By COLLEEN SLEVIN – 17 hours ago
DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters became the first in the nation to reject a ban on state affirmative action programs, narrowly defeating a measure that California businessman Ward Connerly has helped pass in four other states.
But with so many factors in play this historic election, it's not clear whether Colorado's vote is a turning point for such measures or an anomaly.
"More than anything else, more than anything, it was the tendency to just vote no," Connerly said, blaming a complicated state ballot and the groundswell of support for Barack Obama, the nation's first black president-elect.
By 51 percent to 49 percent, Coloradans rejected a proposed constitutional ban on considering race or gender in state hiring, contracting and college admissions. The Election Night tally showed voters about evenly divided, and The Associated Press didn't declare a winner until Friday, when more votes had been counted. [Full story: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iP2emAr4F0x_XR8HdB1CZGy1YCKQD94ADUJ00]
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