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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Ballot Update: Proposition 8 "eliminates rights"

Election officials updated how Proposition 8 will read on Novemeber's Ballot:
[Prop 8] 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 recognized in California. Fiscal Impact: Over the 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 to state and local governments.
It used to read:
[Prop 8] Amends the California Constitution to provide that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
Think that language change will make a difference at the ballot box? Latest polling shows 51% still (since last polling in May) in favor of gay marriage... What I've heard from polling experts is that Proposition campaigns are supposed to start strong to be successful. Prop 8 seems to be already losing, we better hope it stays that way. [Remember, a NO VOTE means to keep the CA State Constitution as it is and keep same-sex marriage legal.]

Is there any organizing going on in Napa to inform people about what they'd be really voting for/against with Prop 8?

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