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Passed with 52% of the vote. [9] November 7, 2000 Maine: To repeal state's gay rights law Passed. [9] November 8, 2005 Maine: To repeal state's gay rights law Defeated by 57% of the vote. [9] November 6, 2018 Massachusetts: To repeal state's 2016 transgender rights law that forbids discrimination in public accommodations (including bathrooms ...
Adoption of marriage amendments over time. Prior to the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v.Hodges (2015), U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions of several different types passed, banning legal recognition of same-sex unions in U.S. state constitutions, referred to by proponents as "defense of marriage amendments" or "marriage protection amendments."
The following is a list of ballot measures (also known as referendums, ballot questions, proposals, initiatives, propositions and proposals) which were on the ballot for the 2022 United States elections. Some were held prior to the federal elections on November 8.
The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia, between 1778 and 1782.
The most contentious item on the ballot is Proposition A, which, if passed, would amend the Amarillo Code of Ordinances to declare the city a “sanctuary city for the unborn.”
In 1996, the United States Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed Public Law 104–199, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Section 3 of DOMA defines "marriage" and "spouse" for purposes of both federal law and any ruling, regulation, or interpretation by an administrative bureau or agency of the United States government. [1]
(The Center Square) – Former Illinois Attorney General candidate Thomas Devore is accusing the Bond County Board of violating state law after the board approved a new budget for fiscal year 2025.
2008 California Proposition 1A; 2008 California Proposition 2; 2008 California Proposition 3; 2008 California Proposition 4; 2008 California Proposition 5; 2008 California Proposition 6; 2008 California Proposition 7; 2008 California Proposition 8; Marsy's Law; 2008 California Proposition 10; 2008 California Proposition 11; 2008 California ...