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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.
Proposition 47 (2014) Passed: Redefining some nonviolent offenses as misdemeanors, rather than felonies, as they had previously been categorized. Proposition 64 (2016) Passed: Legalization under California law of the adult use of marijuana. Proposition 1 (2022) Passed: Constitutional right to reproductive freedom
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 ...
The U.S. Supreme Court eventually struck down the decision, when in ruled in favor of the right to marry for same-sex couples in 2015, but the Prop. 8 language remains on California’s books.
The California state elections, November 2008 were held on November 4, ... Proposition 8 [4] Choice Votes % Yes: 7,001,084: 52.24: No 6,401,482 47.76 Valid votes
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 ...
In Stanislaus County, about 65% of voters rejected a ballot measure in the Nov. 5 election that sought to end forced labor in prisons and jails in California. Proposition 6, which was defeated ...
Proposition 32, a statewide ballot initiative to increase California's current $16 minimum wage by $2 for all employees by 2026, appeared to be in a closer race but headed toward failure.