Colorado voters reject affirmative action ban

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

It appears race is still an issue, this measure failed 49% to 51% here in CO:

Colorado voters reject affirmative action ban

DENVER (AP) - Colorado voters have rejected a proposal to ban state affirmative action programs, becoming the first state to say no to a ballot measure that has been passed in four other states.

Amendment 46 would have barred officials from considering race or gender in decisions on hiring, contracting and admission to public colleges and universities.

Voters in Nebraska backed a similar measure in this week's election.

Both were backed by Ward Connerly, a former University of California regent.

The measure would have added an amendment to the Colorado constitution saying that the state may not discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to individuals or groups based on race, color, ***, ethnicity or national origin.

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[wu36ca 10+ year member]

Time to get some black face paint and move to Colorado //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif