PROP
16

ALLOWS DIVERSITY AS A FACTOR IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND CONTRACTING DECISIONS. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

SUMMARY

Put on the Ballot by the Legislature

Permits government decision-making policies to consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in order to address diversity by repealing constitutional provision prohibiting such policies. Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal effect on state and local entities. The effects of the measure depend on the future choices of state and local government entities and are highly uncertain.

WHAT YOUR VOTE MEANS

YES A YES vote on this measure means: State and local entities could consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, and national origin in public education, public employment, and public contracting to the extent allowed under federal and state law.

NO A NO vote on this measure means: The current ban on the consideration of race, sex, color, ethnicity, and national origin in public education, public employment, and public contracting would remain in effect.

 

ARGUMENTS

PRO Prop. 16 expands equal opportunity to all Californians, increasing access to fair wages, good jobs, and quality schools for everyone. Prop. 16 fights wage discrimination and systemic racism, opening up opportunities for women and people of color. Supported by League of Women Voters of California, California Federation of Teachers, Minority Business Consortium, and state higher education leaders. VoteYesOnProp16.org

CON Politicians want to strip our Constitution of its prohibition on discrimination and preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. They want to play favorites. If there’s anything that should be fundamental in our society it’s that the state should treat all Californians equally. VOTE NO.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FOR
Yes on 16, Opportunity for All Coalition
1901 Harrison Street, Suite 1550
Oakland, CA 94612
(323) 347-1789
info@voteyesonprop16.org
VoteYesOnProp16.org
AGAINST
Ward Connerly, President Gail Heriot and Manuel Klausner, Co-chairs
Californians for Equal Rights No on 16
P.O. Box 26935
San Diego, CA 92196
info@californiansforequalrights.org
https://californiansforequalrights.org/

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