On November 4, 2008, the people of Colorado will vote on whether their state government may continue preferring one group over another based on race and sex in hiring and admissions.
The Secretary of State has determined that the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative has received enough signatures to be placed on the November ballot. Said Ward Connerly, the man behind the anti-preferences machine:
“The people in Colorado who have the desire to end race and gender preferences are to be commended for their success. I am delighted that the Super-Tuesday for Equal Rights effort has achieved another milestone towards success in November.”
The Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, a state constitutional amendment, will appear on the ballot as Amendment 46. Vote YES on Amendment 46 to bar the state from hiring, contracting, and admitting people based on skin color or genitalia. The push for equal treatment continues in states like Arizona, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
Connerly, of the American Civil Rights Institute, spearheaded campaigns against race and sex preferences in several states. Liberal Californians voted against preferences in government hiring, contracting, and admissions by 54 percent in 1996. So did 58.3 percent of voters in Washington state in 1998 and 58 percent of Michigan voters in 2006.
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