Secretary of State No.
215
Description
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRAYERS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Adds Article 21 to provide that California Constitution shall not prohibit any person in any governmental or public school, institution or place of the State of California from the following: (1) possessing Religious Books or Books under God; (2) making reference to belief in, reliance upon or invoking the aid of God; (3) offering, reading from or listening to prayers or Biblical Scriptures if participation therein is on a voluntary basis. Article not deemed to constitute an establishment of religion. Article supersedes all laws in conflict therewith and repeals all laws inconsistent therewith. Financial impact: None.
Proponents
Howard G. Sampson, 1196 Liberty Rd., Petaluma, Ca 94952 (Phone No. 707/762-4620); Floyd G. Sampson, 1192 Liberty Rd., Petaluma, Ca 94952; Ernest Degroff, 1190 Liberty Rd., Petaluma, Ca 94952
Date
11-30-1979
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
Religious Beliefs And Prayers California Initiative 215 (1979).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/377