(CPOD) Apr. 14, 2004 – An state amendment regarding same-sex marriage would get the support from a majority of people in Wisconsin, according to a poll by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 53 per cent of respondents would back the changes.
(CPOD) Apr. 14, 2004 – An state amendment regarding same-sex marriage would get the support from a majority of people in Wisconsin, according to a poll by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 53 per cent of respondents would back the changes.
On Feb. 24, United States president George W. Bush asked the U.S. Congress to enact an amendment that would define marriage as the union between a man and a woman. Marriage certificates have been issued to same-sex couples in the states of California, Oregon, New Mexico and New York.
The proposed Wisconsin amendment defines marriage as being between one man and one woman, and bans civil unions for gay and lesbian partners, which are currently available only in the state of Vermont. Support for the changes grows by 13 per cent, if the topic of civil unions were left out.
Polling Data
There is a proposed amendment in Wisconsin which defines marriage as being between one man and one woman and which bans so-called civil unions between members of the same sex. Do you favour or oppose this state constitutional amendment?
Favour | 53% |
Oppose | 38% |
How about an amendment that said nothing about civil unions, but defined marriage as being between one man and one woman?
Favour | 66% |
Oppose | 28% |
Source: University of Wisconsin Survey Center / The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Methodology: Interviews to 500 Wisconsin adults, conducted from Mar. 23 to Mar. 31, 2004. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
