Amends Constitution: Only Marriage Between One Man and One Woman Is Valid or Legally Recognized as Marriage
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,028,546
56.63%
No
787,556
43.37%
Total votes
1,816,102
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
2,550,887
71.19%
Yes
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
No
60–70%
50–60%
A van in 2009 displays bumper stickers against Measure 9 (2000) and Measure 36.
Ballot Measure 36 was a 2004 initiative in the U.S. state of Oregon. It amended the Oregon Constitution to define marriage as a union of one man and one woman. The initiative passed with 1,028,546 votes in favor, and 787,556 votes against (57% to 43%) in the November 2, 2004 general election.[1]
It is one of a number of U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage. However, unlike other similar ballot measures passed on or near the same election date, the amendment did not explicitly ban civil unions between same-sex couples.
On May 19, 2014, the measure was declared unconstitutional by a U.S. federal district court judge, who ruled that it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[2]
^"November 2, 2004, General Election Abstract of Votes: STATE MEASURE NO. 36". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
^Mapes, Jeff (May 19, 2014). "Oregon gay marriage ban struck down by federal judge; same-sex marriages to begin". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
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