1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to 
1.3 	article XIII; recognizing marriage as only a union between one man and one 
1.4 	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  the people.  If the 
1.8 	amendment is adopted, a section shall be added to article XIII, to read:

1.9 	Sec. 13. Only the union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a 
1.10 	marriage in Minnesota. Any other relationship shall not be recognized as a marriage or 
1.11 	its legal equivalent.

1.12 	Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
 1.13 	The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2006 general 
1.14 	election. The question submitted must be:
1.15 	"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that marriage or its legal 
1.16 	equivalent is limited to only the union of one man and one woman?

1.17	Yes .......
	
1.18	No ......."