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Marriage defined by voters in California.(Inside Track)(Brief article)
Voters in California approved their Ballot Proposition 8 by 52 percent to 48 percent, which amended the state constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman. It inserts the following brief 14-word sentence into the California Constitution: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." According to the official California election website, the proposition does two things: changes the California Constitution to eliminate the fight of same-sex couples to marry in California, and provides that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
The voter initiative came about as a result of a 4-3 California Supreme Court decision this spring which declared that restriction of marriage to heterosexuals was discriminatory. Opponent groups moved immediately on November 5 to ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Marriage defined by voters in California.(Inside Track)(Brief article)