boi from troy (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The State Attorney General and Legislative Analyst have amended the language for Proposition 8’s Title and Summary. The new ballot label now reads: ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME-SEX COUPLES TO MARRY. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Changes California Constitution to eliminate right of same-sex couples to marry. Provides that only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid or [...]
LAist (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
A couple on their wedding day at WeHo's 'Wedding Park' ( more photos here ) | Photo by Tom Andrews/LAist "This is overall a victory," Boi from Troy wrote about yesterday's language change in the text of Proposition 8, a November ballot initiative that seeks to keep marriage between a man and a woman only. The original description said this: [Prop 8] Amends the California Constitution to provide that...
Queerty (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Election officials in California made small but potentially important linguistic changes to Proposition 8 today. Proposed by social conservatives after the state Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, Prop 8 will essentially reverse that judicial decision. The original ballot explanation read thus, “Amends the California Constitution to provide that only marriage between a man and a [...]
