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. &�,�1 P0. 1-1-0ff <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, <br />URGING THE INDIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REJECT THE PROPOSED STATE <br />CONSTITUTUIONAL AMENDMENT PERMANENTLY DEFINING MARRIAGE <br />the South Bend Common Council notes that in 2011, the Indiana General Assembly <br />adopted House Joint Resolution No. 6 ( "HJR 6 "), which would add a new Section 38 to Article I of the <br />Indiana Constitution, which would read as follows: <br />"Section 38. Only a marriage between one (1) man and one (1) woman shall be valid or <br />recognized as a marriage in Indiana. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of <br />marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized"; and <br />91tCP=4 in order to become effective, HJR 6 must be voted on again and have identical language <br />passed by the 2014 General Assembly, and then ratified by a majority of those voting on the question <br />during the November 2014 General Election; and if passed by popular vote, it would be added to the <br />Indiana Constitution; and <br />60%;=; it should be noted that Indiana Code § 31- 11- 1 -1(a) already provides that, "Only a <br />female may marry a male. Only a male may many a female"; and was upheld against a state <br />constitutional challenge in Morrison v. Sadler, 821 N.E. 2d 15 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005); and <br />OXACz4 on August 21, 2013, a coalition of Indiana businesses and groups announced the <br />formation of Freedom Indiana, a bi- partisan statewide organization, including two (2) of Indiana's <br />largest employers, Eli Lilly and Company and Cummins, Inc. who oppose HJR 6; and <br />Ww; a several legislative bodies have adopted resolutions voicing their opposition to HJR 6 <br />including but not limited to the Indianapolis City -County Council adopting a Resolution by a 22 -6 vote <br />on November 10, 2013; Evansville New Albany Common Council adopting a resolution on November <br />21, 2013; Common Council adopting Resolution No. C -2013 on December 9, 2013; Bloomington <br />Common Council adopting Resolution No. 13 -15 on December 4, 2013; and as of January 1, 2014 <br />eleven (11) Indiana Mayors have publicly voiced their opposition to HJR -6 who are the administrative <br />leaders of Angola, Anderson, Bloomington, Carmel, Fort Wayne, Hammond, Indianapolis, Kokomo, <br />South Bend, Valparaiso, and West Lafayette; and <br />mss, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has publicly stated that "Indiana's constitution exists <br />in order to protect rights and freedoms, not take them away. Our state must be welcoming and respectful <br />of all individuals, or we will be left behind. Changing the constitution in order to deny certain <br />protections to some Hoosier families would send the exact wrong message as we work to grow and <br />develop a competitive economy in cities like South Bend."; and <br />
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