2006 Virginia Question 1

Question 1

November 7, 2006
Virginia Marriage Amendment
Results
Choice
Votes  %
Yes 1,328,537 57.06%
No 999,687 42.94%
Valid votes 2,328,224 97.07%
Invalid or blank votes 70,365 2.93%
Total votes 2,398,589 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 4,554,683 51.12%

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2006 Virginia Question 1, the Marshall-Newman Amendment (also referred to as the Virginia Marriage Amendment) is an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia that defines marriage as solely between one man and one woman and bans recognition of any legal status "approximat[ing] the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage". The amendment was ratified by 57% of the voters on November 7, 2006. It became part of the state Constitution as Section 15-A of Article 1. In 2014, the amendment was ruled unconstitutional in Bostic v. Schaefer.