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%
Yes
  90–100%
  80–90%
  70–80%
  60–70%

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The Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment, also known as Tennessee Amendment 1 of 2006, is a U.S. 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 until it was overturned by the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in June 2015.

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