2004 Missouri Amendment 2


Constitutional Amendment 2

August 3, 2004

Missouri Marriage Definition Amendment
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 1,055,771 70.61%
No 439,529 29.39%
Total votes 1,495,300 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 3,483,481 42.93%

Sources:[1][2]

Constitutional Amendment 2 of 2004 is an amendment to the Missouri Constitution that prohibited same-sex marriages from being recognized in Missouri. The Amendment passed via public referendum on August 3, 2004, with 71% of voters supporting and 29% opposing.[3] Every county voted in favor of the amendment, with only the independent city of St. Louis voting against it.[4]

The text of the adopted amendment, which is found at Article I, section 33 of the Missouri Constitution, states:

That to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman.[5]

This amendment was voided by the 2015 decision of the United States Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges, which overturned statewide bans on same-sex marriage nationwide.

  1. ^ Official Election Returns State of Missouri Primary Election Tuesday, August 03, 2004
  2. ^ Blunt Predicts 37 Percent Turnout for August 3 Primary Election
  3. ^ Cooperman, Alan (August 5, 2004). "Gay Marriage Ban in Mo. May Resonate Nationwide". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
  4. ^ Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 Results
  5. ^ "Article I, Bill of Rights, Section 33 Archived 2006-09-25 at the Wayback Machine" Missouri Constitution. Missouri General Assembly. Accessed 14 December 2006.