![]() ![]() ![]() The amendment, ACA 5, would remove language from the state constitution put in place under Proposition 8 stating “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”Ĭalifornia voters approved Proposition 8 with 52% of the vote shortly after the state Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriages are legal, CNN previously reported. The California Assembly passed the measure in June with the two thirds majority needed to place it on the ballot in 2024. The state Senate voted 31-0 to repeal the proposition, with all but one of the chamber’s eight Republicans not casting a vote. The California Senate passed a proposed constitutional amendment on Thursday that would repeal Proposition 8 – which voters approved in 2008 to ban the state from recognizing same-sex marriages. California voters will have the chance to remove language barring same-sex marriage from their state’s constitution in 2024’s general election. ![]()
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