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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 ...
All 80 seats were up for election every two years. Before the election, the Democrats controlled 48 seats, while the Republicans controlled 32. After the election, the Democrats increased its majority to 51, while the Republican minority shrank to 29. A total of five seats changed parties: four to the Democrats and one to the Republicans.
Proposition 22 (2000) Passed, then declared unconstitutional: A statute banning same-sex marriage. Proposition 52 (2002) Defeated: 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 ...
Polls suggest nearly two-thirds of L.A. County voters are undecided in the Los Angeles County district attorney's primary. From the death penalty to sentencing enhancements to juvenile justice ...
Nathan Hochman defeated George Gascón in the race for Los Angeles County district attorney, ... Oakland voters were asked in Tuesday’s election ... Gascón co-authored a ballot measure passed ...
Beginning with the November 1982 election, the method for numbering propositions changed, such that the numbers would not repeat until 20 years had occurred, at which point the numbering system would start over again. 1 – Passed – State School Building Lease-Purchase Bond Law Of 1982. 2 – Passed – County Jail Capital Expenditure Bond ...
George Gascón (born March 12, 1954) is an American attorney and former police officer who served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County from December 7, 2020 to December 3, 2024. A member of the Democratic Party and a former member of the Republican Party , [ 1 ] Gascón served as the district attorney of San Francisco from 2011 to 2019.
Proposition 3, titled Constitutional Right to Marry, was a California ballot proposition and legislative statutes that passed by vote on in the 2024 general election on November 5, 2024. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The proposition repealed Proposition 8 passed during the 2008 general election and amend the state constitution to declare that the "right to marry ...