Amendment 2
November 7, 2006
Idaho Marriage Definition Amendment
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 282,386 63.35%
No 163,384 36.65%
Total votes 445,770 100.00%

Idaho Amendment 2 of 2006 is an amendment to the Idaho Constitution that made it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions.

The text of the amendment states:

A marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state.[1]

The amendment was passed 53–17 by the Idaho House of Representatives on February 6, 2006, and 26–9 by the Idaho Senate on February 15, 2006.[2][3] It was subsequently approved by 63% of voters in a referendum.[4]

On May 13, 2014, a United States magistrate judge struck down Amendment 2 as unconstitutional,[5] but enforcement of that ruling was stayed pending appeal. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that ruling on October 7, 2014, though the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of the ruling, which was not lifted until October 15, 2014.

On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that state bans on same-sex marriage violated the 14th Amendment's guarantees of Equal Protection and Due Process, making same-sex marriage permanently legal in Idaho.

Result

Option Votes
Num. %
Yes 282,386 63.35
No 163,384 36.65
Total 445,770 100.00
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

Results by county

County Yes Yes % No No %
Ada 62,215 51.62% 58,311 48.38%
Adams 1,066 63.53% 612 36.47%
Bannock 15,580 63.26% 9,050 36.74%
Bear Lake 1,865 83.97% 356 16.03%
Benewah 1,891 66.73% 943 33.27%
Bingham 9,669 76.19% 3,021 23.81%
Blaine 2,426 33.69% 4,775 66.31%
Boise 1,759 61.25% 1,113 38.75%
Bonner 8,272 60.52% 5,397 39.48%
Bonneville 21,235 69.84% 9,172 30.16%
Boundary 2,204 69.72% 957 30.28%
Butte 797 72.65% 300 27.35%
Camas 294 66.22% 150 33.78%
Canyon 29,672 70.09% 12,665 29.91%
Caribou 1,719 69.18% 766 30.82%
Cassia 4,494 79.12% 1,186 20.88%
Clark 245 75.85% 78 24.15%
Clearwater 1,941 66.07% 997 33.93%
Custer 1,197 64.39% 662 35.61%
Elmore 3,651 65.94% 1,886 34.06%
Franklin 3,357 85.18% 584 14.82%
Fremont 3,369 77.88% 957 22.12%
Gem 3,923 70.02% 1,680 29.98%
Gooding 2,836 70.08% 1,211 29.92%
Idaho 4,463 70.56% 1,862 29.44%
Jefferson 5,877 80.11% 1,459 19.89%
Jerome 3,362 70.48% 1,408 29.52%
Kootenai 24,816 67.20% 12,114 32.80%
Latah 5,412 44.95% 6,629 55.05%
Lemhi 2,116 68.72% 963 31.28%
Lewis 985 70.66% 409 29.34%
Lincoln 949 66.88% 470 33.12%
Madison 7,081 89.07% 869 10.93%
Minidoka 3,828 75.37% 1,251 24.63%
Nez Perce 7,229 60.48% 4,723 39.52%
Oneida 1,231 83.63% 241 16.37%
Owyhee 2,048 73.75% 729 26.25%
Payette 4,145 72.21% 1,595 27.79%
Power 1,473 69.88% 635 30.12%
Shoshone 2,423 65.42% 1,281 34.58%
Teton 1,624 54.13% 1,376 45.87%
Twin Falls 13,258 69.65% 5,778 30.35%
Valley 2,023 53.46% 1,761 46.54%
Washington 2,366 70.25% 1,002 29.75%

Source: Idaho Secretary of State

See also

References

  1. ^ Article III, Section 28 Archived 2010-08-02 at the Wayback Machine. Idaho Constitution. Idaho State Legislature. Accessed 06 January 2007.
  2. ^ HJR 2 - Marriage Amendment Ballot Question - Key Vote
  3. ^ HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Idaho Legislature
  4. ^ CNN.com Election 2006 - Ballot Measures Accessed 14 December 2006.
  5. ^ Pearce, Matthew (May 13, 2014). "Idaho same-sex marriage ban struck down by federal judge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 13, 2014.

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