2006 Arizona Proposition 107

Arizona Proposition 107 was a proposed same-sex marriage ban, put before voters by ballot initiative in the 2006 General Election. If passed, it would have prohibited the state of Arizona from recognizing same-sex marriages or civil unions. The state already had a statute defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman and prohibiting the recognition of same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.[1]

This proposed amendment to the Arizona Constitution failed, with 48.2% voting in favor and 51.8% opposed, making Arizona the first U.S. state to defeat a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Several states approved similar measures between 1998 and 2006.[2]

The proposition was backed by the Protect Marriage Arizona coalition, which included the Center for Arizona Policy and United Families Arizona. The proposition was primarily opposed by the Arizona Together coalition, which included the Arizona Human Rights Fund and the Human Rights Campaign.

Voters approved a more limited constitutional amendment which banned same-sex marriage but not state-recognized civil unions or domestic partnerships, Arizona Proposition 102, in 2008 with 56% of the vote.

Official title and text

An Initiative Measure

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona; amending the Constitution of Arizona; by adding Article XXX; relating to the protection of marriage

To preserve and protect marriage in this state, only a union between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage by this state or its political subdivisions and no legal status for unmarried persons shall be created or recognized by this state or its political subdivisions that is similar to that of marriage.

Electoral results

Statewide

Proposition 107
Choice	Votes	%
No	775,498	51.8
Yes	721,789	48.2
Total votes	1,496,987	100.00

By county

Results by county, with those voting "Yes" shaded in dark gray.

County[3]	Yes	No
Apache County	50% (8,661)	50% (8,740)
Cochise County	56% (19,422)	44% (15,490)
Coconino County	40% (15,139)	60% (22,279)
Gila County	52% (8,526)	48% (7,775)
Graham County	69% (5,221)	31% (2,369)
Greenlee County	57% (1,151)	43% (885)
La Paz County	52% (1,921)	48% (1,772)
Maricopa County	48% (421,568)	52% (449,065)
Mohave County	57% (25,429)	43% (19,254)
Navajo County	56% (14,194)	44% (11,246)
Pima County	42% (115,915)	58% (158,721)
Pinal County	52% (28,873)	48% (26,882)
Santa Cruz County	45% (3,473)	55% (4,204)
Yavapai County	52% (36,992)	48% (34,346)
Yuma County	55% (15,004)	45% (12,470)
Total	48% (721,489)	52% (775,498)

References

"Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 25 – Marital and Domestic Relations". 2007-09-18.
Geis, Sonya (20 November 2006). "New Tactic In Fighting Marriage Initiatives". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
"Arizona Secretary of State: 2006 general election results". Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-01.

External links

Proposition Text at AZ Secretary of State site (including arguments for and against the measure)
Protect Marriage Arizona (Yes On Prop 107)
Arizona Together (No On Prop 107)
The Center for Arizona Policy
The Human Rights Campaign
The Money Behind the 2006 Marriage Amendments – National Institute on Money in State Politics

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[1] "Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 25 – Marital and Domestic Relations". 2007-09-18.

[2] Geis, Sonya (20 November 2006). "New Tactic In Fighting Marriage Initiatives". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

[3] "Arizona Secretary of State: 2006 general election results". Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-01.

U.S. same-sex unions ballot measures
1990s	Hawaii Constitutional Amendment 2 (1998, see note¹) Alaska Ballot Measure 2 (1998, ban)
2000s	California Proposition 22 (2000, ban) Nebraska Initiative 416 (2000, ban) Nevada Question 2 (2002, ban) Arkansas Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004, ban) Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban) Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban) Louisiana Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004, ban) Michigan Proposal 04-2 (2004, ban) Mississippi Amendment 1 (2004, ban) Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2004, ban) Montana Initiative 96 (2004, ban) North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1 (2004, ban) Ohio Issue 1 (2004, ban) Oklahoma Question 711 (2004, ban) Oregon Ballot Measure 36 (2004, ban) Utah Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004, ban) Kansas Amendment 1 (2005) Texas Proposition 2 (2005, ban) Alabama Amendment 774 (2006) Arizona Proposition 107 (2006, constitutional ban defeated) Colorado Amendment 43 (2006, ban) Idaho Amendment 2 (2006) South Carolina Amendment 1 (2006, ban) South Dakota Amendment C (2006) Tennessee Amendment 1 (2006, ban) Marshall-Newman Amendment (Virginia) (2006, ban) Wisconsin Referendum 1 (2006, ban) Arizona Proposition 102 (2008, ban) California Proposition 8 (2008, ban) Florida Amendment 2 (2008, ban) Maine Question 1 (2009, legalizing legislation defeated)
2010s	North Carolina Amendment 1 (2012, ban) Maine Question 1 (2012, legalization) Maryland Question 6 (2012, legalization) Minnesota Amendment 1 (2012, proposed ban defeated) Washington Referendum 74 (2012, legalization)
2020s	Nevada Question 2 (2020, legalization)
¹: De facto ban, granted Legislature authority to ban same-sex marriage. Reversed in 2013 by the Hawaii Marriage Equality Act.