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legal contract between one man and one woman is contrary to the public policy of this state and shall be void and unenforceable in
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3295:(R, Knoxville) The House of Representatives approved HJR 990 on May 6, 2004, by a vote of eighty-five to five. The measure received Senate approval on May 19, 2004, by a vote of twenty-eight to one. After the 2004 election, the amendment was introduced in the
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Hearing Held in ACLU-TN Challenge to
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246: 70–80%
240: 80–90%
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3699:the original
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3317:
3302:
3286:
3278:
298:
278:
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181:
176:
171:
149:Valid votes
136:
124:
119:
114:
78:
77:
58:
3999:(2012, ban)
3976:(2008, ban)
3970:(2008, ban)
3964:(2008, ban)
3958:(2006, ban)
3946:(2006, ban)
3934:(2006, ban)
3928:(2006, ban)
3922:(2006, ban)
3916:(2006, ban)
3904:(2005, ban)
3892:(2004, ban)
3886:(2004, ban)
3880:(2004, ban)
3874:(2004, ban)
3868:(2004, ban)
3862:(2004, ban)
3856:(2004, ban)
3850:(2004, ban)
3844:(2004, ban)
3838:(2004, ban)
3832:(2004, ban)
3826:(2004, ban)
3820:(2004, ban)
3808:(2000, ban)
3802:(2000, ban)
3779:(1998, ban)
3448:Sample size
3405:Total votes
3320:Mason-Dixon
2822:Amendment 3
2817:Amendment 1
2807:Amendment 1
2797:Amendment 1
744:U.S. Senate
172:Total votes
31:Amendment 1
4069:Categories
3552:References
3458:Undecided
3243:Government
2830:Nashville
1097:U.S. House
699:Republican
655:Democratic
193:3,738,703
152:1,746,970
3452:In favor
3410:1,746,970
3382:1,419,434
3293:Bill Dunn
3213:2018 (sp)
291:Tennessee
267:Sources:
177:1,746,970
120:1,419,434
4051:De facto
3654:Archived
3620:Archived
3510:See also
3455:Against
3421:Source:
3396:327,536
2832:measures
1841:At-large
287:marriage
155:100.00%
141:327,536
3498:53% pro
3467:Source
3461:Margin
3360:Choice
3346:Results
281:, is a
196:49.97%
182:100.00%
144:18.75%
87:Results
3952:(2006)
3910:(2006)
3898:(2005)
3415:100.00
3399:18.75
3363:Votes
1700:Senate
255:
250:
244:
238:
232:
166:0.00%
125:81.25%
101:Votes
97:Choice
4031:2020s
3990:2010s
3793:2000s
3770:1990s
3702:(PDF)
3695:(PDF)
3387:81.25
1834:House
3223:2023
3218:2019
3208:2015
3203:2011
3198:2007
3180:2022
3175:2018
3170:2014
3152:2023
3147:2019
3142:2015
3124:2022
3119:2018
3114:2014
3109:2010
3104:2006
3086:2023
3081:2019
3076:2015
3071:2011
3053:2022
3048:2018
3043:2014
3038:2010
3020:2023
3015:2019
3010:2015
3005:2011
3000:2007
2995:2003
2990:1999
2985:1995
2980:1991
2975:1987
2970:1983
2952:2022
2947:2018
2942:2014
2937:2010
2919:2025
2914:2021
2909:2017
2904:2013
2886:2022
2881:2018
2812:2022
2802:2014
2792:2006
2764:2024
2759:2022
2754:2020
2749:2018
2744:2016
2739:2014
2734:2012
2729:2010
2724:2008
2719:2006
2701:2024
2696:2022
2691:2020
2686:2018
2681:2016
2676:2014
2671:2012
2666:2010
2661:2008
2656:2006
2638:2022
2633:2018
2628:2014
2623:2010
2618:2006
2613:2002
2608:1998
2603:1994
2598:1990
2593:1986
2588:1982
2583:1978
2578:1974
2573:1970
2568:1966
2563:1962
2558:1958
2553:1954
2548:1952
2543:1950
2538:1948
2533:1946
2528:1944
2523:1942
2518:1940
2513:1938
2508:1936
2503:1934
2498:1932
2493:1930
2488:1928
2483:1926
2478:1924
2473:1922
2468:1920
2463:1918
2458:1916
2453:1914
2448:1912
2443:1910
2438:1908
2433:1906
2428:1904
2423:1902
2418:1900
2413:1898
2408:1896
2403:1894
2398:1892
2393:1890
2388:1888
2383:1886
2378:1884
2373:1882
2368:1880
2363:1878
2358:1876
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2348:1872
2343:1870
2338:1869
2333:1867
2328:1865
2323:1863
2318:1861
2313:1859
2308:1857
2303:1855
2298:1853
2293:1851
2288:1849
2283:1847
2278:1845
2273:1843
2268:1841
2263:1839
2258:1837
2253:1835
2248:1833
2243:1831
2238:1829
2233:1827
2228:1825
2223:1823
2218:1821
2213:1819
2208:1817
2203:1815
2198:1813
2193:1811
2188:1809
2183:1807
2178:1805
2173:1803
2168:1801
2163:1799
2158:1797
2153:1796
2135:2024
2130:2022
2125:2020
2120:2018
2115:2016
2110:2014
2105:2012
2100:2010
2095:2008
2090:2006
2085:2004
2080:2002
2075:2000
2038:1940
2024:1969
2019:1958
2014:1845
2000:1939
1995:1932
1981:1939
1967:1988
1962:1975
1957:1814
1943:1875
1938:1874
1933:1837
1919:1939
1905:1988
1900:1964
1895:1939
1890:1891
1885:1815
1871:1961
1866:1910
1852:1801
1847:1797
1826:1994
1821:1964
1816:1938
1811:1934
1806:1930
1801:1913
1796:1905
1791:1898
1786:1877
1781:1857
1776:1843
1771:1840
1766:1839
1761:1838
1756:1829
1751:1825
1746:1821
1741:1819
1736:1817
1731:1815
1726:1811
1721:1809
1716:1799
1711:1798
1706:1797
1681:2024
1676:2022
1671:2020
1666:2018
1661:2016
1656:2014
1651:2012
1646:2010
1641:2008
1636:2006
1631:2004
1626:2002
1621:2000
1616:1998
1611:1996
1606:1994
1601:1992
1596:1990
1591:1988
1586:1986
1581:1984
1576:1982
1571:1980
1566:1978
1561:1976
1556:1974
1551:1972
1546:1970
1541:1968
1536:1966
1531:1964
1526:1962
1521:1960
1516:1958
1511:1956
1506:1954
1501:1952
1496:1950
1491:1948
1486:1946
1481:1944
1476:1942
1471:1940
1466:1938
1461:1936
1456:1934
1451:1932
1446:1930
1441:1928
1436:1926
1431:1924
1426:1922
1421:1920
1416:1918
1411:1916
1406:1914
1401:1912
1396:1910
1391:1908
1386:1906
1381:1904
1376:1902
1371:1900
1366:1898
1361:1896
1356:1894
1351:1892
1346:1890
1341:1888
1336:1886
1331:1884
1326:1882
1321:1880
1316:1878
1311:1876
1306:1874
1301:1872
1296:1870
1291:1868
1286:1867
1281:1865
1276:1861
1271:1859
1266:1857
1261:1855
1256:1853
1251:1851
1246:1849
1241:1847
1236:1845
1231:1843
1226:1842
1221:1841
1216:1839
1211:1837
1206:1835
1201:1833
1196:1831
1191:1829
1186:1827
1181:1825
1176:1823
1171:1821
1166:1819
1161:1817
1156:1815
1151:1813
1146:1811
1141:1809
1136:1807
1131:1805
1126:1803
1121:1801
1116:1799
1111:1797
1106:1796
1088:2026
1083:2024
1078:2020
1073:2018
1068:2014
1063:2012
1058:2008
1053:2006
1048:2002
1043:2000
1038:1996
1033:1994
1028:1990
1023:1988
1018:1984
1013:1982
1008:1978
1003:1976
998:1972
993:1970
988:1966
983:1964
978:1960
973:1958
968:1954
963:1952
958:1948
953:1946
948:1942
943:1940
938:1936
933:1934
928:1930
923:1928
918:1924
913:1922
908:1918
903:1916
898:1913
893:1911
888:1907
883:1905
878:1901
873:1899
868:1895
863:1893
858:1889
853:1887
848:1883
843:1877
838:1875
833:1867
828:1866
823:1858
818:1853
813:1851
808:1847
803:1844
798:1841
793:1835
788:1833
783:1829
778:1826
773:1823
768:1809
763:1803
758:1798
753:1796
735:2024
730:2020
725:2016
720:2012
715:2008
710:2004
705:2000
691:2024
686:2020
681:2016
676:2012
671:2008
666:2004
661:2000
636:2024
631:2020
626:2016
621:2012
616:2008
611:2004
606:2000
601:1996
596:1992
591:1988
586:1984
581:1980
576:1976
571:1972
566:1968
561:1964
556:1960
551:1956
546:1952
541:1948
536:1944
531:1940
526:1936
521:1932
516:1928
511:1924
506:1920
501:1916
496:1912
491:1908
486:1904
481:1900
476:1896
471:1892
466:1888
461:1884
456:1880
451:1876
446:1872
441:1868
436:1864
431:1860
426:1856
421:1852
416:1848
411:1844
406:1840
401:1836
396:1832
391:1828
386:1824
381:1820
376:1816
371:1812
366:1808
361:1804
356:1800
351:1796
273:The
3492:20%
3488:73%
3393:No
3377:Yes
2032:9th
2008:8th
1989:7th
1975:6th
1951:5th
1927:4th
1913:3rd
1879:2nd
1860:1st
227:Yes
115:Yes
4071::
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3631:^
3590:.
3366:%
163:0
137:No
104:%
4057:.
3757:e
3750:t
3743:v
3594:.
3501:?
3495:?
3484:?
3478:/
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3261:t
3254:v
20:)
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