2024 California Proposition 3
Proposition 3, titled Constitutional Right to Marry, is a California ballot proposition and legislative statutes that will be voted on in the 2024 general election on November 5. The proposition, if passed, will repeal Proposition 8 passed during the 2008 general election and amend the state constitution to declare that the "right to marry [for same sex couples] is a fundamental right", effectively allowing same-sex couples to once again marry.

 Supporters 
Supporters of the proposition argued that "although marriage equality for same-sex couples has been the law of the land in the United States for years, California’s Constitution still says that same-sex couples are not allowed to marry [and that] recent threats against fundamental rights have made it clear California must be proactive in protecting the freedom to marry regardless of gender or race"

 Opposition 
Opponents of the proposition argued that it "removes ALL protections on marriage, including limits on children, close relatives, and three or more people marrying each other" as well as "[overriding] all laws on marriage [and a] “fundamental right” to marry [meaning] it would remove protections against child marriages, incest, and polygamy" and that "changing the definition of marriage, this measure also suggests that children don’t need both a mom and a dad [as Prop 3] goes against years of research showing that kids do best when raised by their mother and father in a stable, married home [and that} children without a mother or father are more likely to have emotional issues, take part in risky behaviors, struggle in school, and face financial problems."

 Polling 
Date of opinion pollConducted bySample sizeIn favorAgainstUndecidedMarginMargin of ErrorJanuary 21, 2023 - January 29, 2024University of Southern California1,416  20%7%53% pro±4%

 See also 
Same-sex marriage in the United States

References

Category:Same-sex marriage ballot measures in the United States
Category:2024 California ballot propositions
Category:LGBT law in California