BILL REQ. #: S-1152.1
| State of Washington | 60th Legislature | 2007 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/29/2007. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:
THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state the
secretary of state shall submit to the qualified voters of the state
for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to
Article I of the Constitution of the state of Washington by adding a
new section to read as follows:
Article I, section . . .. Marriage in Washington state shall
consist solely of two persons, a male and a female. The uniting of two
persons other than a male and a female in any marital relationship is
not valid in this state, and, although valid in another jurisdiction,
is not recognized as valid in this state. The legislature may provide
for such restrictions or sanctions on marriage related to age or degree
of kinship as it deems necessary.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause
notice of this constitutional amendment to be published at least four
times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every legal
newspaper in the state.