2004 Arkansas Amendment 3

Amendment 3
Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Results
	Yes 80–90% 70–80% 60–70%
	Source:

Constitutional Amendment 3 of 2004, is an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution that makes it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 75% of the voters.^[3]

Marriage. Marriage consists only of the union of one man and one woman.
Marital status. Legal status for unmarried persons which is identical or substantially similar to marital status shall not be valid or recognized in Arkansas, except that the legislature may recognize a common law marriage from another state between a man and a woman.

Capacity, rights, obligations, privileges, and immunities. The legislature has the power to determine the capacity of persons to marry, subject to this amendment, and the legal rights, obligations, privileges, and immunities of marriage.

Results

Amendment 3
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	753,770	74.95
No	251,914	25.04
Total votes	1,005,684	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	1,969,208	51.07

May 2014 Court Ruling on Amendment 3 and Arkansas Statutes

On May 9, 2014, Sixth Judicial Circuit Judge Chris Piazza ruled the ban on same-sex marriage in the state of Arkansas was unconstitutional, which legalized same-sex marriage in the state. Previously same-sex marriage was banned by both state statute and the state constitution in Arkansas. Subject to court stays and appeals.^[5]

References

^ Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3 - Certified
^ 2004 General Election and Non-Partisan Judicial Runoff Voter Turnout
^ CNN.com Election 2004 - Ballot Measures Accessed 30 November 2006.
^ Arkansas State Constitution Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, 83rd Amendment, Arkansas Legislature. Accessed 18 December 2006.
^ "Arkansas judge strikes down state ban on same-sex marriage". Reuters. May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

External links

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[1] Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3 - Certified

[2] 2004 General Election and Non-Partisan Judicial Runoff Voter Turnout

[CNN_ballot_2004-3] CNN.com Election 2004 - Ballot Measures Accessed 30 November 2006.

[AR_constitution-4] Arkansas State Constitution Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, 83rd Amendment, Arkansas Legislature. Accessed 18 December 2006.

[reuters59-5] "Arkansas judge strikes down state ban on same-sex marriage". Reuters. May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

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v t e U.S. same-sex unions ballot measures
1990s	Alaska Ballot Measure 2 (1998, ban) Hawaii Constitutional Amendment 2 (1998, see note¹)
2000s	California Proposition 22 (2000, ban) Nebraska Initiative 416 (2000, ban) Nevada Ballot Question 2 (2000 & 2002, ban) Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2004, ban) Louisiana Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban) Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban) Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban) Ohio State Issue 1 (2004, ban) Mississippi Amendment 1 (2004, ban) Oklahoma State Question 711 (2004, ban) Arkansas Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004, ban) Michigan Proposal 04-2 (2004, ban) Montana Initiative 96 (2004, ban) Utah Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004, ban) North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1 (2004, ban) Oregon Ballot Measure 36 (2004, ban) Kansas Amendment 1 (2005) Texas Proposition 2 (2005, ban) Alabama Amendment 774 (2006) South Carolina Amendment 1 (2006, ban) Virginia Question 1 (2006, ban) Tennessee Amendment 1 (2006, ban) Wisconsin Referendum 1 (2006, ban) Arizona Proposition 107 (2006, constitutional ban defeated) Colorado Amendment 43 (2006, ban) South Dakota Amendment C (2006) Idaho Amendment 2 (2006, ban) Florida Amendment 2 (2008, ban) Arizona Proposition 102 (2008, ban) California Proposition 8 (2008, ban) Maine Question 1 (2009, legalizing legislation defeated)
2010s	North Carolina Amendment 1 (2012, ban) Maine Question 1 (2012, legalization) Maryland Question 6 (2012, legalization) Minnesota Amendment 1 (2012, proposed ban defeated) Washington Referendum 74 (2012, legalization)
2020s	Nevada Question 2 (2020, legalization) California Proposition 3 (2024, legalization) Colorado Amendment J (2024, legalization) Hawaii Amendment 1 (2024, legalization)
¹: De facto ban, granted Legislature authority to ban same-sex marriage. Reversed in 2013 by the Hawaii Marriage Equality Act.

2004 Arkansas Amendment 3

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Results

May 2014 Court Ruling on Amendment 3 and Arkansas Statutes

See also

References

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