Florida’s Amendment 2; FL Constitution, Article 1, Section 27, Marriage Defined and Domestic Partnership Rights
In Florida, statutory language was adopted mandating the proscription of same-sex marriage creation and recognition. In 2008, a ballot initiative sought to inject the statutory provisions within the constitution. With a vote of 4,890,883, 61.9% of voters, the amendment passed. The language of the amendment states, "Inasmuch as marriage is the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife, no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized." The implication of the "substantial equivalent thereof" language causes concern for existing domestic partnerships.
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