Oklahoma State Question 759

American Civil Rights Institute

by lbarber on 11/09/2011

in General

 

A few years ago, racial preferences opponents attempted to put a measure on the November 2008 ballot in Oklahoma. Opponents of racial neutrality in government challenged the validity of the collected signatures, and because the validity rate for collected signatures would have been unrealistically high, the backers of the initiative withdrew it.

Earlier this year, Oklahoma senator Rob Johnson authored a similar measure, and the legislature approved it. On November 6, 2012, Oklahoma voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution to bar the government from treating people differently in employment, contracting, and education based on race.

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