2004 Louisiana Amendment 1

Constitutional Amendment 1

18 September 2004
Marriage in Louisiana Act
Results
Choice Votes % For 619,908 77.78% Against 177,067 22.22% Valid votes 796,975 93.71% Invalid or blank votes 53,538 6.29% Total votes 850,513 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 2,855,561 27.91%
Yes   90%–100%   80%–90%   70–80%   50–60%
Sources: [1][2]

Louisiana Constitutional Amendment 1[3] of 2004, is an amendment to the Louisiana Constitution that makes it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 78% of the voters.[4]

The text of the amendment states:

Marriage in the state of Louisiana shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman. No official or court of the state of Louisiana shall construe this constitution or any state law to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any member of a union other than the union of one man and one woman. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized. No official or court of the state of Louisiana shall recognize any marriage contracted in any other jurisdiction which is not the union of one man and one woman.[5]

References

1. CA No. 1 (Act 926-2004) -- Marriage in LA - union of 1 man and 1 woman
2. STATE WIDE POST ELECTION STATISTICAL REPORT FOR ELECTION OF 09/18/2004 * (ACTIVE & INACTIVE)
3. Results for Election Date: 9/18/04 Archived 2006-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, Louisiana Secretary of State. Accessed 19 December 2006.
4. CNN.com Election 2004 - Ballot Measures Accessed 17 December 2021.
5. Louisiana Constitution, Article 12, section 15, Louisiana State Senate. Accessed 19 December 2006.

External links

• The Money Behind the 2004 Marriage Amendments -- National Institute on Money in State Politics Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine