Minnesota Marriage Amendment

Information, facts and articles related to the vote on Marriage that will appear on Minnesotan's ballots in 2012.

States that have passed similar amendments

The following table lists the 31 states that have passed amendments to their state constitution limiting the right of marriage and/or civil unions for same-sex couples. The table is ordered chronologically by year* and includes the percentage of support the amendment received from voters.

State Year Support
Hawaii 1998 69%
Alaska 1998 68%
Nebraska 2000 70%
Nevada** 2000, 2002 69.6%; 67.1%
Arkansas 2004 75%
Georgia 2004 76%
Kentucky 2004 75%
Louisiana 2004 78%
North Dakota 2004 73%
Ohio 2004 62%
Oklahoma 2004 76%
Utah 2004 66%
Mississippi 2004 86%
Missouri 2004 72%
Montana 2004 67%
Oregon 2004 57%
Michigan 2004 59%
Kansas 2005 70%
Texas 2005 76%
Colorado 2006 56%
Tennessee 2006 81%
Alabama 2006 81%
Idaho 2006 63%
South Carolina 2006 78%
South Dakota 2006 52%
Wisconsin 2006 59%
Virginia 2006 57%
Arizona 2008 56%
California 2008 52%
Florida 2008 62%
North Carolina 2012 61%

* States are ordered chronologically by year, not necessarily by date within the year the amendment was passed
** Amendments to the Nevada constitution must be approved by voters in two consecutive elections.

Source: Wikipedia