Arkansas Constitution
AMENDMENT 83. MARRIAGE
§ 1. Marriage
Marriage consists only of the union of one man and one woman.
§ 2. Martial [sic] Status
Legal status for unmarried persons which is identical or substantially similar to marital status shall not be valid or recognized in Arkansas, except that the Legislature may recognize a common law marriage from another state between a man and a woman.
§ 3. Capacity, rights, obligations, privileges, and immunities
The Legislature has the power to determine the capacity of persons to marry, subject to this amendment, and the legal rights, obligations, privileges, and immunities of marriage.
Ratified Nov. 2, 2004.