Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West
Virginia, amending article III thereof by adding thereto a new
section, designated section twenty-three, relating to the marriage
protection amendment; prohibiting the State from recognizing same
sex marriages; prohibiting the State from recognizing a legal
status for relationships that is similar to marriage; numbering and
designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized
statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment.