2000 Nebraska Initiative 416

2000 Nebraska Initiative 416
Ban Same-Sex Marriage Act ; Shall the Nebraska Constitution be amended to provide that only marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in Nebraska, and to provide further that the uniting of two persons of the same sex in a civil union, domestic partnership, or other similar same-sex relationship shall not be valid or recognized in Nebraska?
Results
	Yes 90%–100% 80%–90% 70%–80% 60%–70% 50%–60%
	Yes 90%–100% 80%–90% 70%–80% 60%–70% 50%–60%
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Nebraska Initiative 416, officially titled "Ban Same-Sex Marriage Act", was a 2000 ballot initiative that amended the Nebraska Constitution to make it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriage, same-sex civil unions, or domestic partnerships.^[2] The referendum was approved on November 7, 2000, by 70% of the voters, and it became Article I-29 of the state's Constitution.^[3]^[4] The initiative has since been struck down in federal court and same-sex marriage is now legally recognized in the state of Nebraska.^[5]

As of April 2025, Article I-29 of the Nebraska Constitution remains an unconstitutional constitutional amendment.^[6] It can repealed by either an initiated constitutional amendment, a state constitutional convention, or by a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that requires a three-fifths vote in the Nebraska Legislature and a majority vote in a referendum.^{[citation needed]}

^ Official report of the Board of State Canvassers of the state of Nebraska General Election November 7, 2000
^ Coolidge, David Orgon (2003). A Public Faith: Evangelicals and Civic Engagement. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 98. ISBN 978-0742531017.
^ "Statewide General Election 2000 Results, Constitutional Amendments and Initiative Measures" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. pp. 21–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
^ Cunnigham, James (October 17, 2014). "Nebraska and the Eighth Circuit stand out". Catholic Diocese of Lincoln. Southern Nebraska Register. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
^ Cite error: The named reference Stoddard2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference NE constitution was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Official report of the Board of State Canvassers of the state of Nebraska General Election November 7, 2000

[PublicFaith-2] Coolidge, David Orgon (2003). A Public Faith: Evangelicals and Civic Engagement. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 98. ISBN 978-0742531017.

[NE_result-3] "Statewide General Election 2000 Results, Constitutional Amendments and Initiative Measures" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. pp. 21–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2006.

[4] Cunnigham, James (October 17, 2014). "Nebraska and the Eighth Circuit stand out". Catholic Diocese of Lincoln. Southern Nebraska Register. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2025.

[Stoddard2020-5] Cite error: The named reference Stoddard2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[NE_constitution-6] Cite error: The named reference NE constitution was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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