Results
| Proposition 2, “Definition of Marriage Act” |
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|---|---|---|
| Choice | Votes | Percentage |
| Yes | 1,723,782 | 76.25% |
| No | 536,913 | 23.74% |
| Total votes | 2,260,695 | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | 17.97% | |
| Electorate | 12,577,545 | |
Proposition 2 passed by a vote of more than three to one. With around 17.97 percent voter turnout, this was the highest participation in a constitutional amendment election since 1991, boasted by the same-sex marriage ban. Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, said the outcome was not unexpected. "When you put a fundamental right of a minority up for popular vote, it's almost impossible to win," said Foreman.
Read more about this topic: Texas Proposition 2 (2005)
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