Oklahoma Question 711General Election, November 2, 2004, Summary Results , Oklahoma State Election Board. Accessed 22 December 2006. of 2004, was an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman, thus rendering recognition or performance of same-sex marriages or civil unions null within the state prior to its being ruled unconstitutional. The referendum was approved by 76 percent of the voters.CNN.com Election 2004 - Ballot Measures Accessed 30 November 2006.
On January 14, 2014, Judge Terence C. Kern of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma declared Question 711 unconstitutional. The case, Bishop v. United States (formerly Bishop v. Oklahoma), was then stayed pending appeal.Federal lawsuit renewed against Oklahoma's constitutional ban of same-sex marriage Accessed 11 December 2010 On July 18, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled that Oklahoma's ban was unconstitutional. On October 6, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected Oklahoma's request for review, overturning all state laws banning same-sex marriage.
Contents The text of the amendment states:at sos.ok.gov Accessed 18 July 2014.
Results
See also Same-sex marriage in Oklahoma LGBT rights in Oklahoma
References
External links The Money Behind the 2004 Marriage Amendments -- National Institute on Money in State Politics The Gayly Oklahoman, LGBTQ newspaper in Oklahoma