Amendments That Ban Same-sex Marriage and Civil Unions, But Not Other Contracts
| State | Year | Support vote % | Title | Amendment |
| Nebraska | 2000 | 70% | Initiative Measure 416 | Only marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in Nebraska. The uniting of two persons of the same sex in a civil union, domestic partnership, or other similar same-sex relationship shall not be valid or recognized in Nebraska. |
| Arkansas | 2004 | 75% | Constitutional Amendment 3 | (1) Marriage consists only of the union of one man and one woman. (2) Legal status for unmarried persons which is identical or substantially similar to marital status shall not be valid or recognized in Arkansas. |
| Georgia | 2004 | 76% | Constitutional Amendment 1 | (a) This state shall recognize as marriage only the union of man and woman. Marriages between persons of the same sex are prohibited in this state. (b) No union between persons of the same sex shall be recognized by this state as entitled to the benefits of marriage. |
| Kentucky | 2004 | 75% | Constitutional Amendment 1 | Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Kentucky. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized. |
| Louisiana | 2004 | 78% | Constitutional Amendment 1 | Marriage in the state of Louisiana shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman. No official or court of the state of Louisiana shall construe this constitution or any state law to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any member of a union other than the union of one man and one woman. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized. |
| North Dakota | 2004 | 73% | North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1 | Marriage consists only of the legal union between a man and a woman. No other domestic union, however denominated, may be recognized as a marriage or given the same or substantially equivalent legal effect. |
| Ohio | 2004 | 62% | State Issue 1 | Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this state. 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. |
| Oklahoma | 2004 | 76% | State Question 711 | A. Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman. Neither this Constitution nor any other provision of law shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups. C. Any person knowingly issuing a marriage license in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. |
| Utah | 2004 | 66% | Constitutional Amendment 3 | Marriage consists only of the legal union between a man and a woman. No other domestic union, however denominated, may be recognized as a marriage or given the same or substantially equivalent legal effect. |
| Kansas | 2005 | 70% | Proposed Amendment 1 | (a) Marriage shall be constituted by one man and one woman only. All other marriages are declared to be contrary to the public policy of this state and are void. (b) No relationship, other than a marriage, shall be recognized by the state as entitling the parties to the rights or incidents of marriage. |
| Texas | 2005 | 76% | Proposition 2 | (a) Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman. (b) This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage. |
| Alabama | 2006 | 81% | Sanctity of Marriage Amendment (Amendment 774) | No marriage license shall be issued in the State of Alabama to parties of the same sex...
A union replicating marriage of or between persons of the same sex in the State of Alabama or in any other jurisdiction shall be considered and treated in all respects as having no legal force or effect in this state and shall not be recognized by this state as a marriage or other union replicating marriage. |
| Idaho | 2006 | 63% | Idaho Amendment 2 | A marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state. |
| South Carolina | 2006 | 78% | South Carolina Amendment 1 | A marriage between one man and one woman is the only lawful domestic union that shall be valid or recognized in this State. This State...shall not recognize...any other domestic union, however denominated. |
| South Dakota | 2006 | 52% | South Dakota Amendment C | Only marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in South Dakota. The uniting of two or more persons in a civil union, domestic partnership, or other quasi-marital relationship shall not be valid or recognized in South Dakota. |
| Wisconsin | 2006 | 59% | Wisconsin Referendum 1 | Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state. |
| Florida | 2008 | 62% | Florida Amendment 2 | Inasmuch as marriage is the legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife, no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized. |
| North Carolina | 2012 | 61% | North Carolina Amendment 1 | Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State. This section does not prohibit a private party from entering into contracts with another private party; nor does this section prohibit courts from adjudicating the rights of private parties pursuant to such contracts. |
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