SF 3003

as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution 
  1.3             by adding a section to article VI; restricting the 
  1.4             power of the judicial branch to define marriage or its 
  1.5             equivalent.  
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.] 
  1.8      An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to 
  1.9   the people.  If the amendment is adopted, a section shall be 
  1.10  added to article VI, to read:  
  1.11     Sec. 14.  The judicial branch does not have the power to 
  1.12  direct or require the legislature to define marriage or a legal 
  1.13  equivalent to marriage such as a civil union between parties.  
  1.14  The legislature has the sole power to define marriage and 
  1.15  equivalent civil unions.  
  1.16     Sec. 2.  [QUESTION.] 
  1.17     The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the people at 
  1.18  the 2004 general election.  The question submitted shall be:  
  1.19     "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide 
  1.20  that the judicial branch must not direct or require the 
  1.21  legislature to define marriage or civil unions and that only the 
  1.22  legislature has this power? 
  1.23                                     Yes .......
  1.24                                     No ........"