2006 Referendum General Election Results - South Carolina
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  Referendum: Amendment 1 (Gay Marriage Ban)Popular Vote
Yes 829,360 77.97%
No 234,316 22.03%
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Election Notes:
  • Must Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding Section 15 so as to provide that in this State and its political subdivisions, a marriage between one man and one woman is the only lawful domestic union that shall be valid or recognized; that this State and its political subdivisions shall not create, recognize, or give effect to a legal status, right, or claim created by another jurisdiction respecting any other domestic union, however denominated; that this amendment shall not impair any right or benefit extended by the State or its political subdivisions other than a right or benefit arising from a domestic union that is not valid or recognized in this State; and that this amendment shall not prohibit or limit the ability of parties other than the State or its political subdivisions from entering into contracts or other legal instruments?
Demographic Data

2010 Population:4,625,364Enum.2010 Population Density:59.3persons/km2
2006 Population:4,357,847Est.2006 Population Density:55.9persons/km2
2000 Population:4,012,012Enum.2000 Population Density:51.4persons/km2
Land Area (2000):77,983km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.4%

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  • Source for Popular Vote data: South Carolina State Election Commission. NOVEMBER 7 2006 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE WIDE GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIAL RESULTS, South Carolina State Election Commission (http://www.scvotes.org/statistics/election_returns_from_primaries_and_general_elections_statewide) (accessed 17 Feb 2009)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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