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Measure 36 added the following text to Article 15 of the Oregon Constitution, as Section 5a:
Policy regarding marriage. It is the policy of Oregon, and its political subdivisions, that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or legally recognized as a marriage.Read more about this topic: Oregon Ballot Measure 36 (2004)
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