2004 Mississippi Amendment 1

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Amendment 1
November 2, 2004
Mississippi Marriage Definition Amendment
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 957,104 86.01%
No 155,648 13.99%
Valid votes 1,112,752 96.56%
Invalid or blank votes 39,613 3.44%
Total votes 1,152,365 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 2,068,766 53.78%
Yes
  90-100%
  80–90%
  70–80%
Sources:[1][2][3]
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Amendment 1 of 2004 is an amendment to the Mississippi Constitution that prohibited same-sex marriages from being conducted or recognized in Mississippi. The Amendment passed a public referendum on November 2, 2004, with 86% of voters supporting and 14% opposing.[4]

When compared to all similar amendments passed in the United States, Mississippi Amendment 1 had the highest percentage of votes for the amendment, outpacing the next two states, Alabama and Tennessee, at 81%.

Contents

The text of the adopted amendment, which is found at Article XIV, section 263A of the Mississippi Constitution, states:[5]

Marriage may take place and may be valid under the laws of this state only between a man and a woman. A marriage in another state or foreign jurisdiction between persons of the same gender, regardless of when the marriage took place, may not be recognized in this state and is void and unenforceable under the laws of this state.

Results

Amendment 1[6]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 957,104 86.01
No 155,648 13.99
Total votes 1,112,752 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 2,068,766 53.78

Results by county

County Yes Yes % No No %
Adams 11,351 83.29% 2,278 16.71%
Alcorn 9,793 93.04% 733 6.96%
Amite 6,305 89.71% 723 10.29%
Attala 7,576 90.27% 817 9.73%
Benton 3,421 85.70% 571 14.30%
Bolivar 7,489 86.91% 1,128 13.09%
Calhoun 5,944 91.54% 549 8.46%
Carroll 4,792 88.17% 643 11.83%
Chickasaw 7,336 88.92% 914 11.08%
Choctaw 3,695 90.74% 377 9.26%
Claiborne 3,758 76.37% 1,163 23.63%
Clarke 7,144 91.86% 633 8.14%
Clay 8,727 87.47% 1,250 12.53%
Coahoma 4,742 85.80% 785 14.20%
Copiah 10,776 87.70% 1,512 12.30%
Covington 7,278 88.90% 909 11.10%
DeSoto 42,379 87.33% 6,148 12.67%
Forrest 21,815 82.64% 4,582 17.36%
Franklin 3,849 88.58% 496 11.42%
George 7,441 91.19% 719 8.81%
Greene 4,921 92.85% 379 7.15%
Grenada 8,313 88.57% 1,073 11.43%
Hancock 13,058 77.60% 3,770 22.40%
Harrison 47,367 76.49% 14,556 23.51%
Hinds 71,798 78.59% 19,561 21.41%
Holmes 6,521 84.31% 1,214 15.69%
Humphreys 3,586 81.30% 825 18.70%
Issaquena 685 81.16% 159 18.84%
Itawamba 9,122 94.06% 576 5.94%
Jackson 39,960 80.52% 9,667 19.48%
Jasper 6,969 87.37% 1,007 12.63%
Jefferson 2,993 79.16% 788 20.84%
Jefferson Davis 5,505 87.59% 780 12.41%
Jones 24,540 92.00% 2,133 8.00%
Kemper 4,122 87.55% 586 12.45%
Lafayette 11,773 77.76% 3,368 22.24%
Lamar 18,291 89.88% 2,060 10.12%
Lauderdale 25,943 88.63% 3,327 11.37%
Lawrence 6,010 91.03% 592 8.97%
Leake 7,376 89.59% 857 10.41%
Lee 26,923 90.17% 2,934 9.83%
Leflore 6,541 86.44% 1,026 13.56%
Lincoln 13,386 90.97% 1,328 9.03%
Lowndes 20,361 87.68% 2,862 12.32%
Madison 32,152 84.81% 5,759 15.19%
Marion 10,912 92.26% 916 7.74%
Marshall 11,353 84.59% 2,068 15.41%
Monroe 14,604 91.39% 1,375 8.61%
Montgomery 4,833 90.62% 500 9.38%
Neshoba 9,766 92.60% 780 7.40%
Newton 7,399 90.72% 757 9.28%
Noxubee 4,611 84.16% 868 15.84%
Oktibbeha 13,603 81.73% 3,040 18.27%
Panola 11,774 87.85% 1,628 12.15%
Pearl River 17,015 88.62% 2,186 11.38%
Perry 4,729 90.65% 488 9.35%
Pike 14,416 87.31% 2,095 12.69%
Pontotoc 10,668 93.83% 702 6.17%
Prentiss 9,553 93.35% 680 6.65%
Quitman 2,798 74.97% 934 25.03%
Rankin 47,981 88.31% 6,351 11.69%
Scott 8,933 86.52% 1,392 13.48%
Sharkey 1,786 82.41% 381 17.58%
Simpson 10,101 89.27% 1,214 10.73%
Smith 7,150 92.62% 570 7.38%
Stone 5,137 85.75% 854 14.25%
Sunflower 7,526 83.76% 1,459 16.24%
Tallahatchie 5,150 85.08% 903 14.92%
Tate 9,879 89.02% 1,219 10.98%
Tippah 8,660 92.85% 667 7.15%
Tishomingo 7,721 91.31% 735 8.69%
Tunica 2,169 73.43% 785 26.57%
Union 10,094 93.14% 743 6.86%
Walthall 5,924 89.26% 713 10.74%
Warren 15,041 82.97% 3,088 17.03%
Washington 14,454 83.75% 2,804 16.25%
Wayne 8,338 90.81% 844 9.19%
Webster 4,713 91.14% 458 8.86%
Wilkinson 3,559 85.31% 613 14.69%
Winston 8,653 89.46% 1,019 10.54%
Yalobusha 5,235 87.75% 731 12.25%
Yazoo 7,039 87.88% 971 12.12%

See also

References

  1. ^ 2004 General Election Mississippi
  2. ^ 2004 General Election Turnout Rates
  3. ^ OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR UNITED STATES PRESIDENT NOVEMBER 2, 2004
  4. ^ CNN.com Election 2004 - Ballot Measures Accessed 30 November 2006.
  5. ^ "DOMAwatch.org - Mississippi Archived 2005-03-10 at the Wayback Machine" Alliance Defense Fund. 2006. Accessed 14 December 2006.
  6. ^ "2004 General Election Turnout Rates". United States Election Project. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013.