2006 South Dakota Amendment C

Amendment C

November 7, 2006

South Dakota Marriage Definition Amendment
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 172,305 51.83%
No 160,152 48.17%
Valid votes 332,457 97.46%
Invalid or blank votes 8,648 2.54%
Total votes 341,105 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 507,132 65.56%

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South Dakota Amendment C of 2006 is an amendment to the South Dakota Constitution to make it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages, or to recognize civil unions, domestic partnerships, or other quasi-marital relationships regardless of gender. The referendum was approved on 7 November 2006 by 52% of the state's voters.[4]

The text of the adopted amendment states:

Only marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in South Dakota. The uniting of two or more persons in a civil union, domestic partnership, or other quasi-marital relationship shall not be valid or recognized in South Dakota.[5]

The amendment was rendered void by Obergefell v. Hodges, a US Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.