Idaho Amendment 2 of 2006 is an amendment to the
Idaho Constitution
Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Monta ...
that
made it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform
same-sex marriages or
civil unions.
The text of the amendment states:
''A marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state.''[Article III, Section 28](_blank)
. Idaho Constitution. Idaho State Legislature. Accessed 06 January 2007.
The amendment was passed 53–17 by the
Idaho House of Representatives on February 6, 2006, and 26–9 by the
Idaho Senate on February 15, 2006. It was subsequently approved by 63% of voters in a referendum.
[CNN.com Election 2006 - Ballot Measures](_blank)
Accessed 14 December 2006.
On May 13, 2014, a
United States magistrate judge struck down Amendment 2 as unconstitutional.
Idaho Governor
C.L. "Butch" Otter has requested a
stay and plans to appeal the ruling to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in
San Francisco.
Result
Results by county
Source
Idaho Secretary of State
See also
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LGBT rights in Idaho
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S state of Idaho face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT people. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Idaho, and same-sex marriage has been legal in the state since Oc ...
References
External links
The Money Behind the 2006 Marriage Amendments -- National Institute on Money in State PoliticsThe amendment on ballotpedia.org
U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions
LGBT in Idaho
2006 in LGBT history
2006 Idaho elections
2006 ballot measures
Idaho ballot measures
Same-sex marriage ballot measures in the United States
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