2004 Kentucky Amendment 1

{{Short description|Referendum banning same-sex marriage}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2023}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox referendum | name = Amendment 1 | country = Kentucky | date = {{Start date|2004|11|02}} | location = {{Flag|Kentucky}} | yes = 1,222,125 | no = 417,097 | total = 1,795,882 | electorate = 2,794,286 | turnoutpct = 58.7 | yes_text = 13px|link= Yes | no_text = 13px|link= No | map = 2004 Kentucky Amendment 1 results map by county.svg | mapcaption = County results<br/> {{col-begin}} '''Yes''' {{legend|#2B2457|90–100% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{legend|#28497C|80–90% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{legend|#47729E|70–80% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{legend|#B6C8D9|50–60% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}} {{col-end}} | notes = Source:<ref>[https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/General%20Election/2004statebyoffice.txt KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS REPORT OF "OFFICIAL" ELECTION NIGHT TALLY RESULTS TIME OF REPORT: 09:16:22 DATE OF REPORT: 11/24/04 ]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090513011625/http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2004/2004pres.pdf OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR UNITED STATES PRESIDENT NOVEMBER 2, 2004]</ref> |title=Are you in favor of amending the Kentucky Constitution to provide that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be a marriage in Kentucky, and that a legal status identical to or similar to marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized?}} {{ElectionsKY}} '''Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1'''<ref name="KY results">[http://elect.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/3A2A50FF-35A2-44ED-BCFD-EFA7028E14EC/0/2004state.txt 2004 Election Night Tally Results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304222626/http://elect.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/3A2A50FF-35A2-44ED-BCFD-EFA7028E14EC/0/2004state.txt |date=2009-03-04 }}, Kentucky State Board of Elections. Accessed 18 December 2006.</ref> of 2004, is an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution that made it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 75% of the voters.<ref name="CNN ballot 2004">[http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/ballot.measures/ CNN.com Election 2004 - Ballot Measures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906065150/http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/ballot.measures/ |date=September 6, 2013 }} Accessed 30 November 2006.</ref>

==Text== The text of the amendment states:

''Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Kentucky. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized.''<ref name="KY Constitution">[http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Legresou/Constitu/233A.htm Kentucky Constitution, Section 233A] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309102615/http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Legresou/Constitu/233A.htm |date=2007-03-09 }}, Kentucky Legislature. Accessed 18 December 2006.</ref> {{clear}}

== Legislative history == Amendments to the Kentucky Constitution require 3/5 support in both houses of the General Assembly and a majority vote by referendum; they can not be vetoed by the governor. The amendment was first introduced in the 2004 Kentucky General Assembly as Senate Bill 245. The bill subsequently passed both houses.

=== First Senate vote === The bill was initially passed by the senate on March 11 by a 33–4 vote.

=== House vote === thumb|250px|Map of the vote {{legend|#92C5DE|Democratic yea (51)}} {{legend|#0671B0|Democratic nay (10)}} {{legend|#AAEEFF|Democratic not voting (3)}} {{legend|#F48882|Republican yea (34)}} {{legend|#CA0120|Republican nay (1)}} {{legend|#E9AFAF|Republican not voting (1)}} The bill was approved by the house, with an amendment, on April 12 by a 85–11 vote. {| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;" |+ House of Representatives vote |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! style="width:20%;" | Votes for ! style="width:20%;" | Votes against ! style="width:20%;" | Not voting |- | {{party name with colour|Democratic Party (United States)}} (64) | style="background-color:#9f9;" | '''51''' | {{collapsible list |title=10 | 1 = Paul Bather | 2 = Jack Coleman | 3 = Jesse Crenshaw | 4 = Derrick Graham | 5 = Joni Jenkins | 6 = Mary Lou Marzian | 7 = Reginald Meeks | 8 = Ruth Ann Palumbo | 9 = Kathy Stein | 10 = Jim Wayne}} | '''3''' |- | {{party name with colour|Republican Party (United States)}} (36) | style="background-color:#9f9;" | '''34''' | {{collapsible list |title=1 | 1 = Tim Feeley}} | '''1''' |- ! colspan="2" | Total (100) ! 85 ! 11 ! 4 |} {{clear}}

=== Second Senate vote === thumb|250px|Map of the vote {{legend|#F48882|Republican yea (21)}} {{legend|#CA0120|Republican nay (1)}} {{legend|#92C5DE|Democratic yea (12)}} {{legend|#0671B0|Democratic nay (4)}} The bill was approved by the senate again, with the house amendment, on April 13 by a 33–5 vote. {| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;" |+ Senate vote |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! style="width:20%;" | Votes for ! style="width:20%;" | Votes against |- | {{party name with colour|Democratic Party (United States)}} (16) | style="background-color:#9f9;" | '''12''' | {{collapsible list |title=4 | 1 = David Karem | 2 = Gerald Neal | 3 = Ernesto Scorsone | 4 = Tim Shaughnessy}} |- | {{party name with colour|Republican Party (United States)}} (22) | style="background-color:#9f9;" | '''21''' | {{collapsible list |title=1 | 1 = Lindy Casebier}} |- ! colspan="2" | Total (38) ! 33 ! 5 |}

==Legal challenges== {{Main|Kentucky Equality Federation v. Beshear}} On September 10, 2013, the Kentucky Equality Federation sued the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Franklin Circuit Court claiming Kentucky's 2004 Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage violated sections of the commonwealth's constitution. Case # 13-CI-1074 was assigned by the Franklin County Court Clerk (the location of the Kentucky State Capitol). The lawsuit was conceived by President Jordan Palmer, written and signed by Vice President of Legal Jillian Hall, Esq. On April 16, 2015, the case was decided in favor of the plaintiff by Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Thomas D. Wingate.

This provision also became void in 2015 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in ''Obergefell v. Hodges'' that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

==Results== {{referendum results | caption = Amendment 1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2004G.html |title=2004 General Election Turnout Rates |publisher=United States Election Project |date=June 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709145327/http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2004G.html |archivedate=July 9, 2013 }}</ref> | for = 1222125 | against = 417097 | turnout = 53.6 | electorate = 3057741 }}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.followthemoney.org/press/ReportView.phtml?r=236 The Money Behind the 2004 Marriage Amendments -- National Institute on Money in State Politics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328224424/http://www.followthemoney.org/press/ReportView.phtml?r=236&ext=17 |date=2012-03-28 }}

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