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2006 referendum
Amendment C
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
172,305
51.83%
No
160,152
48.17%
Total votes
332,457
100.00%
Yes
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
No
60–70%
50–60%
South Dakota Amendment C of 2006 is an amendment to the South Dakota Constitution to make it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages , or to recognize civil unions , domestic partnerships, or other quasi-marital relationships regardless of gender. The referendum was approved on 7 November 2006 by 52% of the state's voters.[1]
The text of the adopted amendment states:
Only marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in South Dakota. The uniting of two or more persons in a civil union, domestic partnership, or other quasi-marital relationship shall not be valid or recognized in South Dakota. [2]
The amendment was rendered void by Obergefell v. Hodges , a US Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Topics People, groups, cases, legislation
U.S. same-sex unions ballot measures
1990s 2000s
California Proposition 22 (2000, ban)
Nebraska Initiative 416 (2000, ban)
Nevada Question 2 (2002, ban)
Arkansas Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004, ban)
Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban)
2004 Kentucky Amendment 1 (2004, ban)
Louisiana Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban)
Michigan Proposal 04-2 (2004, ban)
Mississippi Amendment 1 (2004, ban)
Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2004, ban)
Montana Initiative 96 (2004, ban)
North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1 (2004, ban)
Ohio Issue 1 (2004, ban)
Oklahoma Question 711 (2004, ban)
Oregon Ballot Measure 36 (2004, ban)
Utah Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004, ban)
Kansas Amendment 1 (2005)
Texas Proposition 2 (2005, ban)
Alabama Amendment 774 (2006)
Arizona Proposition 107 (2006, constitutional ban defeated)
Colorado Amendment 43 (2006, ban)
Idaho Amendment 2 (2006)
South Carolina Amendment 1 (2006, ban)
South Dakota Amendment C (2006)
Tennessee Amendment 1 (2006, ban)
Marshall-Newman Amendment (Virginia) (2006, ban)
Wisconsin Referendum 1 (2006, ban)
Arizona Proposition 102 (2008, ban)
California Proposition 8 (2008, ban)
Florida Amendment 2 (2008, ban)
Maine Question 1 (2009, legalizing legislation defeated)
2010s 2020s