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2010 Election
Though they failed to get their initiative on the ballot through voter signature in 2008, Ward Connerly’s group did succeed in placing the initiative on the 2010 ballot by legislative action. In June 2009, both the Arizona House and Senate voted to place the initiative on the 2010 ballot. The initiative contains the usual wording, and if approved it will eliminate equal opportunity programs for people of color and women throughout the entire state of Arizona.
2008 Election
In Arizona, Connerly’s ACRI (Arizona Civil Rights Initiative) did not succeed in their attempt to place the initiative onto the 2008 ballot through signature petitions. The initiative was decertified by the Arizona Secretary of State in August 2008 because over 40% of the signatures that Connerly’s group filed were invalid. That number did not include the tens of thousands of signatures challenged in a lawsuit filed by Protect Arizona’s Freedom, a coalition that was formed to support affirmative action and oppose Connerly’s initiative.
Arizona Coalition Members
Protect Arizona’s Freedom
Coordinator: Kyrsten Sinema
Arizona News and Publications
Voters to Get Final Say on Affirmative Action Programs – Verde News – June 27, 2009
Arizona’s Equal Opportunity Programs Under Threat – civilrights.org – June 26, 2009
Affirmative Action Debate Rages– Arizona Daily Star – June 19, 2009
Arizonans Against Affirmative Action – National Review – June 12, 2009
Group Abandons Lawsuit over Affirmative Action – Deseret News – August 31, 2008
Proposition 104 Backers Prepare for Last Battle - Arizona Daily Sun – August 28, 2008
Initiative on Affirmative Action Off Ballot – azcentral.com – August 21, 2008
Affirmative Action Ban Likely Stripped from Arizona Ballot – The Huffington Post – August 19, 2008
Arizona Democrats Decry McCain Support of Connerly Initiative – PolitickerAZ.com – July 29, 2008
Anti-Connerly Forces Vow to Fight On – PolitickerAZ.com – July 7, 2008
Affirmative Action Ban Makes Ballot – azcentral.com – July 3, 2008
Suit Filed Against Initiative to End Affirmative Action – Arizona Daily Sun – July 1, 2008
Arizona Ground Zero in Anti-Affirmative Action Group’s Fight - The Arizona Republic - May 11, 2008
Civil Rights Measure May Be Adrift - The Arizona Republic - April 20, 2008
