0001|                      SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 4
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0002|     43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                              ROD ADAIR
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0010|                          A JOINT RESOLUTION
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0011|     PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 20 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
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0012|     NEW MEXICO TO DEFINE A RECOGNIZED, VALID MARRIAGE AS ONE THAT
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0013|     IS PERFORMED OR ENTERED INTO BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN. 
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0015|     BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016|          Section 1.  It is proposed to amend Article 20 of the
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0017|     constitution of New Mexico by adding a new section to read:
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0018|          "The only marriage that is recognized, or valid, in the
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0019|     state of New Mexico, whether performed or entered into in New
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0020|     Mexico or elsewhere, is a marriage between one man and one
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0021|     woman; and any other marriage is against the public policy of
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0022|     New Mexico."
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0023|          Section 2.  The amendment proposed by this resolution
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0024|     shall be submitted to the people for approval or rejection at
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0025|     the next general election or at any special election prior to
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0001|     that date which may be called for that purpose.
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