Marlin Stutzman in IN legislative records

On Civil Rights: Amend state constitution: marriage is one man, one woman

SJ7: Provides that marriage in Indiana consists only of the union of one man and one woman.

Pew Research summary April 1, 2008: Opponents are looking to the November 2008 election, seeking to have constitutional gay-marriage bans placed on the ballot in as many as 10 states, including Arizona and Indiana.

Indianapolis Star summary Oct. 30, 2013: When Mitch Daniels was governor, he backed the amendment, although he didn't lobby for it. "As a believer in traditional marriage and a supporter of the law we have on the books now, I agree with the idea of protecting it against some creative judicial ruling in the future," Daniels said in 2007.

Legislative Outcome: Passed Feb/21/05 Senate 42-8-0; passed House 76-23-1 on Mar/22/05; state Rep. Marlin Stutzman voted YES.

Source: Pew Research on Indiana voting record SJ7 Mar 22, 2005

On Government Reform: Require photo ID in order to vote in elections

SB483: Requires a precinct election officer to ask a voter to provide proof of identification before the voter is permitted to vote. Provides that a proof of identification is a document issued by the United States or the state of Indiana that shows: (1) the name of the individual to whom the document was issued; and (2) a photograph of that individual.

ACLU summary September 25, 2007: A federal court of appeals in Chicago upheld Indiana's voter ID law by minimizing the right of every individual to vote without being subject to undue burdens imposed by the state. There is no evidence in this case that Indiana's voter ID law is justified by any actual voting fraud problem.

Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 31-17-2 on Feb/28/05; passed House 52-45-3 on Mar/21/05; state Rep. Marlin Stutzman voted YES; Signed by Governor Mitch Daniels on Apr/28/05

Source: ACLU on Indiana voting record SB483 Feb 28, 2005

On Gun Control:

HB1776: Permits a law enforcement officer to seize a firearm possessed by an individual whom the officer reasonably believes to be dangerous.

Psychiatry Online summary May 1, 2010: The bill sent to the governor amended Indiana's criminal code; it defined a dangerous person as one who presents an imminent present risk or possible future risk of injury to self or others and who has not consistently taken medication to control "a mental illness that may be controlled by medication" or who has a history to support "a reasonable belief that the person has a propensity for violent or emotionally unstable conduct."

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 100-0-0 on Feb/17/05; State Rep. Marlin Stutzman voted YES; passed Senate 48-1-1 on Mar/21/05; Signed by Governor Mitch Daniels.

Source: Psychiatry Online on Indiana voting record HB1776 Feb 17, 2005

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