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Nebraska  
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State Information

Government Website: http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/learning/process.htm

Outline of State Law
Current Status of Law Concerning Marriage and Date of Passage 1943 ? Statute   2000 - Constitutional Amendment passed 
State Law Prohibits/Voids Same Sex/Same Gender Marriage no  yes 
State Law Defines Marriage between a Man and a Woman no  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

Nebraska Revised Statutes of 1943

Chapter 28. Article 7. § 28-702. Incestuous marriages; declared void.
Incestuous marriages are marriages between parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren of every degree, between brothers and sisters of the half as well as the whole blood, and between uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews. Incestuous marriages are declared to be absolutely void. This section shall extend to children and relations born out of wedlock.

Chapter 42. Husband and Wife. Article 1. Marriage
In law, marriage is considered a civil contract, to which the consent of the parties capable of contracting is essential.

Constitutional Provision

Nebraska Constitution Article I, Section 29 Marriage; same-sex relationships not valid or recognized.

Only marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in Nebraska. The uniting of two persons of the same sex in a civil union, domestic partnership, or other similar same-sex relationship shall not be valid or recognized in Nebraska.

U.S. Senators
US Senators and their Comments on FMA

Chuck Hagel, Republican
http://hagel.senate.gov/
This senator was elected in 1996, therefore not present for the federal DOMA in 1996. He voted for the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004. The senator did not vote on the MPA in 2006.

Ben Nelson, Democrat
http://bennelson.senate.gov/
This senator was elected in 2000, therefore not present for 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

Family First



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