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t. e. Proposition 13 (officially named the People's Initiative to Limit Property Taxation) is an amendment of the Constitution of California enacted during 1978, by means of the initiative process, to cap property taxes and limit property reassessments to when the property changes ownership, as well as require a 2/3 majority for tax increases ...
The California Supreme Court heard several challenges to Proposition 8 in March 2009, [12] but ultimately upheld the amendment, though the over 18,000 same-sex marriages that were performed before the amendment was passed remained valid. In the wake of Proposition 8's passage, California continued to allow domestic partnerships.
The Constitution of California ( Spanish: Constitución de California) is the primary organizing law for the U.S. state of California, describing the duties, powers, structures and functions of the government of California. California's constitution was drafted in both English and Spanish by American pioneers, European settlers, and Californios ...
Elections in California. Proposition 16 is a California ballot proposition that appeared on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot, asking California voters to amend the Constitution of California to repeal Proposition 209 (1996). [2] [3] Proposition 209 amended the state constitution to prohibit government institutions from considering ...
Proposition 8, known informally as Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition and a state constitutional amendment intended to ban same-sex marriage; it passed in the November 2008 California state elections and was later overturned in court. The proposition was created by opponents of same-sex marriage in advance [3] of the California Supreme ...
California Proposition 6, informally known as the Briggs Initiative, [1] was an unsuccessful ballot initiative put to a referendum on the California state ballot in the November 7, 1978 election. [2] It was sponsored by John Briggs, a conservative state legislator from Orange County. The failed initiative sought to ban gays and lesbians from ...
The constitutional amendment passed the California State Senate in a 29–8 vote on June 20, 2022, and the California State Assembly with a 58–17 vote on June 27 – ahead of a June 30 deadline to have the amendment voted on in November.
The gun laws of California are some of the most restrictive in the United States. A five-year Firearm Safety Certificate, obtained by paying a $25 fee, submission of applicant data to the state, and passing a written test proctored by a DOJ Certified Instructor, is required for the sale, delivery, loan, or transfer of any firearm. [ 3][ 4 ...