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ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME–SEX COUPLES TO MARRY.
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
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SUMMARY Put on the Ballot by Petition Signatures
Changes California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. Provides that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Fiscal Impact: 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.
WHAT YOUR VOTE MEANS
YES A YES vote on this measure means: The California Constitution will specify that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
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NO A NO vote on this measure means: Marriage between individuals of the same sex would continue to be valid or recognized in California.
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ARGUMENTS
PRO Proposition 8 restores what 61% of voters already approved: marriage is only between a man and a woman. Four judges in San Francisco should not have overturned the people’s vote. Prop. 8 fixes that mistake by reaffirming traditional marriage, but doesn’t take away any rights or benefits from gay domestic partners.
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CON Equality under the law is a fundamental freedom. Regardless of how we feel about marriage, singling people out to be treated differently is wrong. Prop. 8 won’t affect our schools, but it will mean loving couples are treated differently under our Constitution and denied equal protection under the law. www.NoonProp8.com |
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR
ProtectMarriage.com – Yes on
Proposition 8
915 L Street #C-259
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 446-2956
www.protectmarriage.com |
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AGAINST
Equality for ALL
NO on Proposition 8
921 11th Street, 10th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 717-1411
www.NoonProp8.com |
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