Ba
llot History
Year:
1992
Ballot Number:
Amendment 2
Short Title:
No Protected Status
Ballot Title:
Shall there be an amendment to Article II of the Colorado Constitution to prohibit the state of Colorado and any of its political subdivisions from adopting or enforcing any law or policy which provides that homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual orientation, conduct, or relationships constitutes or entitles a person to claim any minority or protected status, quota preferences, or discrimination?
Election Results:
Adopted
Votes For
:
813,966
(
53.4%
)
Votes Against:
710,151
(
46.6%
)
Type of Change:
Constitutional
Initiative/Referendum:
Initiative
Bill/Resolution #:
Election Results - SOS:
This amendment was overturned by the United States Supreme Court as violating the Equal Protection Clause in Romer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620, 626, 116 S.Ct. 1620, 1624 (1996)
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