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Same-sex marriage has been recognized in Montana since a federal district court ruled the state's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional on November 19, 2014. Montana had previously denied marriage rights to same-sex couples by statute since 1997 and in its State Constitution since 2004.
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.
Initiative 96 of 2004 is a ballot initiative that amended the Montana Constitution to prevent same-sex marriages from being conducted or recognized in Montana.The Initiative passed via public referendum on November 2, 2004, with 67% of voters supporting and 33% opposing.
Montana voters had adopted a constitutional amendment in November 2004 that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman. [10] Similar restrictions appear in the state statutes. [11] The Montana Supreme Court recognized a common law same-sex marriage as retroactively valid in Adami v. Nelson on December 10, 2019. [12]
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In 1909, Aoki and Helen Emery, an interracial couple were denied a marriage license in California due to laws prohibiting marriage between Japanese and Caucasian individuals. [30] They then traveled to Portland, Oregon, hoping to obtain a marriage license there but were again denied based on similar racial restrictions. [30]
Montana residents can do so online through the state's Electronic Absentee System. The Electronic Absentee System allows eligible voters to cast their ballot online beginning 45 days before the ...
In Montana, a double-proxy marriage is available if at least one partner is either on active military duty or is a Montana resident. [49] In the United States, if a proxy marriage has been performed in a state that legally allows it, many states will recognize it fully or will recognize it as a common law marriage.