California Proposition 209

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law ballot proposition
gptkbp:addedSection	Section 31, Article I
gptkbp:addedTo	gptkb:California_Constitution
gptkbp:affects	public education public contracting public employment
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:California_Civil_Rights_Initiative
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	California Proposition 209
gptkbp:influenced	similar measures in other states
gptkbp:legalChallenge	Yes
gptkbp:location	gptkb:California
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:California_Democratic_Party affirmative action supporters
gptkbp:passedBy	November 5, 1996
gptkbp:percentageNoVote	45.45%
gptkbp:prohibits	state discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, or ethnicity
gptkbp:reaffirms	gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court
gptkbp:repealAttemptedBy	gptkb:California_Proposition_16_(2020)
gptkbp:repealAttemptFailed	Yes
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Ward_Connerly
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:Ward_Connerly gptkb:California_Republican_Party
gptkbp:textBegins	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.
gptkbp:votingSystem	Yes
gptkbp:yes_percentage	54.55%
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Affirmative_Action
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5