A bi-partisan majority of the North Carolina Legislature has voted to put the North Carolina Marriage Protection Amendment on the ballot to preserve marriage in our state as the union of one man and one woman. North Carolinians will finally have the opportunity to vote on preserving and protecting marriage, just as 30 other states have already been able to do.
The North Carolina Marriage Protection Amendment ensures that voters, not politicians, have the right to decide the definition of marriage in North Carolina. This is necessary to prevent activist judges and politicians from redefining marriage in the future without voter approval.
About Vote FOR Marriage NC
Vote FOR Marriage NC is a bi-partisan, broad coalition of leaders, including leaders of various faiths as well as people outside the religious community, who support the North Carolina Marriage Protection Amendment and asked the Legislature to place it on the ballot. These leaders have assembled a campaign to ensure this amendment passes.
An amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman is necessary to prevent future legislative and judicial efforts to redefine this sacred institution. We strongly believe that North Carolina voters have the right to decide what marriage means in our state, just as voters in 30 other states have done. By placing the traditional definition of marriage in the Constitution, we can ensure that it will always be North Carolina voters, and not politicians or unaccountable judges, who will have the final say on marriage in North Carolina.
Who We Are
Vote FOR Marriage NC is comprised of a multitude of policy organizations, denominations, and civic groups. Its Executive Committee consists of the Christian Action League, NC Values Coalition, a coalition of African American pastors, NC Baptists, and the National Organization for Marriage (NOM).
Vote FOR Marriage NC is supported by a broad range of organizations and individuals, including faith leaders from virtually every denomination in North Carolina – and those who subscribe to no faith at all. Its Executive Committee consists of:
Christian Action League
NC Values Coalition
African American Pastors
NC Baptists
National Organization for Marriage
The Catholic Church in North Carolina through its non-partisan public policy organization, Catholic Voice North Carolina, is also working with the Executive Committee in support of the amendment.
People from every walk of life, Democrats, Republicans and Independents believe that marriage is between a man and a woman and have organized to ensure that definition is protected and upheld.
Voting YES for the Marriage Amendment does 2 simple things:
- Protects the definition of marriage to remain what North Carolina law has always been and what human history has always upheld marriage to be—the union of one man and one woman.
- Strengthens democracy and allows the people of North Carolina the opportunity to protect marriage before it is redefined by judges or politicians.
