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Wyoming
Key Vote
Constitutional Amendment to Define Marriage
Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that legally recognizes marriage as a union between one man and one woman, regardless of where the marriage was entered into.
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BECOME EFFECTIVE.
Official Title of Legislation:
HJ 17: A Joint Resolution proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution by creating a new section specifying that a marriage between a man and a woman shall be the only legal union that shall be valid or recognized in Wyoming.
Full Text of Legislation (PDF Document)
House Passage: 02/06/2009 : Joint Resolution Failed 25 - 35
Sponsors: Rep. Anderson, Rodney
Rep. Brechtel, Bob
Rep. Buchanan, Edward
Rep. Edmonds, Amy
Rep. Hallinan, Timothy
| Rep. Harshman, Steve
Rep. Mercer, Erin (out of office)
Rep. Miller, David
Rep. Petersen, Owen
Rep. Quarberg, Lorraine
| Rep. Semlek, Mark
Rep. Teeters, Matt
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