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Monday, November 4, 2013
(WDNG) - One Alabama lawmaker looks to repeal the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Alabama Democratic Rep. Patricia Todd of Birmingham has pre filed a bill that would repeal the Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment.
The amendment, ratified in 2006, does not allow same-sex couples to obtain a marriage license and does not recognize marriages from other states. Voters overwhelmingly approved the amendment by 81 percent and only saw about 160,000 Alabamians oppose the same-sex marriage ban.
If approved by the Legislature, Todd’s proposed bill would then appear on a ballot for voters. Todd was reelected to a second term to represent Alabama District 54 in downtown Birmingham in 2010. In September, Todd married her longtime partner Jennifer Clarke in Massachusetts.
Under the Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment, Todd’s marriage is not formally recognized in the state.
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