No, civil unions and other domestic partnerships are prohibited by South Dakota Marriage Amendment C (2006) passed on November 7, 2006 with 52% of the vote.
No, civil unions and domestic partnership are not legally defined in North Dakota.
No. The South Dakota state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize civil unions and, as a result, no governor of South Dakota has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. A civil union bill has never been introduced in the South Dakota legislature.
No. The North Dakota state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize civil unions and, as a result, no governor of North Dakota has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. A civil union bill has never been introduced in the North Dakota legislature.
The threat of new civil war
made unions weaker
South Dakota was not a slave state when it was admitted to the Union. South Dakota was admitted to the US as a state in 1889 over 20 years after slavery had ended.
No. "7.5 The South Dakota Republican Party believes that marriage is the union of one man and one woman and must never be redefined to include civil unions of same-sex couples, or groups of individuals. To defend the sanctity of marriage, we support the passage of the Federal Marriage Amendment and appropriate South Dakota laws. We affirm that it is in the best interest of children to be raised by a mother and a father."
No, South Dakota was a part of the Dakota Territory and still under Union or United States control. It became the 40th state in 1889, long after the US Civil War.
Yes, but only civil unions issued within Colorado. There is no recognition for the civil unions of other states.
No. The South Carolina state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize civil unions and, as a result, no governor of South Carolina has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.