2004 Michigan Proposal 04-2

Proposal 2

Michigan Marriage Amendment
Results
Choice
Votes  %
Yes 2,698,077 58.62%
No 1,904,319 41.38%
Valid votes 4,602,396 94.39%
Invalid or blank votes 273,296 5.61%
Total votes 4,875,692 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 7,164,047 64.24%

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Michigan Proposal 04-2 of 2004, is an amendment to the Michigan Constitution that made it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 59% of the voters. The amendment faced multiple legal challenges and was finally overturned in Obergefell v. Hodges by the U.S. Supreme Court.