Question 2 of 2000 and 2002 is a ballot measure that amended the

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by adding a definition of

marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...

that prevented same-sex marriages from being conducted or recognized in

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. The amendment was passed by voter

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by a margin of 67%-33% on November 5, 2002. It was previously approved by 69.6% to 30.4% of voters in 2000; the Nevada Constitution requires two ballot votes for citizen-initiated constitutional amendments. The measure was heavily influenced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (

LDS church The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The c ...

). A Nevada Mormon newspaper ''Beehive'' first reported the Coalition for the Protection of Marriage's intent to file an initiative petition in December 1999, and by October 2000 the coalition had raised over $800,000 from mostly Mormon-owned businesses and LDS individuals. Mormon leaders had strongly encouraged members through letters with church letterhead to do campaign work and post yard signs distributed at church buildings. The text of the adopted amendment, which is found at Article I, section 21 of the Nevada Constitution, states:

Only a marriage between a male and female person shall be recognized and given effect in this state.The Constitution of the State of Nevada
Hosted on the Nevada Legislature's website. Accessed 30 November 2006.

2020 Nevada Question 2 is a ballot measure scheduled for November 3, 2020 to replace Article I, section 21 with language that requires the recognition of

same-sex marriage in Nevada Same-sex marriage in Nevada has been legally recognized since October 9, 2014, when a federal district court judge issued an injunction against Nevada's enforcement of its same-sex marriage ban, acting on order from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appe ...

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