1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution 
  1.3             by adding a section to article XIII; recognizing as 
  1.4             marriage only a union between one man and one woman. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.] 
  1.7      An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to 
  1.8   the people.  If the amendment is adopted, a section shall be 
  1.9   added to article XIII, to read: 
  1.10     Sec. 13.  Only the union of one man and one woman shall be 
  1.11  valid or recognized as a marriage in Minnesota.  Any other 
  1.12  relationship shall not be recognized as a marriage or its legal 
  1.13  equivalent. 
  1.14     Sec. 2.  [QUESTION.] 
  1.15     The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the people at 
  1.16  the 2004 general election.  The question submitted shall be: 
  1.17     "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide 
  1.18  that only the union of one man and one woman will be recognized 
  1.19  as a marriage in Minnesota? 
  1.20                                     Yes .......
  1.21                                     No ........"