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Title: Establishes Constitutional Amendment Repealing Prohibition on Affirmative Action Policies

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a constitutional amendment that repeals the previous prohibition on affirmative action policies.

Highlights:

  • Repeals Article I Section 31 of the California State Constitution (enacted by Proposition 209) which prohibits the state from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.

NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BECOME EFFECTIVE.

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See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Establishes Constitutional Amendment Repealing Prohibition on Affirmative Action Policies

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a constitutional amendment that repeals the previous prohibition on affirmative action policies.

Highlights:

  • Repeals Article I Section 31 of the California State Constitution (enacted by Proposition 209) which prohibits the state from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.

NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BECOME EFFECTIVE.

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Title: Establishes Constitutional Amendment Repealing Prohibition on Affirmative Action Policies

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