2006 Tennessee Amendment 1

Amendment 1

November 7, 2006

Tennessee Marriage Protection Act
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 1,419,434 81.25%
No 327,536 18.75%
Valid votes 1,746,970 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 1,746,970 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 3,738,703 49.97%

Sources: [1][2]

The Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment, also known as Tennessee Amendment 1 of 2006, is a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions. The referendum was approved by 81% of voters. It specified that only a marriage between a man and a woman could be legally recognized in the state of Tennessee. This prohibited same-sex marriages within the state, reinforcing previously existing statutes to the same effect[3] until it was overturned by the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in June 2015.

  1. ^ Constitutional Amendment Questions
  2. ^ Statistical Analysis of Voter Turnout for the November 7, 2006 Election
  3. ^ Howard, Kate (July 15, 2006). "Voters to get say on gay marriage". The Tennessean.