Arizona Proposition 107 was a proposed

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ban, put before voters by

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in the 2006 general election. If passed, it would have prohibited the state of Arizona from recognizing same-sex marriages or civil unions. The state already had a statute defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman and prohibiting the recognition of same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. This proposed

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to the Arizona Constitution failed, with 48.2% voting in favor and 51.8% opposed, making Arizona the first

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to defeat a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Several states approved similar measures between 1998 and 2006. The proposition was backed by the Protect Marriage Arizona coalition, which included the

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and United Families Arizona. The proposition was primarily opposed by the Arizona Together coalition, which included the Arizona Human Rights Fund and the

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. Voters approved a more limited constitutional amendment which banned same-sex marriage but not state-recognized civil unions or domestic partnerships,

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, in 2008 with 56% of the vote.

Official title and text

An Initiative Measure Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona; amending the Constitution of Arizona; by adding Article XXX; relating to the protection of marriage

To preserve and protect marriage in this state, only a union between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage by this state or its political subdivisions and no legal status for unmarried persons shall be created or recognized by this state or its political subdivisions that is similar to that of marriage.

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