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Los Angeles Jews were more opposed to Prop 8 than any other religious group or ethnic group in the city. Seventy-eight percent of surveyed Jewish Angelenos voted against the measure while only 8% supported the measure; the remainder declined to respond. [ 127 ]
Proposition (year) Status About Proposition 4 (1911) Passed: Granting women the constitutional right to vote in California. Proposition 7 (1911) Passed: Establishing the constitutional direct democracy powers of initiative and referendum in California. Proposition 8 (1911) Passed: Establishing the constitutional direct democracy power of recall ...
16 – Passed – County Jail Capital Expenditure Bond Act Of 1984. 17 – Passed – New Prison Construction Bond Act Of 1984. 18 – Passed – California Park And Recreational Facilities Act Of 1984. 19 – Passed – Fish And Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act Of 1984. 20 – Passed – Elected Officials. Disqualification For Libelous Or ...
In a thorough and devastatingly clear opinion, Judge Vaughn Walker dismantles the "case" made by proponents of California's Proposition 8. After summarizing the testimony witness by witness, Judge ...
The California Supreme Court heard several challenges to Proposition 8 in March 2009, [13] 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.
Proposition 1A is a bond measure to fund the California High-Speed Rail line from Los Angeles to San Francisco ... Proposition 8 [4] Choice Votes % Yes: 7,001,084:
The other proposition received a higher number of votes and so, under the California constitution, it took precedence. [2] Section 28 finally provided that prior felony convictions "shall subsequently be used without limitation for purposes of impeachment or enhancement of sentence in any criminal proceeding".
NOH8 Campaign at the Los Angeles LGBT pride parade in 2011. On November 4, 2008, Proposition 8 passed in California, amending the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The defeat provoked a groundswell of initiative within the LGBT community at a grassroots level, with many new political and protest organizations being formed in response.