"Marriage between a man and a woman will now be the only legally recognized domestic union in North Carolina after voters Tuesday overwhelmingly passed Amendment One, a change to the state’s constitution that could take effect as early as next week. North Carolina now becomes the 30th state to adopt a same-sex marriage ban.
With all precincts reporting, 61 percent of voters supported the amendment, while 39 percent were opposed.
After earning approval by the Republican-controlled general assembly last fall, the stage was set for a battle over same-sex marriage in the only southern state without such a ban. But while supporters of the amendment emphasized so-called traditional family values, opponents to the measure sought to make the campaign about anything but same-sex marriage, which was already banned under a 1996 state statute. Instead, the anti-amendment contingent argued that, in precluding legal recognition for civil unions and domestic partnerships, Amendment One would carry negative implications on both gay and straight unmarried couples. The first two television ads sponsored by the Coalition to Protect NC Families, the organization that led the opposition campaign, and released last month emphasized the amendment’s potential impact on recipients of domestic violence protections and domestic partnership benefits. Same-sex marriage wasn’t mentioned in either spot. Paul Guequierre, spokesperson for the Coalition to Protect NC Families, told TPM that the campaign stands by the strategy, even in defeat.
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