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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 .
In rejecting Proposition 6, voters kept a constitutional provision outlawing slavery except "to punish crime." Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers still have options.
Prop 6., which had no opposition filed while it was being voted upon in the state legislature, and in the ballot guide when it was put before voters, would have removed language in the California ...
Proposition 6 asks California voters to amend the state Constitution to ban involuntary servitude, which would end forced labor in state prisons.
California Proposition 6, the Briggs Initiative, which would have forbidden gays to teach in schools, is defeated in California by a two-to-one margin. [9] U.S. president Jimmy Carter announced his opposition to this measure at a rally in the state, the first such mention by a U.S. president.
6 – Passed – Teachers' Retirement Fund: Investments. 7 – Passed – State Colleges: Speaker Member Of Governing Body. 8 – Failed – Superintendent Of Public Instruction. 9 – Failed – County Superintendent Of Schools. 10 – Failed – Interest Rate Limitation. 11 – Passed – Chiropractors: Rules. 12 – Passed – Compensation ...
The measure, known as Proposition 6, would have amended the state's constitution to ban forced labor in all circumstances. The state's constitution currently allows for an exception for forced ...
Proposition 6 (1978): (Failed) Would have required the firing of any teacher who was found to be "advocating, imposing, encouraging or promoting" homosexual activity; [7] Proposition 13 : Restricted property tax to 1% of the full cash value of the property;