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The passage of Proposition 8 received widespread media coverage over the amendment's effect on the concurrent 2008 presidential and congressional elections, as well as the pre-election effects Proposition 8 had on California's reputation as a historically LGBT-friendly state and the same-sex marriage debate that had started after same-sex ...
Allowing voting registration on Election Day. Proposition 71 (2004) Passed: On the use of stem cells in scientific research. Proposition 73 (2005) Defeated: Parental notification before abortion. Proposition 83 (2006) Passed: Various restrictions of civil liberties for paroled sex offenders (Jessica's Law). Proposition 85 (2006) Defeated ...
Real Property Valuation. Disasters, Seismic Safety, Change in Ownership. 6 – Passed – Number of Jurors in Civil Cases. 7 – Passed – Taxation. Real Property Valuation. Solar Energy Systems; 8 – Passed – Water Resources Development and Protection; 9 – Passed – California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law Of 1976.
In October 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill which requires all future ballot initiatives to be listed only in general elections (held in November), rather than during any statewide election. The two initiative propositions below qualified for the next statewide election (which was the June 2012 presidential primaries) prior to ...
Proposition 8 (or The Victims' Bill of Rights [1] [2]), a law enacted by California voters on 8 June 1982 by the initiative process, restricted the rights of convicts and those suspected of crimes and extended the rights of victims. To do so, it amended the California Constitution and ordinary statutes.
Proposition 36 reforms a law approved a decade ago that reduced some felonies to misdemeanors and was seen as a milestone in California's attempt to end the harsh tough-on-crime policies of the past.
Proposition 36 on California's November ballot asks voters to change parts of Proposition 47, an initiative passed in 2014 that turned some felonies to misdemeanors. What exactly is Prop. 47?
1 – State Legislature amended proposition after a number was already designated; amended version became Proposition 1A. 1A – Passed – California High Speed Rail Bond. S.B. 1856. 2 – Passed – Treatment of Farm Animals. Statute. 3 – Passed – Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program. Statute.