| West Virginia
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State Information
Government Website:
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legishp.html
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Outline of State Law
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| Current Status of Law Concerning Marriage and Date of Passage |
2000 - State Law Passed. |
| 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
West Virignia Code 48-2-603. Certain acts, records, and proceedings not to be given effect in this state. A public act, record or judicial proceeding of any other state, territory, possession or tribe respecting a relationship between persons of the same sex that is treated as a marriage under the laws of the other state, territory, possession, or tribe, or a right or claim arising from such relationship, shall not be given effect by this state.
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U.S. Senators
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Robert Byrd, Democrat
http://www.senate.gov/~byrd/
This senator voted for the federal DOMA in 1996 and for the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
John Rockefeller, Democrat
http://rockefeller.senate.gov/
This senator voted for the federal DOMA in 1996 but against the Marriage Protection Amendment (MPA) in 2004. The senator did not vote on the MPA in 2006.
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