What is a Civil Rights Initiative?

Civil Rights Initiatives are constitutional amendments. The amendment makes it unconstitutional for the state to discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to any group or individual on the basis or race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the areas of public contracting, public education, or public employment.

What is Super-Tuesday for Equal Rights?

Super-Tuesday for equal rights will allow many states to simultaneously vote on Civil Rights Initiatives.

What states are you considering for 2008?

Ten states are being considered: Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

How many states do you expect to bring Civil Rights Initiatives to in 2008?

Plans are underway to move forward with initiatives in three to five states.

Have Civil Rights Initiatives been successful in other states?

Despite being opposed by the entire establishment and being outspent at a rate of at least four to one, state initiatives banning affirmative action programs that grant preferential treatment based on race or sex have successfully passed in 3 states:

• California in 1996, 54%-46%
• Washington State in 1998, 59%-41%
• Michigan in 2006, 58%-42%

Who is sponsoring the 2008 Super-Tuesday for Equal Rights?

Ward Connerly’s American Civil Rights Coalition. Ward Connerly and the American Civil Rights Coalition played prominent roles in passing these initiatives in California, Washington, and Michigan.

Press Releases:

December 12, 2006 – Ward Connerly Announces Exploratory Efforts in Eight States for Civil Rights Initiatives