Arizona Civil Rights Amendment (2010)
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An Arizona Civil Rights Amendment will be on the November 2010 ballot in Arizona as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment. The Arizona Senate voted to put the measure on the ballot on June 22, 2009 in a 17-11 party line vote.[1]
The proposed amendment would ban affirmative action programs in the state that are administered by statewide or local units of government, including state agencies, cities, counties and school districts.
The measure is identical to the unsuccessful 2008 proposal, called Arizona Proposition 104 (2008), which did not collect enough signatures to qualify the measure for the ballot.[2]
Constitutional changes
If enacted by the majority of Arizona voters, the measure would amend the Arizona Constitution by adding Section 36 to Article 2:
- This state shall not discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, thnicity or national origin in the operation of public employment, pulbic education or public contracting.[3]
Supporters
Former California Board of Regent Ward Connerly, who led the 2008 effort, held a press conference after the ballot referral was approved. He said that banning such preferential-treatment programs would "do so in the mirror image of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 that outlawed racial segregation and solidified equal rights for all citizens". Similarly, Representative Steve Montenegro, who along with Senator Russell Pearce led the successful passing of the referral, said that "the referendum will eliminate racial and gender preference programs...that send minorities a message that they are inferior and in need of special treatment to be successful".
Steve Montenegro, the only Hispanic Republican in the state legislature made his point by stating: “I’m appalled that my government thinks of me as a subclass.”
Opponents
Representative Kyrsten Sinema opposes the amendment, In 2008, she led a coalition opposed to Connerly's efforts called "Protect Arizona's Freedom". While not actively leading opposition efforts currently, she maintains her objections to the proposal on the grounds that it eliminates essential programs for keeping women and students of color in college.[4]
See also
- Arizona 2010 ballot measures
- Arizona affirmative-action ban on 2010 ballot
- Arizona Senate
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona Initiative and Referendum Law
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References
- ↑ Arizona Capitol Times, "GOP sends 3 measures to 2010 ballot", August 5, 2009
- ↑ The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 22, 2009
- ↑ Fory Ninth Legislature, "HCR 2019"
- ↑ Arizona Capitol Times, "Senate moves affirmative-action ban to 2010 ballot". June 22, 2009
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