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Amendment 46 was a proposed initiative on the Colorado ballot for 2008. If ratified, Article II of the Colorado Constitution would have stated:

"The State shall not discriminate against, or grant 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."

Controversy

The proposed initiative was sponsored by Californian Ward Connerly. In April, 2008, a Colorado group sued, claiming that over 69,000 signatures on the ballot petition were invalid.^[1] Some citizens have also claimed that they signed the petition through voter fraud.^[2]

Governor Bill Ritter opposes the amendment,^[3] along with the Colorado Council of Churches.^[4]

Petition Company

National Ballot Access was hired to manage this petition drive.^[5][6]

Result

Amendment 46[7]
Yes or no	Votes	Percentage
No	1,138,087	50.80%
Yes	1,102,098	49.20%
Total votes	2,240,185	100.00%

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