2006 Colorado Amendment 43

Amendment 43

November 7, 2006

Definition of Marriage Initiative
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 855,206 55.02%
No 699,030 44.98%
Valid votes 1,554,236 97.99%
Invalid or blank votes 31,869 2.01%
Total votes 1,586,105 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 2,533,058 62.6%

Source: [1]

Colorado Amendment 43 was a referendum approved by the voters in 2006 that added a new section to Article II of the Colorado Constitution to define marriage in Colorado as only a union between one man and one woman. It passed with 56% of the vote.[2]

  1. ^ Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 005 Coordinated 2006 Primary 2006 General
  2. ^ "AMERICA VOTES: 2006". CNN. 2007.