States with Statutes Defining Marriage |
States with Constitutional Language Defining Marriage |
States with No Provision Prohibiting Same-Sex Marriage |
States with a Constitutional Amendment on ballot in 2006 that Did Not Pass |
Alabama *-In January 2006, a state judge found the Maryland statute unconstitutional but it remains in effect pending appeal. |
Alabama
*Hawaii's constitution was amended in 1998 to read "The Legislature shall have the power to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples." The Hawaii legislature subsequently passed a law prohibiting marriage for same-sex couples. |
Connecticut |
Arizona |
TOTALS: 41 |
27 |
6 |
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