Utah Constitutional Amendment 3 is an amendment to the Utah state constitution that defines marriage as a union exclusively between a man and woman. It passed in the November 2, 2004 election, as did similar amendments in ten other states.
The amendment reads:
- Marriage consists only of the legal union between a man and a woman.
- No other domestic union, however denominated, may be recognized as a marriage or given the same or substantially equivalent legal effect.
Read more about Utah Constitutional Amendment 3: Background, Arguments For Amendment 3, Arguments Against Amendment 3, Outcome
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