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Bill: Local Marriage Act of 2897
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Radical Republicans (UM)
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 2898
Description[?]:
| This bill will shift the registrar of civil unions from the Kingdom to the councils. Councils will be required to abide by currently-existing national standards for entry into a civil union, allowing all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: Civil marriages are defined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:07:15, February 22, 2010 CET | From |  Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Local Marriage Act of 2897 |
| Message | Madam Speaker, this bill would allow councils to decide to abolish the ability for two members of the same sex to obtain a civil marriage. We are surprised that the URR are taking such a retrograde step. The key word is "define", which is what this bill will allow councils to do. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 65 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 326 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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