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I m pa ct of Yo u r Vote <br />On the Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage <br />Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that <br />only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or <br />recognized as a marriage in Minnesota? <br />O Yes <br />O No <br />C� A Yes Vote: would place the existing state law into <br />the state's Constitution. This would remove the <br />opportunity of state courts to consider the constitutionality <br />of the existing state law which includes this definition. <br />A`yes' vote will also make it more difficult for <br />Minnesotans in the future to change state law since any <br />changes would require another constitutional <br />amendment. <br />Q A No Vote does not create marriage for gay and <br />lesbian couples. Current Minnesota law already defines <br />marriage as one man and one woman. <br />A'no' vote preserves the legal status quo defining <br />marriage as between one man and one woman. <br />If adopted the amendment would limit the ability of gay <br />and lesbian couples to marry, and it would limit the <br />freedom of religious institutions to decide who they <br />should and shouldn't marry. <br />