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Arizona Proposition 102 was an amendment to the constitution of the state of Arizona adopted by a ballot measure held in 2008. It added Article 30 of the Arizona Constitution, which says: "Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state."[2] The amendment added a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage to existing statutory bans in place since 1996.[3] In October 2014, Article 30 of the Arizona Constitution was struck down as unconstitutional in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, and is no longer enforced by the state of Arizona, which now allows and recognizes same-sex marriages.[4]
Despite the court ruling, Article 30 still remains on the state's constitution, and on the Arizona State Legislature's website, there are no notes within the page for Article 30 that that part of the constitution was struck down or otherwise rendered inoperative.[5]
- ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass: 2008 General Election – November 4, 2008" (PDF). Secretary of State of Arizona. December 1, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- ^ "Senate Concurrent Resolution 1042". August 26, 2008.
- ^ McKinley, Jesse (October 29, 2008). "Same-Sex Marriage on the Ballot in Arizona, a Second Time". The New York Times.
- ^ Westfall, Julie (October 17, 2014). "Arizona and Wyoming gay marriage bans struck down". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ^ "Article XXX: Marriage". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
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