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[1] [2] [3] The proposition, if passed, would have repealed the line "Involuntary servitude is prohibited except to punish crime" from the California Constitution, replacing it with language saying that involuntary servitude is prohibited absolutely.
Proposition 209 (also known as the California Civil Rights Initiative or CCRI) is a California ballot proposition which, upon approval in November 1996, amended the state constitution to prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting, and ...
Proposition 16 would have repealed 1996 California Proposition 209 which amended the California constitution and prohibits government institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting, and public education. Before Proposition 209, state and local entities had policies and ...
HISTORY THREAD: I spent a lot of time in the state archives and library for my piece on Article 34, the California constitutional provision passed in 1950 that requires a public vote before ...
5 – Passed – Appointment Of Regents, University Of California. 6 – Passed – Naturalized Citizen Voting Eligibility. 7 – Passed – Valuation Of Single-Family Dwellings For Tax Purposes. 8 – Passed – Chiropractors. 9 – Failed – Clean Environment Act. 10 – Passed – Partial Constitutional Revision.
One of California's most significant prohibitions is against "cruel or unusual punishment," a stronger prohibition than the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment prohibition against "cruel and unusual punishment." The Constitution of California is among the longest in the world. [4]
Proposition 3, marriage equality: This ballot measure would eliminate outdated language from California’s Constitution that says marriage is a union between one man and one woman. Voters ...
[53] [54] The campaigns for and against Proposition 8 raised $39.0 million ($11.3 million or 29.1% from outside California) and $44.1 million ($13.2 million or 30.0% from outside California), respectively, [55] from over 64,000 people in all 50 states and more than 20 foreign countries, setting a new record nationally for a social policy ...