Marriage and family on the ballot

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Marriage and family on the ballot: This topic refers to ballot measures regarding marriage, unmarried couples, adoption, alimony, and benefits. Subtopics include: divorce and custody and domestic partnerships.

Examples:

Many historical marriage and family-related ballot measures regard the definition of legal marriage. The debate often revolved around whether marriage should be legally defined as the “union of one male and one female” or the “union of two persons [regardless of sex].” Voters chose to define marriage as between “one male and one female” in the following 30 states. All bans on same-sex marriage were overturned in the 2015 United States Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges.


Ballot measures lists

By state

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

Alabama

  1. Alabama Sanctity of Marriage, Constitutional Amendment 774 (June 2006)
  2. Alabama Interracial Marriage, Amendment 2 (2000)
  3. Alabama Alimony Termination Amendment (1980)

Alaska

  1. Alaska Same-Sex Public Employment Benefits Question (2007)
  2. Alaska Marriage Amendment, Measure 2 (1998)

Arizona

  1. Arizona Proposition 107, Marriage Amendment (2006)
  2. Arizona Proposition 102, Definition of Marriage Amendment (2008)
  3. Arizona Proposition 200, Physician Certified Marriage Licenses Initiaitve (1956)
  4. Arizona Measure Nos. 308-309, Legal Grounds for Divorce Initiative (1916)
  5. Arizona "Parents' Bill of Rights" Amendment (2024)

Arkansas

  1. Arkansas Unmarried Couple Adoption Ban, Proposed Initiative 1 (2008)
  2. Arkansas Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Proposed Amendment 3 (2004)
  3. Arkansas Amendment 3 (2004)
  4. Arkansas Jurisdiction of Matters Relating to Juveniles and Bastardy, Proposed Amendment 2 (1988)

California

  1. California Proposition 22, Definition of Marriage Initiative (March 2000)
  2. California Proposition 8, Same-Sex Marriage Ban Initiative (2008)
  3. California Proposition 13, Willing of Community Property Referendum (1920)
  4. California Right to Marry and Repeal Proposition 8 Amendment (2024)

Colorado

  1. Colorado Referendum I, Establishment of Domestic Partnership Status Measure (2006)
  2. Colorado Amendment 43, Definition of Marriage Initiative (2006)
  3. Colorado Amendment 17, Parental Right to Direct Upbringing, Education, and Discipline of Children Initiative (1996)

Florida

  1. Florida Definition of Marriage, Amendment 2 (2008)

Georgia

  1. Georgia Definition of Marriage, Amendment 1 (2004)

Hawaii

  1. Hawaii Legislative Power to Reserve Marriage, Question 2 (1998)

Idaho

  1. Idaho Marriage Definition, HJR 2 (2006)

Kansas

  1. Kansas Marriage Amendment (2005)

Kentucky

  1. Kentucky Marriage Amendment (2004)

Louisiana

  1. Louisiana Marriage Amendment, Question 1 (September 2004)
  2. Louisiana Abolish Forced Heirship Amendment (October 1995)

Maine

  1. Maine Same-Sex Marriage People's Veto, Question 1 (2009)
  2. Maine Same-Sex Marriage Question, Question 1 (2012)

Maryland

  1. Maryland Same-Sex Civil Marriage Referendum, Question 6 (2012)
  2. Maryland Marriage License Waiting Period, Amendment 4 (1938)

Michigan

  1. Michigan Proposal 04-2, Definition of Marriage Initiative (2004)

Minnesota

  1. Minnesota Same-Sex Marriage Amendment, Amendment 1 (2012)

Mississippi

  1. Mississippi Marriage Definition, Amendment 1 (2004)

Missouri

  1. Missouri Marriage Definition, Amendment 2 (August 2004)
  2. Missouri Provisions Related to Gender Identity and Marriage Definition Amendment (2024)

Montana

  1. Montana Health Certificates Required for Marriage, IR-36 (1936)
  2. Montana Definition of Marriage, CI-96 (2004)

Nebraska

  1. Nebraska Marriage Definition, Measure 416 (2000)

Nevada

  1. Nevada Marriage Amendment, Question 2 (2002)
  2. Nevada Marriage Amendment, Question 2 (2000)

New Mexico

  1. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Increase the Head of Family Property Tax Exemption (1988)

North Carolina

  1. North Carolina Same-Sex Marriage, Amendment 1 (May 2012)
  2. North Carolina Spousal Powers of Attorney, Amendment 3 (September 1956)
  3. North Carolina Spousal Property Rights, Amendment 2 (January 1964)

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Family Law (2006)
  2. North Dakota Definition of Marriage, Constitutional Measure 1 (2004)

Ohio

  1. Ohio Issue 1, Definition of Marriage Initiative (2004)

Oklahoma

  1. Oklahoma Definition of Marriage, State Question 711 (2004)

Oregon

  1. Oregon Measure 36, Legally Recognized Marriage Initiative (2004)
  2. Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Home for "Dependent, Delinquent and Defective" Children Measure (1918)
  3. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Health Exam for Marriage License Measure (June 1921)
  4. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Require Medical Examinations for Marriage Licenses Measure (1938)
  5. Oregon Measure 58, Original Birth Certificates for Adoptees Initiative (1998)

South Carolina

  1. South Carolina Amendment 4 (1998)
  2. South Carolina Amendment 1, the Marriage Act (2006)

South Dakota

  1. South Dakota Marriage Definition, Amendment C (2006)

Tennessee

  1. Tennessee Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Amendment 1 (2006)

Texas

  1. Texas Definition of Marriage, Proposition 2 (2005)
  2. Texas Spousal Maintenance, Proposition 7 (1999)
  3. Texas Proposition 3, Separation of Spousal Property Amendment (1948)
  4. Texas Proposition 9, Spousal Property Rights Amendment (1980)
  5. Texas Proposition 6, Enforcing Child Support Amendment (1983)

Utah

  1. Utah Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Amendment 3 (2004)
  2. Utah Marital Property Provision Repeal, Proposition 2 (1998)

Virginia

  1. Virginia Question 1, Marriage Amendment (2006)

Washington

  1. Washington Domestic Partners Rights and Responsibilities, Referendum 71 (2009)
  2. Washington Referendum 74, Same-Sex Marriage Measure (2012)

Wisconsin

  1. Wisconsin Marriage Amendment, Question 1 (2006)

By year

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

2024

  1. California Right to Marry and Repeal Proposition 8 Amendment (2024)
  2. Missouri Provisions Related to Gender Identity and Marriage Definition Amendment (2024)
  3. Arizona "Parents' Bill of Rights" Amendment (2024)

2012

  1. Minnesota Same-Sex Marriage Amendment, Amendment 1 (2012)
  2. North Carolina Same-Sex Marriage, Amendment 1 (May 2012)
  3. Maine Same-Sex Marriage Question, Question 1 (2012)
  4. Maryland Same-Sex Civil Marriage Referendum, Question 6 (2012)
  5. Washington Referendum 74, Same-Sex Marriage Measure (2012)

2009

  1. Maine Same-Sex Marriage People's Veto, Question 1 (2009)
  2. Washington Domestic Partners Rights and Responsibilities, Referendum 71 (2009)

2008

  1. Arkansas Unmarried Couple Adoption Ban, Proposed Initiative 1 (2008)
  2. Arizona Proposition 102, Definition of Marriage Amendment (2008)
  3. Florida Definition of Marriage, Amendment 2 (2008)
  4. California Proposition 8, Same-Sex Marriage Ban Initiative (2008)

2007

  1. Alaska Same-Sex Public Employment Benefits Question (2007)

2006

  1. Alabama Sanctity of Marriage, Constitutional Amendment 774 (June 2006)
  2. Arizona Proposition 107, Marriage Amendment (2006)
  3. Colorado Referendum I, Establishment of Domestic Partnership Status Measure (2006)
  4. Idaho Marriage Definition, HJR 2 (2006)
  5. North Dakota Family Law (2006)
  6. South Carolina Amendment 1, the Marriage Act (2006)
  7. South Dakota Marriage Definition, Amendment C (2006)
  8. Tennessee Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Amendment 1 (2006)
  9. Virginia Question 1, Marriage Amendment (2006)
  10. Wisconsin Marriage Amendment, Question 1 (2006)
  11. Colorado Amendment 43, Definition of Marriage Initiative (2006)

2005

  1. Texas Definition of Marriage, Proposition 2 (2005)
  2. Kansas Marriage Amendment (2005)

2004

  1. Arkansas Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Proposed Amendment 3 (2004)
  2. Georgia Definition of Marriage, Amendment 1 (2004)
  3. Kentucky Marriage Amendment (2004)
  4. Louisiana Marriage Amendment, Question 1 (September 2004)
  5. Michigan Proposal 04-2, Definition of Marriage Initiative (2004)
  6. Mississippi Marriage Definition, Amendment 1 (2004)
  7. Missouri Marriage Definition, Amendment 2 (August 2004)
  8. Montana Definition of Marriage, CI-96 (2004)
  9. Ohio Issue 1, Definition of Marriage Initiative (2004)
  10. Oklahoma Definition of Marriage, State Question 711 (2004)
  11. Oregon Measure 36, Legally Recognized Marriage Initiative (2004)
  12. Utah Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Amendment 3 (2004)
  13. North Dakota Definition of Marriage, Constitutional Measure 1 (2004)

2002

  1. Nevada Marriage Amendment, Question 2 (2002)

2000

  1. Alabama Interracial Marriage, Amendment 2 (2000)
  2. California Proposition 22, Definition of Marriage Initiative (March 2000)
  3. Nebraska Marriage Definition, Measure 416 (2000)
  4. Nevada Marriage Amendment, Question 2 (2000)

1999

  1. Texas Spousal Maintenance, Proposition 7 (1999)

1998

  1. Alaska Marriage Amendment, Measure 2 (1998)
  2. Hawaii Legislative Power to Reserve Marriage, Question 2 (1998)
  3. South Carolina Amendment 4 (1998)
  4. Utah Marital Property Provision Repeal, Proposition 2 (1998)
  5. Oregon Measure 58, Original Birth Certificates for Adoptees Initiative (1998)

1996

  1. Colorado Amendment 17, Parental Right to Direct Upbringing, Education, and Discipline of Children Initiative (1996)

1995

  1. Louisiana Abolish Forced Heirship Amendment (October 1995)

1988

  1. Arkansas Jurisdiction of Matters Relating to Juveniles and Bastardy, Proposed Amendment 2 (1988)
  2. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Increase the Head of Family Property Tax Exemption (1988)

1983

  1. Texas Proposition 6, Enforcing Child Support Amendment (1983)

1980

  1. Texas Proposition 9, Spousal Property Rights Amendment (1980)
  2. Alabama Alimony Termination Amendment (1980)

1964

  1. North Carolina Spousal Property Rights, Amendment 2 (January 1964)

1956

  1. Arizona Proposition 200, Physician Certified Marriage Licenses Initiaitve (1956)
  2. North Carolina Spousal Powers of Attorney, Amendment 3 (September 1956)

1948

  1. Texas Proposition 3, Separation of Spousal Property Amendment (1948)

1938

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Require Medical Examinations for Marriage Licenses Measure (1938)
  2. Maryland Marriage License Waiting Period, Amendment 4 (1938)

1936

  1. Montana Health Certificates Required for Marriage, IR-36 (1936)

1921

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Health Exam for Marriage License Measure (June 1921)

1920

  1. California Proposition 13, Willing of Community Property Referendum (1920)

1918

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Home for "Dependent, Delinquent and Defective" Children Measure (1918)

1916

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 308-309, Legal Grounds for Divorce Initiative (1916)

Did not make ballot

Did not make ballot

  1. Arizona Civil Partnerships Measure (2010)
  2. Arkansas Gay Foster Parents Initiative, 2010
  3. California Limit on Marriage (2008)
  4. California Elimination of Domestic Partnerships Initiative (2008)
  5. California No Divorces Amendment (2010)
  6. California Voter's Right to Protect Marriage Initiative v.6 (2008)
  7. Florida Abolition of Alimony Obligations (2008)
  8. Florida Right to have Intimate Privacy (2008)
  9. Colorado Gay Marriage Amendment (2010)
  10. Oregon Ballot Measure 303 (2008)
  11. Indiana SJR-7 (2008)
  12. New Hampshire Gay Marriage Question, (2010)
  13. Iowa Marriage Amendment (2010)
  14. Oregon Ballot Measure 304 (2008)
  15. North Dakota Shared Parenting Initiative (2008)
  16. West Virginia Marriage Amendment (2010)
  17. Colorado Same-Sex Marriage Amendment (2012)
  18. Illinois Protect Marriage Initiative (2006)
  19. New Hampshire Marriage Amendment (2012)
  20. Oregon Same-Sex Marriage Referendum (2012)
  21. Florida Marriage Amendment (2012)
  22. Florida Right to Intimacy (2) (2012)
  23. New Hampshire Same-sex Marriage Question (2012)
  24. Wyoming Same-Sex Marriage Amendment (2012)
  25. Rhode Island Marriage Amendment (2012)
  26. California Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry Initiative (2012)
  27. New Mexico Marriage Amendment (2012)
  28. West Virginia Marriage Amendment (2012)
  29. California Repeal of Proposition 8 (2012)
  30. Nebraska Repeal Same-Sex Marriage Ban Initiative (2012)
  31. Florida Same-Sex Marriage Amendment (2014)
  32. Pennsylvania Marriage Amendment (2014)
  33. Indiana Marriage Amendment (2014)
  34. Ohio Same-Sex Marriage Amendment (2013)
  35. West Virginia Marriage Amendment (2014)
  36. New Mexico Marriage Amendment (2014)
  37. Arizona Marriage Amendment Repeal, SCR 1004 (2014)
  38. Arizona Equal Marriage Amendment (2014)
  39. Oregon Same-Sex Marriage Amendment (2014)
  40. Ohio Same-Sex Marriage Amendment (2014)
  41. Illinois Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment (2014)
  42. Colorado Marriage Education Act (2014)
  43. Michigan Same-Sex Marriage Amendment (2014)
  44. Colorado Same-Sex Marriage Amendment (2014)
  45. Texas Same-Sex Marriage Amendment (2015)
  46. Ohio Definition of Marriage Amendment (2015)
  47. Ohio Freedom to Marry Amendment (2015)
  48. Washington Equal Parenting Time, Initiative 1402 (2015)
  49. New Jersey Marriage Amendment (2015)
  50. Washington "Definition of Marriage" Initiative (2012)
  51. California Spousal Support Awards Initiative (2016)
  52. Missouri "Parental Decision Freedom" Amendment (2016)
  53. Washington Visitation Rights Initiative (2016)
  54. Arkansas Same-Sex Marriage Amendment (2016)
  55. Alaska Definition of Marriage Amendment (2016)
  56. Washington Child Visitation Rights of Relatives Initiative (2017)
  57. Virginia Right to Marriage Regardless of Gender Amendment (2022)
  58. Arizona Simplified Juries in Family Court Act (2016)
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