2006 referendum
Amendment C Choice
Votes % Yes 172,305 51.83% No 160,152 48.17% Valid votes 332,457 97.46% Invalid or blank votes 8,648 2.54% Total votes 341,105 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 507,132 65.56%
Yes
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
No
60–70%
50–60%
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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.[ 4]
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. [ 5]
The amendment was rendered void by Obergefell v. Hodges , a US Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
Pre-decision opinion polls [ edit ]
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 Ballot Question 2 (2000 & 2002, ban) Arkansas Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004, ban) Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban) Kentucky Constitutional 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 State Issue 1 (2004, ban) Oklahoma State 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) Virginia Question 1 (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