State Information
Government Website:
http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/core/government.html
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Outline of State Law
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| Current Status of Law Concerning Marriage and Date of Passage |
statute |
2006 - Constitutional Amendment |
| 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 |
"marriage creates legal status of husband and wife" |
no |
Statutory Provision
765.01 A civil contract. Marriage, so far as its validity at law is concerned, is a civil contract, to which the consent of the parties capable in law of contracting is essential, and which creates the legal status of husband and wife.
Constitutional Provision
Article 13. Section 13.
Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state.
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U.S. Senators
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Russell Feingold, Democrat
http://feingold.senate.gov/
This senator voted against the federal DOMA in 1996 and against the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
Herb Kohl, Democrat
http://kohl.senate.gov/
This senator voted for the federal DOMA in 1996 but against the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
State Public Policy Organizations Working on Marriage Issues
Family Research Institute of Wisconsin
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