2004 Oklahoma State Question 711

State Question 711
Oklahoma Definition of Marriage Amendment
Results
	Yes 80–90% 70–80% 60–70%
	Sources:

Oklahoma Question 711^[3] of 2004, was an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman, thus rendering recognition or performance of same-sex marriages or civil unions null within the state prior to its being ruled unconstitutional. The referendum was approved by 76 percent of the voters.^[4]

On January 14, 2014, Judge Terence C. Kern of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma declared Question 711 unconstitutional. The case, Bishop v. United States (formerly Bishop v. Oklahoma), was then stayed pending appeal.^[5] On July 18, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled that Oklahoma's ban was unconstitutional.^[6] On October 6, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected Oklahoma's request for review, overturning all state laws banning same-sex marriage.

(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.
(b.) A marriage between persons of the same gender performed in another state shall not be recognized as valid and binding in this state as of the date of the marriage.
(c.) Any person knowingly issuing a marriage license in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Results

Question 711^[8]
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,075,216	75.58
No	347,303	24.42
Total votes	1,422,519	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	2,510,823	56.65

References

^ OKLAHOMA STATE ELECTION BOARD ELECTION RESULTS 2004
^ VOTER REGISTRATION As of November 1, 2004
^ General Election, November 2, 2004, Summary Results Archived April 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma State Election Board. Accessed 22 December 2006.
^ CNN.com Election 2004 - Ballot Measures Accessed 30 November 2006.
^ Federal lawsuit renewed against Oklahoma's constitutional ban of same-sex marriage Accessed 11 December 2010
^ Bell, Kyle (July 18, 2014). "10th Circuit Appeals Court Strikes Down Oklahoma Gay Marriage Ban". South Bend Voice. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
^ at sos.ok.gov Accessed 18 July 2014.
^ "2004 General Election Turnout Rates". United States Election Project. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013.

External links

The Money Behind the 2004 Marriage Amendments -- National Institute on Money in State Politics Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
The Gayly Oklahoman, LGBT newspaper in Oklahoma

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[1] OKLAHOMA STATE ELECTION BOARD ELECTION RESULTS 2004

[2] VOTER REGISTRATION As of November 1, 2004

[OK_2004_amend-3] General Election, November 2, 2004, Summary Results Archived April 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma State Election Board. Accessed 22 December 2006.

[CNN_ballot_2004-4] CNN.com Election 2004 - Ballot Measures Accessed 30 November 2006.

[BishopvOklahoma-5] Federal lawsuit renewed against Oklahoma's constitutional ban of same-sex marriage Accessed 11 December 2010

[6] Bell, Kyle (July 18, 2014). "10th Circuit Appeals Court Strikes Down Oklahoma Gay Marriage Ban". South Bend Voice. Retrieved July 18, 2014.

[OK_Constitution-7] t sos.ok.gov Accessed 18 July 2014.

[8] "2004 General Election Turnout Rates". United States Election Project. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013.

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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 Oklahoma State Question 711

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