Urging General Assembly to Reject the Proposed State Constitutional Amendment Permanently Defining Marriage

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Resolution Addressing HHR -6 Page 2 4 a majority of the legislative branch of the City of South Bend believe that HJR -6 is not good for the business of Indiana or for the families of Indiana, as noted in a recent poll conducted by Ball State University showing that 58% of Indiana residents oppose the proposed constitutional amendment, and that in addition to the actions of the mayors and council noted to date that educational institutions such as Indiana University, Purdue University, Ball State University, Butler University and DePaul University have expressed their opposition; and recruiting and retaining the younger generation workforce must include recognition and respect for those in same -sex unions, but HJR 6 sends precisely the opposite message; and WIM4 , on June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which denied federal recognition of the marriage of same -sex couples who were legally married under state law, was unconstitutional; and q it should be further noted that Indiana University, DePauw University, Wabash College, Ball State University, Butler University, the University of Evansville, University of Indianapolis and Indiana State University have declared that HJR -6 would be a conflict in policies against harassment and discrimination; and a recent study by students at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law found more than 600 rights and obligations related to marriage that could be permanently denied under HJR 6. Section I. The majority of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, urges the 2014 Indiana General Assembly to vote against HJR 6. Section II. The South Bend Common Council directs the City Clerk o to distribute copies of this Resolution to Indiana Governor Mike Pence and to all members of the Indiana General Assembly who have emails of public record. Section III. This Resolution shall be in full for e ect o er its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor. �- Council Member Tim Scott, I" District South Bend Common Council hn oorde, City Clerk PI2MWEO .� —13 -1 i NOT APPROVED z Pete Butjlg4eg, Ma0ef South Bend Filed in Clerk's Office _tAF i_i'v wm6nc