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Virginia repeals same-sex marriage ban from state constitution
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A federal judge struck down the ban as unconstitutional in 2014, and same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
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Virginia said "yes" to protecting Virginians' "fundamental right to vote" by approving an amendment to the state's Constitution, according to the Associated Press.
This story originally appeared on The Advocate . Virginia voters have approved constitutional protections for marriage equality , removing the state’s unenforceable ban on same-sex marriage 20 years after voters added it to the commonwealth’s founding document.
A federal judge struck down the ban as unconstitutional in 2014, and same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
In 2006, Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage passed with 57% of the vote. On Tuesday, an amendment to remove it passed with roughly the same share.
In 2006, Virginia's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage passed with 57% of the vote. On Tuesday, an amendment to remove it passed with roughly the same share.
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