I was just scrolling through some of the referendums…what exactly is going on here?

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13th Amendment:

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, -except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted-, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Basically says: “slavery is illegal unless it is used as a punishment for a crime”.

California was voting to override the 13th Amendment it seems

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