List of U.S. State Constitutional Amendments Banning Same-sex Unions By Type - Amendments That Grant Legislative Authority To Ban Same-sex Marriage

Amendments That Grant Legislative Authority To Ban Same-sex Marriage

State Year Support vote % Title Amendment
Hawaii 1998 69% Constitutional Amendment 2 The legislature shall have the power to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples.

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