| Arkansas
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State Information
Government Website:
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
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Outline of State Law
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| Current Status of Law Concerning Marriage and Date of Passage |
1997 - State Law Passed |
2004 - Constitutional Amendment |
| State Law Prohibits/Voids Same Sex/Same Gender Marriage |
yes |
yes |
| State Law Defines Marriage between a Man and a Woman |
yes |
yes |
| State Law Denies Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages Solemnized in Other States |
no |
yes |
| State Law States that Same Sex Marriage is not Aligned with State Public Policy |
no |
no |
| State Law Defines "Spouse" as Referring Only to a Person of the Opposite Sex Who is Married as Husband or Wife |
no |
no |
Statutory Provision
Arkansas Code title 9, ch. 11, §109: Validity of Same-sex Marriages.
Marriage shall be only between a man and a woman. A marriage between persons of the same sex is void.
Constitutional Provision
Section 1. Marriage.
Marriage consists only of the union of one man and one woman.
Section 2. Marital status.
Legal status for unmarried persons which is identical or substantially similar to marital status shall not be valid or recognized in Arkansas, except that the legislature may recognize a common law marriage from another state between a man and a woman.
Section 3. Capacity, rights, obligations, privileges, and immunities.
The legislature has the power to determine the capacity of persons to marry, subject to this amendment, and the legal rights, obligations, privileges, and immunities of marriage.
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U.S. Senators
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Mark Pryor, Democrat
http://pryor.senate.gov/
This senator was elected in 2002, therefore not present for the federal DOMA vote in 1996. The senator voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
Blanche Lincoln, Democrat
http://lincoln.senate.gov/
As a U.S. Representative in 1996, this senator did not cast a vote for or against the federal DOMA in 1996. The senator voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
State Public Policy Organizations Working on Marriage Issues
Arkansas Family Council
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