State constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions
Amendment 1
November 7, 2006
Tennessee Marriage Protection Act
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,419,434
81.25%
No
327,536
18.75%
Total votes
1,746,970
100.00%
Yes
90–100%
80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
The Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment, also known as Tennessee Amendment 1 of 2006, is a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions. The referendum was approved by 81% of voters. It specified that only a marriage between a man and a woman could be legally recognized in the state of Tennessee. This prohibited same-sex marriages within the state, reinforcing previously existing statutes to the same effect[1] until it was overturned by the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in June 2015.
