1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to 
1.3 	article XIII; recognizing as a valid domestic legal union only a marriage between 
1.4 	a man and a woman.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
 1.7 	An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to  the people.  If the 
1.8 	amendment is adopted, a section shall be added to article XIII, to read:

1.9 	Sec. 13.A marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union that 
1.10 	shall be valid or recognized in this state.

1.11 	Sec. 2. QUESTION.
 1.12 	The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the people at the 2006 general 
1.13 	election. The question submitted shall be:
1.14 	"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that only a marriage 
1.15 	between a man and a woman is a valid domestic legal union?

1.16	Yes .......
	
1.17	No ......."