| 12 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 13 | 14 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION AND REPEAL A 2 |
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| 14 | 15 | | CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION THAT RECOGNIZES MARRIAGE BETWEEN ONE 3 |
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| 15 | 16 | | MAN AND ONE WOMAN AS THE ONLY DOMESTIC LEGAL UNION THAT IS 4 |
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| 16 | 17 | | VALID OR RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE. 5 |
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| 17 | 18 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6 |
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| 18 | 19 | | SECTION 1. Section 6 of Article XIV of the North Carolina Constitution reads as 7 |
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| 19 | 20 | | rewritten: 8 |
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| 20 | 21 | | "Sec. 6. Marriage. 9 |
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| 21 | 22 | | Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be 10 |
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| 22 | 23 | | valid or recognized in this State. This section does not prohibit a private party from entering into 11 |
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| 23 | 24 | | contracts with another private party; nor does this section prohibit courts from adjudicating the 12 |
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| 24 | 25 | | rights of private parties pursuant to such contracts." 13 |
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| 25 | 26 | | SECTION 2. The amendment set out in Section 1 of this act shall be submitted to 14 |
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| 26 | 27 | | the qualified voters of the State at the general election in November 2026, which election shall 15 |
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| 27 | 28 | | be conducted under the laws then governing elections in the State. Ballots, voting systems, or 16 |
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| 28 | 29 | | both may be used in accordance with Chapter 163 of the General Statutes. The question to be 17 |
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| 29 | 30 | | used in the voting systems and ballots shall be: 18 |
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| 30 | 31 | | "[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST 19 |
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| 31 | 32 | | Constitutional amendment to repeal a constitutional provision that recognizes 20 |
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| 32 | 33 | | marriage between one man and one woman as the only domestic legal union that is valid and 21 |
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| 33 | 34 | | recognized in this State." 22 |
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| 34 | 35 | | SECTION 3. If a majority of votes cast on the question are in favor of the amendment 23 |
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| 35 | 36 | | set out in Section 1 of this act, the State Board of Elections shall certify the amendment to the 24 |
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| 36 | 37 | | Secretary of State, and the amendment becomes effective January 1, 2027. The Secretary of State 25 |
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| 37 | 38 | | shall enroll the amendment so certified among the permanent records of that office. 26 |
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| 38 | 39 | | SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes 27 |
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| 39 | 40 | | law. 28 |
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