rssMeasure to end affirmative action goes to voters
By Naomi Zeveloff |
09.18.08 | 8:11 am
A campaign seeking to quash Colorado’s anti-affirmative action ballot measure faces an onerous battle in the weeks ahead as the Nov. 4 election nears. The group hopes to convince voters to reject the initiative that will dismantle affirmative action programs if passed. But a series of failed legal challenges have left organizers with little cash as they scramble to put together a cogent counter-campaign.
Just who is Ward Connerly and why does he want to change Colorado’s Constitution?
The paid petition circulators are already out in force. Standing with their clipboards in front of King Soopers and Safeway and Target stores, they are asking people questions like, “Do you want to ban discrimination in Colorado?” and, “Do you…
