No. The state Republican Party platform for Montana calls for limiting marriage to heterosexuals only.
The state democratic party platform for Montana does include marriage equality.
No. A marriage equality bill has never been introduced in the Montana legislature.
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Mayor Hanel opposes civil rights for gays and lesbians, including marriage equality. In August 2014, he cast the deciding vote that defeated a gay rights measure in Billings.
As of May 2014, there hasn't been a ruling on the constitutionality of Montana's ban on same-sex marriage.
Montana is typically considered to be a Republican state. The last Democrat to carry the state in a presidential election was Bill Clinton in 1992. That being said, Montana currently has a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators.
Yes, effective November 19, 2014. Tribal law specifies that Montana state law controls marriage and same-sex marriage has been legal in Montana since that date.
As of November 19, 2014, there are no remaining obstacles to the legalization of same-sex marriage in Montana.
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Same-sex marriage was explicitly banned by the state constitution of Montana between November 2, 2004 and November 19, 2014.
Yes. On November 19, 2014, the US District Court for the District of Montana ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
No. The Montana state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage and, as a result, no governor of Montana has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.