2024 California Proposition 3

Proposition 3

November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)

Constitutional Right to Marry

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"

Supporters

Statewide officials

• Gavin Newsom, Governor of California (2019-present)

State legislators

• Scott Wiener, Member of the California State Senate from the 11th district (2016–present)
• Evan Low, Member of the California State Assembly from the 26th district (2014–present)

Political parties

• California Democratic Party

Organizations

• ACLU of Northern California
• Equality California
• Human Rights Campaign
• Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
• Trans Latina Coalition

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."

Opponents

Organizations

• The American Council for Evangelicals
• California Capitol Connection
• California Family Council
• Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee
• Freedom in Action
• Real Impact

Polling

Date of opinion poll	Conducted by	Sample size	In favor	Against	Undecided	Margin	Margin of Error
January 21, 2023 - January 29, 2024	University of Southern California	1,416	73%	20%	7%	53% pro	±4%

See also

• Same-sex marriage in the United States