Text of AL SB 415 (2004)
Same sex marriage, prohibited, CA
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SB415
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65109-1
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By Senator Erwin (Constitutional Amendment)
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RFD: Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections
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First Read: 11-MAR-04
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65109-1:n:03/11/2004:JRC/tnh LRS2004-1452
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SYNOPSIS: Under the Alabama Marriage Protection Act,
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the State of Alabama does not recognize a marriage
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of parties of the same sex.
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This bill would propose an amendment to the
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Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that a
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legal marriage shall only exist between a man and a
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woman, that no marriage license shall be issued in
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Alabama to parties of the same sex, and that the
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state shall not recognize a marriage of parties of
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the same sex that occurred as a result of the law
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of any other jurisdiction.
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A BILL
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TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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To propose an amendment to the Constitution of
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Alabama of 1901, to provide that a legal marriage shall only
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exist between a man and a woman, that no marriage license
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shall be issued in Alabama to parties of the same sex, and
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that the state shall not recognize a marriage of parties of
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the same sex that occurred as a result of the law of any other
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jurisdiction.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
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Section 1. The following amendment to the
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Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, is proposed and
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shall become valid as a part thereof when approved by a
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majority of the qualified electors voting thereon and in
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accordance with Sections 284, 285, and 287 of the Constitution
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of Alabama of 1901, as amended:
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT
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(a) A legal marriage shall only exist between a man
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and a woman.
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(b) No marriage license shall be issued in the State
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of Alabama to parties of the same sex.
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(c) The State of Alabama shall not recognize as
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valid any marriage of parties of the same sex that occurred or
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was alleged to have occurred as a result of the law of any
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jurisdiction regardless of whether a marriage license was
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issued.
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Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment
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shall be held in conjunction with the 2006 primary election
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and shall be held in accordance with Sections 284 and 285 of
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the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, and the
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election laws of this state.
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Section 3. The appropriate election official shall
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assign a ballot number for the proposed constitutional
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amendment on the election ballot and shall set forth the
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following description of the substance or subject matter of
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the proposed constitutional amendment:
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"Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
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Alabama of 1901, to provide that a legal marriage shall only
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exist between a man and a woman, that no marriage license
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shall be issued in Alabama to parties of the same sex, and
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that the state shall not recognize a marriage of parties of
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the same sex that occurred as a result of the law of any other
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jurisdiction.
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"Proposed by Act ________."
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This description shall be followed by the following
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language:
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"Yes ( ) No ( )."
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