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State Information
Government Website:
http://www.nh.gov/
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Outline of State Law
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| Current Status of Law Concerning Marriage and Date of Passage |
1987- State Law passed banning same sex marriage. |
| State Law Prohibits/Voids Same Sex/Same Gender Marriage |
yes |
| State Law Defines Marriage between a Man and a Woman |
no |
| State Law Denies Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages Solemnized in Other States |
yes |
| State Law States that Same Sex Marriage is not Aligned with State Public Policy |
no |
| State Law Defines "Spouse" as Referring Only to a Person of the Opposite Sex Who is Married as Husband or Wife |
no |
Statutory Provision
New Hampshire Revised Statutes Chapter 457
§ 1. Marriages Prohibited
Men. - No man shall marry his mother, his father's sister, mother's sister, daughter, sister, son's daughter, daughter's daughter, brother's daughter, sister's daughter, father's brother's daughter, mother's brother's daughter, father's sister's daughter, mother's sister's daughter, or any other man.
§ 2. Marriages Prohibited
Women. - No woman shall marry her father, her father's brother, mother's brother, son, brother, son's son, daughter's son, brother's son, sister's son, father's brother's son, mother's brother's son, father's sister's son, mother's sister's son, or any other woman.
§ 3. Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages
Every marriage legally contracted outside the state of New Hampshire, which would not be prohibited under RSA 457:1 or RSA 457:2 if contracted in New Hampshire, shall be recognized as valid in this state for all purposes if or once the contracting parties are or become permanent residents of this state subsequent to such marriage, and the issue of any such marriage shall be legitimate. Marriages legally contracted outside the state of New Hampshire which would be prohibited under RSA 457:1 or RSA 457:2 if contracted in New Hampshire shall not be legally recognized in this state. Any marriage of New Hampshire residents recognized as valid in the state prior to the effective date of this section shall continue to be recognized as valid on or after the effective date of this section.
Current Legislative Activity
- The New Hampshire House voted against a Constitutional Amendment [CACR 34] to define marriage on March 21, 2006. There is currently no other legislative activity.
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U.S. Senators
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Judd Gregg, Republican
http://gregg.senate.gov/
This senator voted for the federal DOMA in 1996 and for the Marriage Protection Amendment (MPA) in 2004. The senator voted against the MPA in 2006.
John Sununu, Republican
http://sununu.senate.gov/
This senator was elected in 2002, thefore not present for the federal DOMA in 1996. The senator voted against the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
State Public Policy Organizations Working on Marriage Issues
Cornerstone Policy Research
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