Stanly County Endorses Marriage Amendment

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Stanly County Endorses Marriage Amendment

Special Report - March 13, 2012
The Stanly County Board of Commissioners has officially joined two other counties in North Carolina in endorsing the Marriage Protection Amendment that will be on the May 8, 2012 primary ballot. The board approved a resolution endorsing the amendment at its March 5 meeting. Stanly County now joins Brunswick County and Wake County in enacting resolutions that support the Marriage Protection Amendment (MPA). If it is approved by a majority of voters, the MPA would amend the North Carolina Constitution to include: “Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State. This section does not prohibit a private party from entering into contracts with another private party; nor does this section prohibit courts from adjudicating the rights of private parties pursuant to such contracts.”

In addition to endorsing the amendment, the resolution passed by the Stanly County Board of Commissioners notes that “North Carolina is the only state in the South that has not protected marriage its constitution,” and that the “Stanly County Commissioners encourage the people of Stanly County and North Carolina to voice their opinion by exercising their right to vote.”

Since the General Assembly’s passage of legislation to put the Marriage Protection Amendment on the May 8, 2012 ballot, only one county and one municipality in North Carolina have passed resolutions opposing the amendment: Orange County in January 2012 and the city of Raleigh in December 2011.

“The growing number of counties in North Carolina who have endorsed the Marriage Protection Amendment is encouraging,” said Bill Brooks, president of the North Carolina Family Policy Council. “It is a reflection of the large majority of voters in the state who support the amendment, as found in a recent Civitas Institute poll. Regardless of how the media spins it, most North Carolinians believe that the institution of marriage is and should remain only between one man and one woman, and want to protect it through our constitution. We applaud the Stanly County Commission for passing this resolution, and we encourage other counties across North Carolina to join Stanly, Wake and Brunswick counties in passing similar resolutions in support of the Marriage Protection Amendment.”

Related resources:
Brunswick County Supports Marriage - March 7, 2012
Wake County Endorses Marriage Amendment - February 22, 2012
Marriage Resources Page
Orange County Opposes Marriage Amendment - January 27, 2012
Faith Leaders Affirm Traditional Marriage - January 20, 2012
Raleigh Opposes Marriage Amendment - December 7, 2011
Polls Find NC Supports Marriage - October 14, 2011
Governor Opposes Marriage Amendment - October 11, 2011
Likely Voters Support the Marriage Amendment - October 6, 2011
Same-Sex Couples Seek Marriage Licenses - October 4, 2011
Marriage Debate Heats Up - September 22, 2011
Marriage Amendment Goes to Voters - September 14, 2011
Marriage Scores on Survey - June 20, 2011
Marriage Amendment Support Continues - January 3, 2011