2004 Montana Initiative 96
Referendum banning same-sex marriage
Initiative 96
Choice
Votes
%
For
295,070
Against
148,263
Valid votes
443,333
Invalid or blank votes
12,763
Total votes
456,096
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
638,474
69.44%
Yes
80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
Source:[ 1]
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.[ 2]
The text of the adopted amendment, which is found at Article XIII, section 7 of the Montana Constitution, states:
Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state.[ 3]
Results
Initiative 96[ 4]
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
295,070
66.55
No
148,263
33.45
See also
References
External links
U.S. same-sex unions ballot measures
1990s 2000s
California Proposition 22 (2000, ban)Nebraska Initiative 416 (2000, ban)Nevada Ballot Question 2 (2000 & 2002, ban)Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2004, ban)Louisiana Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban)Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban)Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban)Ohio State Issue 1 (2004, ban)Mississippi Amendment 1 (2004, ban)Oklahoma State Question 711 (2004, ban)Arkansas Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004, ban)Michigan Proposal 04-2 (2004, ban)Montana Initiative 96 (2004, ban)Utah Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004, ban)North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1 (2004, ban)Oregon Ballot Measure 36 (2004, ban)Kansas Amendment 1 (2005)Texas Proposition 2 (2005, ban)Alabama Amendment 774 (2006)South Carolina Amendment 1 (2006, ban)Virginia Question 1 (2006, ban)Tennessee Amendment 1 (2006, ban)Wisconsin Referendum 1 (2006, ban)Arizona Proposition 107 (2006, constitutional ban defeated)Colorado Amendment 43 (2006, ban)South Dakota Amendment C (2006)Idaho Amendment 2 (2006, ban)Florida Amendment 2 (2008, ban)Arizona Proposition 102 (2008, ban)California Proposition 8 (2008, ban)Maine Question 1 (2009, legalizing legislation defeated) 2010s 2020s
