Amendments That Ban Same-sex Marriage
| State | Year | Support vote % | Title | Amendment |
| Alaska | 1998 | 68% | Ballot Measure 2, Joint Resolution 42 | To be valid or recognized in this State, a marriage may exist only between one man and one woman. |
| Nevada | 2000, 2002 | 69.6%; 67.1% | Nevada Question No. 2 | Only a marriage between a male and female person shall be recognized and given effect in this state. |
| Mississippi | 2004 | 86% | Mississippi Amendment 1 | Marriage may take place and may be valid under the laws of this state only between a man and a woman. |
| Missouri | 2004 | 72% | Constitutional Amendment 2 | To be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman. |
| Montana | 2004 | 67% | Montana Initiative 96 | Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. |
| Oregon | 2004 | 57% | Oregon Ballot Measure 36 | Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or legally recognized as a marriage. |
| Colorado | 2006 | 56% | Colorado Amendment 43 | Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. |
| Tennessee | 2006 | 81% | Tennessee Amendment 1 | The historical institution and legal contract solemnizing the relationship of one man and one woman shall be the only legally recognized marital contract in this state. |
| Arizona | 2008 | 56% | Arizona Proposition 102 | Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. |
| California | 2008 | 52% | California Proposition 8 | Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. |
Read more about this topic: List Of U.S. State Constitutional Amendments Banning Same-sex Unions By Type
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