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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
South Dakotans For Same-Sex Amendment
Credit:Mario Fabretto (FOTW Flags Of The World website at flagspot.net)
(CPOD) Apr. 7, 2004 - Many South Dakotans want to modify the United States Constitution to ban wedlock for same-sex partners, according to a poll by Zogby International released by KOTA-TV. 63.2 per cent of respondents support an amendment that would define marriage as the union between a man and a woman, while 31.8 per cent disagree.
On Feb. 24, U.S. 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. This past November, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the state's constitution must offer gay and lesbian partners the possibility of getting married.
Polling Data
Do you support or oppose an amendment to the U.S. constitution that would recognize marriage as between one man and one woman and would outlaw same-sex marriage?
Support | 63.2% |
Oppose | 31.8% |
Source: Zogby International / KOTA-TV
Methodology: Interviews to 501 likely South Dakota voters, conducted on Mar. 27 and Mar. 28, 2004. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
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