Same-sex marriage in Campeche

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Legal status of same-sex unions
Marriage
Performed
Recognized
  1. When performed in Mexican states that have legalized same-sex marriage
  2. When performed in the Netherlands proper
  3. Marriages performed in some municipalities and recognized by the state

* Not yet in effect
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Same-sex marriage became legal in the Mexican state of Campeche on May 20, 2016. In April 2016, Campeche's Governor, Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas, submitted a same-sex marriage bill to Congress, which was approved on 10 May 2016.[1]

History

Civil unions

On 11 April 2013 the Party of the Democratic Revolution introduced a measure to create a Civil Partnership of Coexistence for Campeche.[2] The bill was unanimously passed on 20 December 2013, and while it covers both same-sex and opposite-sex couples, it specifically provides that it "shall not constitute a civil partnership of people living together in marriage and cohabitation." An additional distinction is that it is not filed with the Civil Registrar, but with the Public Registry of Property and Trade.[3]

Marriage

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State recognition of same-sex relationships in Mexico.
  Marriage at the state level
  Other type of partnership, with at least one court order supporting marriage as well
  5+ court orders supporting marriage, requiring legalization by the state government
  1–4 court orders supporting individual marriage
  No court orders, but marriage performed in other states recognized under federal law (applies to all states

On 31 March 2014, a lesbian couple applied for marriage in Campeche but were denied in April 2014 based on a decision that same-sex couples must join via the state's civil union provisions.[4] In July 2014, Mexico's Supreme Court declared that the current marriage laws were unconstitutional and told the local government that they must modify their Civil Code to allow same-sex marriages. It was later announced that the couple could marry after a district judge granted them an injunction, but the law must still be revised. PAN has said it will abide by the ruling.[5] The couple was married on 30 August 2014.[6] In September 2014 the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) announced that 16 persons, 10 from Campeche and 6 from Cuidad del Carmen have filed for injunctions and that analysis of changing the marriage statues is in progress.[7]

On 4 April 2016, Campeche's Governor, Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas, submitted a same-sex marriage bill to Congress.[8] Shortly after, the two largest parties in the state, PRI and PAN, announced their support for the bill.[9] On 4 May 2016, the President of the Board of Directors announced that the bill will be voted upon sometime in May 2016.[10] On 10 May 2016, the state Congress voted 34–1 to approve the same-sex marriage bill.[11] It was published in the official state gazette on 16 May 2016 and came into effect on 20 May 2016.[12]

Political party Members Yes No Abstain Absent
PRI Party (Mexico).svg Institutional Revolutionary Party 15 15
PAN Party (Mexico).svg National Action Party 11 11
PVE Party (Mexico).svg Ecologist Green Party 3 3
Morena Party (Mexico).png National Regeneration Movement 3 2 1
PNA Party (Mexico).svg New Alliance Party 2 2
PRD Party (Mexico).svg Party of the Democratic Revolution 1 1
Total 35 34 1

See also

References

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  8. ↑ Gobernador de Campeche envía iniciativa al Congreso sobre bodas gay
  9. ↑ PRI y PAN a favor del matrimonio igualitario en Campeche
  10. ↑ Este mes, parejas del mismo sexo podrán unirse legalmente en Campeche
  11. ↑ El Congreso aprueba la Ley de Matrimonios Igualitarios
  12. ↑ Entra en vigor Ley de Matrimonios Igualitarios
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