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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Many Oregonians Against Same-Sex Marriage
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(CPOD) Mar. 11, 2004 - Many residents of Oregon believe wedlock for homosexual partners should be outlawed, according to a poll published in The Oregonian. 54 per cent of respondents reject same-sex marriage.
On Feb. 24, president George W. Bush asked the U.S. Congress to enact a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as the union between a man and a woman.
Existing regulations regarding constitutional amendments establish a two-step process. First, two-thirds of members in both the House of Representatives and the Senate --or two thirds of the country's state legislatures-- must vote to request the change. In order for the amendment to be ratified, it must be approved by 38 of the country's 50 state legislatures.
In Oregon's Multnomah County --which includes the city of Portland-- more than 1,200 marriage licenses have been issued to gay and lesbian couples since Mar. 3.
Polling Data
Do you think same-sex marriages should be legal?
Yes | 35% |
No | 54% |
Unsure | 11% |
Source: The Oregonian
Methodology: Interviews to 400 Oregon voters, conducted on Mar. 4, 2004. No margin of error was provided.