Original sentence: The Marshall-Newman Amendment also referred to as the Virginia Marriage Amendment is an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia defines marriage as solely between one man & one woman and bans recognition of any legal status "approximat[ing] the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage".The amendment was ratified by 57% of the voters on November 7, 2006.The far-reaching nature of the Marshall-Newman Amendment intended to re-enforce its "Marriage Affirmation Act has attracted criticism.Virginia's amendment is alone in preventing the state from recognizing private contracts ; South Carolina's amendment explicitly disavows such an aim
Edited sentence: Approved by 57% of the voters on November 7, 2006, Virginia's amendment is alone in preventing the state from recognizing private contracts; South Carolina's amendment explicitly disavows such an aim.The far-reaching nature of Virginia's "defense of marriage amendment", intended to re-enforce its "Marriage Affirmation Act has attracted criticism.Virginia Constitutional Amendment 2 of 2006 is a so-called "defense of marriage amendment" that amended the Constitution of Virginia to make it unconstitutional for that state to recognize or perfom same-sex marriages or civil unions, or recognize private contracts that "approximate" marriage