California Proposition 8 (2008)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/California_Proposition_8_(2008)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:California_Constitution
gptkbp:ballotNumber 8
gptkbp:date November 4, 2008
gptkbp:effect eliminated right of same-sex couples to marry in California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label California Proposition 8 (2008)
gptkbp:legalChallenge gptkb:Hollingsworth_v._Perry
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkbp:no_vote_percentage 47.76%
gptkbp:opposedBy No on Prop 8
gptkbp:overturned_by U.S. District Court ruling in 2010
U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2013
gptkbp:previous_related_proposition gptkb:California_Proposition_22_(2000)
gptkbp:purpose to ban same-sex marriage in California
gptkbp:repealedBy June 28, 2013
gptkbp:result passed
gptkbp:subject same-sex marriage
gptkbp:supports gptkb:ProtectMarriage.com
gptkbp:text Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
gptkbp:yes_percentage 52.24%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Proposition_8
gptkb:In_re_Marriage_Cases,_43_Cal._4th_757_(2008)
gptkb:California_Proposition_22_(2000)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7