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Kansas Amendment 1, [3] which was put before voters on April 5, 2005, [4] is an amendment to the Kansas Constitution that makes it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 70% of the voters.
Two lawsuits, one in state court and the other in federal court, challenged the constitutionality of the state's ban on same-sex marriage, and on November 4, 2014, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Kansas' ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. His ruling was stayed as the state sought a stay pending appeal without success, and it took ...
Moriarty to halt the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples there. [44] Several Kansas counties began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples for the first time on November 13, 2014, though Attorney General Schmidt contended that the federal court order in Marie v. Moser only applied to two counties. [45]
Kansas Republicans on Monday rejected an attempt by Democrats to change state laws that require marriage to be between a man and a woman. While the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that states ...
Chapter 2. The marriage relationship - Section 2.001. Marriage license. (a) A man and a woman desiring to enter into a ceremonial marriage must obtain a marriage license from the county clerk of any county of this state. (b) A license may not be issued for the marriage of persons of the same sex. Chapter 6.
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The license is valid for a set period of time, and must be returned after the wedding ceremony with signatures from the individuals getting married, two witnesses and the person who performed the ...
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]