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Wednesday, 21st July 2010

New Online Database: California: Proposition 8 Contributions (Who Donated In Support, Opposition, or Both)

From the LA Times:

In November 2008 — five months after gay couples began marrying in the state — Californians went to the polls and voted 52% to 48% to ban same-sex marriage.

Proposition 8 amended California’s Constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman and is the state’s costliest social initiative to date, with more than $83 million raised.

The initiative fight got underway after the California Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a 2000 vote that limited marriage to heterosexual couples. In their May 2008 decision, the justices said gay couples had the same fundamental right to marry.

Supporters of Proposition 8 wanted to end gay marriage in California; opponents wanted to maintain the right of same-sex couples to wed.

Read arguments for and against the ban from the Secretary of State's Official Voter Information Guide.

Access the Database (Possible to Download Database as .CSV File)

Searchable Fields:
Donor name
Employer name
Donated between (Range of Dollars)
City
State/Territory
Zip code

Also Included on the Page

+ Donations Ranked by State and Graph

Maps

+ Tracking the money: Final Numbers 2009/02/03

+ Prop 8 and Prop 4: Narrow votes, different outcomes 2008/11/06

+ Prop 8 and Prop 22: Gay marriage ban: A tale of two votes 2008/11/06

Source: LA Times Data Desk (via Twitter)

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