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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.
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 (2006) Passed: Various restrictions of civil liberties for paroled sex offenders (Jessica's Law). Proposition 85 (2006) Defeated ...
Strauss v. Horton, 46 Cal. 4th 364, 93 Cal. Rptr. 3d 591, 207 P.3d 48 (2009), was a decision of the Supreme Court of California, the state's highest court.It resulted from lawsuits that challenged the voters' adoption of Proposition 8 on November 4, 2008, which amended the Constitution of California to outlaw same-sex marriage.
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.
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 ...
1 – State Legislature amended proposition after a number was already designated; amended version became Proposition 1A. 1A – Passed – California High Speed Rail Bond. S.B. 1856. 2 – Passed – Treatment of Farm Animals. Statute. 3 – Passed – Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program. Statute.
Proposition 8 added "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California" to the California Constitution. [4] Proposition 8 was the most expensive proposition in United States history and sharply divided social conservatives and social liberals, as part of the ongoing American culture wars. The ballot initiative was ...
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