Constitutional Amendment 2 of 2004 is an amendment to the

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that prohibited same-sex marriages from being recognized in

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. The Amendment passed via public referendum on August 3, 2004 with 71% of voters supporting and 29% opposing. Every county voted in favor of the amendment, with only the

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voting against it.Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 Results
/ref> The text of the adopted amendment, which is found at Article I, section 33 of the Missouri Constitution, states:

''That to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman.''Article I, Bill of Rights, Section 33
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. Missouri General Assembly. Accessed 14 December 2006.

This amendment was voided by the 2015 decision of the United States Supreme Court in Obergefell v Hodges, which overturned statewide bans on same-sex marriage nationwide.

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Coalition to Protect in Missouri website in 2004
LGBT rights in Missouri U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions 2004 in LGBT history Constitution of Missouri 2004 Missouri elections 2004 ballot measures Missouri ballot measures Same-sex marriage ballot measures in the United States {{Missouri-election-stub