Ballot Measure 2 of 1998 is a defense of marriage amendment that amended the Alaska Constitution by adding a definition of marriage that prevents same-sex marriages from being conducted or recognized in Alaska. The Ballot measure passed after a Superior Court ruling that the state needed compelling reason to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples, while it was being appealed to the Alaska Supreme Court. The Alaska Supreme Court dismissed the case after it passed via public referendum on November 3, 1998 with 68% of voters supporting and 32% opposing.[1]
The text of the adopted amendment, which is found at Article I, section 25 of the Alaska Constitution, states:
To be valid or recognized in this State, a marriage may exist only between one man and one woman.[2]
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