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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
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TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF | |
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AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE (MARRIAGE) | |
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Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Lombardo, and Cote | |
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Date Introduced: May 17, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
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WHEREAS, The General Assembly seeks to empower the citizens of the State of Rhode |
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Island with the right to determine by a vote of the people the question whether to limit marriage |
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in the state to a lawful union between one man and one woman; and |
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WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Supreme Court in Chambers v. Ormiston, Supreme Court |
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No. 2006-340, has defined "Marriage" as set forth in R.I.G.L. section 8-10-3(a) as "the state of |
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being united to a person of the opposite sex"; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That a majority of all members elected to each house of the General |
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Assembly voting therefore, an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of the state shall be |
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proposed to the qualified electors of the state for their approval in accordance with the provisions |
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of Article XIV of the Constitution, and upon such approval, new section 25, set forth below, be |
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added to and included in Article I of the Constitution; and that said proposition of amendment |
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shall be submitted to the electors for their approval or rejection at the next statewide general |
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election, and said proposition of amendment shall appear on the ballots as the first referendum |
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question posed and shall be preceded by the following explanation and space to "approve" or |
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"reject," all of which shall be in substantially the following form: |
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1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT-MARRIAGE |
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Approval of this amendment will recognize and define marriage in the state of Rhode |
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Island as a lawful union between one man and one woman, provided the recognition and |
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definition of marriage shall not prohibit the recognition of a lawful civil union between two (2) |
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members of the same gender. |
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APPROVE ________ |
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REJECT ________ |
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A new section shall be added to and included in Article I of the Constitution to read as |
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follows: |
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Section 25. Marriage. – Marriage shall be recognized and defined in Rhode Island as a |
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lawful union between one man and one woman, provided the recognition and definition of |
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marriage shall not prohibit the recognition of a lawful civil union between two (2) members of the |
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same gender |
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RESOLVED, That the voting places in the several cities and towns shall be kept open |
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during the hours required by law for voting therein for general officers of the state; and be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause said proposition of amendment to be |
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published as a part of this resolution in the newspapers of the state prior to the date of the said |
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meetings of the said electors; and said proposition shall be inserted in the warrants or notices to |
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district meetings of said electors; to district meetings shall be conducted in the same manner as |
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now provided by law for the town, ward, and district meetings for the election of general officers |
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of the state. |
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