Proposition 8
Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry
Published: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 1:36 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 1:36 p.m.
Initiative Constitutional Amendment - Majority Approval Required
Shall the California Constitution be changed to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry providing that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California?
Summary Prepared by the State Attorney General:
Changes the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California.
Provides that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
Fiscal Impact from the Legislative Analyst:
Over next few years, potential revenue loss, mainly sales taxes, totaling in the several tens of millions of dollars, to state and local governments. In the long run, likely little fiscal impact on state and local governments.
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