North Carolina passes marriage amendment to constitution

Wed May 9, 2012 10:00 AM EDT

Adopted during the North Carolina's Constitutional Convention of 1875. (via North Carolina Miscellany)

Read/download the whole 1875 North Carolina Constitution here.

The constitutional amendment, which makes marriage between a man and a woman the “only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized” in North Carolina, easily won approval at the polls with a 61 percent margin.

In that light, James is already pushing Mecklenburg to scrap its policy that provides domestic partner health insurance benefits to employees in same-sex relationships. The county has been offering same-sex benefits to employees since commissioners approved the policy in 2009.

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So... does that mean that heterosexual/straight couples who are not 'married' also lose health insurance benefits?

#1 - Wed May 9, 2012 12:01 PM EDT

MariaBlumberg

Yes that's exactly what it means hetrosexual non-married couple are stripped of any rights.

1 vote

#1.1 - Wed May 9, 2012 6:27 PM EDT

Paul S. Campbell

61% of how many who actually voted and took the time to read the amendment?

Again-states rights proponents are well aware of the fact that most voters stay home between federal elections.This fact makes it easy to rally a one sided response.

#2 - Wed May 9, 2012 1:14 PM EDT

RobDon

61% of how many who actually voted and took the time to read the amendment?

Unfortunately, the electorate seldom read initiatives on which they vote, not the actual legislation anyway. Heck, people in Congress don't even read what they are voting on.

#2.1 - Wed May 9, 2012 2:04 PM EDT

Masonboro

Voter turnout statewide was34.3%. In my coastal county it was 29.3%.

Jim

#2.2 - Wed May 9, 2012 3:24 PM EDT

RobDon

Masonboro, that turnout is actually good historically. 2008 was the first primary vote in North Carolina over 35%, the Presidential election years prior were 16%, 18%, and 22%.

#2.3 - Wed May 9, 2012 11:22 PM EDT

watergirl boater

North Carolina. Where you can marry your cousin. Just not your gay cousin.

#3 - Wed May 9, 2012 1:14 PM EDT

Paul S. Campbell

And where reading is fundamental(ly problematic)

#3.1 - Wed May 9, 2012 1:18 PM EDT