Text of AL SB 65 (2005)

Page 0 SB65 1 63865-6 2 By Senator Mitchem (Constitutional Amendment) 3 RFD: Judiciary 4 First Read: 01-FEB-05 5 PFD: 01/31/2005 6 Page 1 63865-6:n:11/08/2004:JRC/th LRS2004-1062R3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SYNOPSIS: Under the Alabama Marriage Protection Act, 8 the State of Alabama does not recognize a marriage 9 of parties of the same sex. 10 This bill would propose an amendment to the 11 Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that no 12 marriage license shall be issued in Alabama to 13 parties of the same sex and that the state shall 14 not recognize a marriage of parties of the same sex 15 that occurred as a result of the law of any other 16 jurisdiction. 17 18 A BILL 19 TO BE ENTITLED 20 AN ACT 21 22 To propose an amendment to the Constitution of 23 Alabama of 1901, to provide that no marriage license shall be 24 issued in Alabama to parties of the same sex and that the 25 state shall not recognize a marriage of parties of the same 26 Page 2 sex that occurred as a result of the law of any other 1 jurisdiction. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: 3 Section 1. The following amendment to the 4 Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, is proposed and 5 shall become valid as a part thereof when approved by a 6 majority of the qualified electors voting thereon and in 7 accordance with Sections 284, 285, and 287 of the Constitution 8 of Alabama of 1901, as amended: 9 PROPOSED AMENDMENT 10 (a) No marriage license shall be issued in the State 11 of Alabama to parties of the same sex. 12 (b) The State of Alabama shall not recognize as 13 valid any marriage of parties of the same sex that occurred or 14 was alleged to have occurred as a result of the law of any 15 jurisdiction regardless of whether a marriage license was 16 issued. 17 Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment 18 shall be held in conjunction with the 2006 Primary Election 19 and shall be held in accordance with Sections 284 and 285 of 20 the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, and the 21 election laws of this state. 22 Section 3. The appropriate election official shall 23 assign a ballot number for the proposed constitutional 24 amendment on the election ballot and shall set forth the 25 following description of the substance or subject matter of 26 the proposed constitutional amendment: 27 Page 3 "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 1 Alabama of 1901, to provide that no marriage license shall be 2 issued in Alabama to parties of the same sex and that the 3 state shall not recognize a marriage of parties of the same 4 sex that occurred as a result of the law of any other 5 jurisdiction. 6 "Proposed by Act ________." 7 This description shall be followed by the following 8 language: 9 "Yes ( ) No ( )." 10