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Dec. 1—In 1998, 69 % of Hawaii residents supported a constitutional amendment that marriage should be reserved only for opposite-sex genders. Today same-sex marriages have about 70 % support ...
The 2022 poll by the Idaho Statesman/SurveyUSA found that 49% of Idaho voters believed same-sex marriage should remain legal in Idaho if the Supreme Court were to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, while 37% opposed, and 14% were unsure. Support was highest among Democrats (78%) and independents (62%), but lowest among Republicans (34%), and higher ...
No marriage license shall be issued in the State of Alabama to parties of the same sex. Ref.1 (e) & Ref.2 (e) The State of Alabama shall not recognize as valid any marriage of parties of the same sex that occurred or was alleged to have occurred as a result of the law of any jurisdiction regardless of whether a marriage license was issued. Ref ...
Amendment 2 November 7, 2006 Idaho Marriage Definition Amendment Results Choice Votes % Yes 282,386 63.35% No 163,384 36.65% Valid votes 445,770 97.13% Invalid or blank votes 13,157 2.87% Total votes 458,927 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 764,880 58.27% Yes 80–90% 70–80% 60–70% 50–60% No 60–70% 50–60% Source: Idaho Amendment 2 of 2006 is an amendment to the Idaho Constitution ...
Jan. 1—New laws taking effect today include an increase in the state minimum wage to $14 an hour, gender-neutral language for birth and marriage certificates, and a requirement that Hawaii law ...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states, but nestled in the Idaho Constitution remains the provision that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. The ...
On December 7, 2011, a same-sex couple filed suit in U.S. district court to obtain a marriage license in Hawaii. The state's denial was based on its marriage laws: Article 1 § 23 of the Hawaii Constitution, which left any decision on same-sex marriage to the Hawaii State Legislature, along with (since repealed) HRS § 572-1, which defined ...
Hawaii's denial of marriage licenses to same-sex couples was challenged in court in 1993. In 1994, the state enacted a statute banning same-sex marriage. [ 19 ] In November 1998, the voters of Hawaii voted 70 percent in favor of Hawaii Constitutional Amendment 2 , which amended the State Constitution to allow the State Legislature to ban same ...