2004 Kentucky Amendment 1

Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1[1] of 2004, is an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution that made it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 75% of the voters.[2]

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The text of the amendment states:

Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Kentucky. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized.[3]

Main article: [[:Kentucky Equality Federation v Beshear]]

On September 10, 2013 the Kentucky Equality Federation sued the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Franklin Circuit Court claiming Kentucky's 2004 Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage violated sections of the commonwealth's constitution. Case # 13-CI-1074 was assigned by the Franklin County Court Clerk (the location of the Kentucky State Capitol). The lawsuit was conceived by President Jordan Palmer, written and signed by Vice President of Legal Jillian Hall, Esq. On April 16, 2015 the case was decided in favor of the plaintiff by Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Thomas D. Wingate.

This provision also became void in 2015 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Results
Amendment 1[4]
Choice Votes %
Yes 1,222,125 74.55
No 417,097 25.45
Total votes 1,639,222 100.00
Registered voters and turnout 3,057,741 53.6

See also

References
  1. 2004 Election Night Tally Results Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Kentucky State Board of Elections. Accessed 18 December 2006.
  2. CNN.com Election 2004 - Ballot Measures Accessed 30 November 2006.
  3. Kentucky Constitution, Section 233A, Kentucky Legislature. Accessed 18 December 2006.
  4. "2004 General Election Turnout Rates". United States Election Project. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013.
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