State Information
Government Website:
http://www.leg.state.or.us/
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Outline of State Law
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| Current Status of Law Concerning Marriage and Date of Passage |
2004 - Constitutional amendment |
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| State Law Prohibits/Voids Same Sex/Same Gender Marriage |
no |
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| State Law Defines Marriage between a Man and a Woman |
yes |
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| State Law Denies Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages Solemnized in Other States |
yes |
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| State Law States that Same Sex Marriage is not Aligned with State Public Policy |
yes |
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| State Law Defines "Spouse" as Referring Only to a Person of the Opposite Sex Who is Married as Husband or Wife |
no |
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Statutory Provision
Constitutional Provision
Article XV, Section 5a.
It is the policy of Oregon, and its political subdivisions, that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or legally recognized as a marriage.
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U.S. Senators
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Gordon Smith, Republican
http://gsmith.senate.gov/
This senator was elected in 1996, therefore not present for the federal DOMA in 1996. The senator voted for the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
Ron Wyden, Democrat
http://wyden.senate.gov/
This senator voted against the federal DOMA in 1996 and against the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
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