The Amendment 774 of 2006, also known as Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment, is an amendment to the

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that makes it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform

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s or

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s. The legislature passed Alabama Act 2005-35, which placed this amendment on the election ballot. The referendum was approved by 81% of the voters.

The text of the amendment states:

Results

The vote for the amendment took place on 6 June 2006.

Legislative repeal attempts

Representative

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introduced bills to repeal Amendment 774 in 2014 and 2015. These bills died in committee.

''Searcy v. Strange''

On January 23, 2015, Chief Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Callie V. Granade issued a ruling striking down Alabama's ban on same-sex marriage as violations of the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantees of equal protection and due process. Alabama supreme court justice Roy S. Moore ordered Alabama's probate judges to ignore Granade's ruling.

External links

The Money Behind the 2006 Marriage Amendments - National Institute on Money in State Politics.
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References

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Results

Legislative repeal attempts

''Searcy v. Strange''

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