Proposition 8

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:California_Constitution
gptkbp:ballotNumber 8
gptkbp:campaignFunding Heavily funded by religious organizations
gptkbp:date November 4, 2008
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:California_Proposition_8_(2008)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Proposition 8
gptkbp:impact Temporarily banned same-sex marriage in California
gptkbp:legalChallenge gptkb:Hollingsworth_v._Perry
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Apple_Inc.
gptkb:Google
gptkb:Governor_Arnold_Schwarzenegger
gptkb:California_Teachers_Association
Senator Dianne Feinstein
gptkbp:notableSupporter gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkb:The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
gptkbp:opposedBy No on Prop 8
gptkbp:overruledBy U.S. District Court ruling in 2010
U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2013
gptkbp:purpose To eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California
gptkbp:repealedBy Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) decision legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
gptkbp:result Passed
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:ProtectMarriage.com
gptkbp:subject Same-sex marriage
gptkbp:text Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
gptkbp:votingSystem 47.76%
52.24%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Case_Against_8
gptkb:gay_rights_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6