Voters on Tuesday will decide whether to repeal the Colorado Constitution’s now-defunct marriage definition that only recognizes unions between a man and a woman.
Amendment J would repeal the language in the state’s constitution that limits valid marriages to those between a man and a woman. A 2006 voter-approved amendment put that definition into the constitution.
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Initial results are expected after the polls close at 7 p.m.
The issue, though, has been moot since a 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalized same-sex marriages.
Proponents for this year’s amendment — including the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains and Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet — argued those unions could be at risk if the U.S. Supreme Court considered overturning past rulings.
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Opponents — such as the Colorado Catholic Conference — contend marriage should be based on biological reproduction between a man and a woman. The constitution’s current definition should be retained, they argued, should the courts reconsider a different stance on same-sex marriage in the future.
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