2004 North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1

Constitutional Measure 1
November 2, 2004
North Dakota Definition of Marriage Initiative
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 223,538 73.23%
No 81,708 26.77%
Valid votes 305,246 96.59%
Invalid or blank votes 10,770 3.41%
Total votes 316,016 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 487,010 62.68%
Yes
  80–90%
  70–80%
  60–70%
Source:

North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1 of 2004, is an amendment to the North Dakota Constitution that makes it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 73% of the voters.

The text of the amendment states:

Marriage consists only of the legal union between a man and a woman. No other domestic union, however denominated, may be recognized as a marriage or given the same or substantially equivalent legal effect.

Due to the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (576 U.S. 644), which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States, this amendment is unenforceable.

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