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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 ...
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 in California. Proposition 14 ...
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.
1 – Passed – State School Building Aid And Earthquake Reconstruction And Replacement Bond Law. 2 – Passed – Charters For Counties And Cities. 3 – Failed – Postsecondary Education Commission Personnel – Civil Service. 4 – Passed – Regents, University Of California. 5 – Passed – Residence Of Local Government Employee.
55 – Passed – California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law Of 1986. 56 – Passed – Higher Education Facilities Bond Act Of 1986. 57 – Passed – Retirement Benefits For Nonjudicial And Nonlegislative Elected State Constitutional Officers. 58 – Passed – Taxation. Family Transfers. 59 – Passed – Elected District Attorney. 60 ...
Passed Authorizes the issuance of $10 billion in bonds to fund construction and upgrades to public schools and colleges. [22] 3: Passed Repeals 2008 California Proposition 8 and declares in the state constitution that the "right to marry is a fundamental right", effectively allowing same-sex couples to once again marry. [23] 4: Passed
California Senate Bill 202, passed in 2011, mandated that initiatives and optional referendums can appear only on the November general election ballot, a statute that was controversial at the time, being seen as a self-serving, single-party initiative; [3] the November general election rule for initiatives and optional referendums has ...
Passed Senate Bill 254: This mandatory proposition asks voters if they want California to work towards overturning the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, in a similar manner to Proposition 49 from 2014 (which was removed from the ballot by the state supreme court). [24] [33] 60: Failed Adult Films. Condoms. Health Requirements.