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==About==
 
==About==
The {{date|2012-05-08|May 8, 2012}} election in [[North Carolina]] passed [[US/NC/2011/SB/514|an amendment]] defining [[marriage]] as being between a man and a woman, preventing government recognition of [[civil union]]s and [[same-sex marriage]], even those legally performed in other states.
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The {{date|2012-05-08|May 8, 2012}} election in [[North Carolina]] passed [[US/NC/2011/SB/514|an amendment]] defining [[marriage]] as being between a man and a woman, preventing government recognition of [[civil union]]s and [[same-sex marriage]], even those legally performed in other states. (See [[US/NC/2011/SB/514]] for more about the effects of this.)
 
 
The backlash against this victory for [[US conservative|"conservative"]] fundamentalism was immediate, and is [http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2012/05/09/conservatives-will-rue-the-decision/ tentatively expected] to result in quicker progress for [[gay rights]] in NC than would have been possible otherwise.
 
 
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* [http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/36596/80741/en/summary.html unofficial election results]
 
* [http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/36596/80741/en/summary.html unofficial election results]

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The May 8, 2012 election in North Carolina passed an amendment defining marriage as being between a man and a woman, preventing government recognition of civil unions and same-sex marriage, even those legally performed in other states. (See US/NC/2011/SB/514 for more about the effects of this.)

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