Article XIV.
Miscellaneous

Section 8. Intermarriage of whites and Negroes prohibited

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19711877

Intermarriage of whites and Negroes prohibited

Summary: Repeal

Election Date: November 3, 1970

Votes For Ratification: 393759

Votes Against Ratification: 251132

Percent for Ratification: 61%

Percent Against Ratification: 39%

Notes:

Amendment Source: 1969 Chap 1258

Effective Date Source: 1969 Chapter 1258

19711877

Intermarriage of whites and negroes prohibited

All marriages between a white person and a negro, or between a white person and a person of negro descent to the third generation inclusive, are hereby forever prohibited.

Summary: New section, anti-miscegenation provision

Election Date: November 7, 1876

Votes For Ratification: 120,158

Votes Against Ratification: 106,554

Percent for Ratification: 53%

Percent Against Ratification: 47%

Notes: Found unconstitutional by Loving v. Virginia in 1967.

Amendment Source: 1875 Constitutional Convention Chapter 30

Effective Date Source: Ordinances to Submit the Amendments to the People, Section 3 (1875)