
- 2004: Montana
- 2004: North Dakota
- 2004: Ohio
- 2004: Oklahoma
- 2004: Oregon
- 2004: Utah
- 2005: Kansas
- 2005: Texas
- 2006: Alabama
- 2006: Colorado
- 2006: Idaho
- 2006: South Carolina
- 2006: South Dakota
- 2006: Tennessee
- 2006: Virginia
- 2006: Wisconsin
- 2008: Arizona
- 2008: California
- 2008: Florida
- 2012: North Carolina
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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