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Subject: Ammendment 2 full text
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Someone Writes:
>Would someone please post the actual text of the act/amendment that passed
>in Colorado?  thank you.

And here it is:

[ Below is a complete copy of the text of Ballot Measure 2, from the
  Public Notices section of the Ouray County, Colorado Plaindealer
  on October 1, 1992.  Any typo's are mine.  ]

--
    Deborah Spencer             Intergraph Corp.
    [e-mail]             Huntsville, AL



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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND LAWS REFERRED AND INITIATED

                                NUMBER 2

    I, Natalie Meyer, Secretary of State of the State of Colorado, do
hereby give notice that at the General Election to be held of the Third
day of November, 1992 there will be submitted to the registered electors
of the State of Colorado the question of amending the constitution of
said state.

    I, Natalie Meyer, do hereby certify that the following is a true copy
of the title, text, summary, ballot title, and submission clause of a certain
proposed constitutional amendment.

    The title as designated and fixed by the Board at a rehearing is as
follows:

    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.

    The proposed initiative Amendment to the Constitution of the State
of Colorado (of which when fixed, shall be made or constituted a part)
is as follows:

PROPOSED INITIATIVE AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO:

Be it Enacted be the People of the State of Colorado:

    Article 2, of the Colorado Constitution is amended by the addition of
Section 30, which shall state as follows:

    NO PROTECTED STATUS BASED ON HOMOSEXUAL, LESBIAN OR BISEXUAL
ORIENTATION.  Neither the State of Colorado, through any of its branches
or departments, nor any of its agencies, political subdivisions,
municipalities or school districts, shall enact, adopt or enforce any
statute, regulation, ordinance or policy whereby homosexual, lesbian or
bisexual orientation, conduct, practices or relationships shall
constitute or otherwise be the basis of, or entitle any person or class
of persons to have or claim any minority status, quota preferences,
protected status or claim of discrimination.  This Section of the
Constitution shall be in all respects self-executing.

    The summary prepared by the Board is as follows:

    This measure prohibits the state and its political subdivisions,
municipalities, and school districts from enacting, adopting, or
enforcing any law or policy which provides that homosexual, lesbian, or
bisexual orientation, conduct, practices, or relationships are the basis
of or entitle any person or class of persons to have or to claim
minority status, protected status, quota preferences, or discrimination.

    The measure could require the expenditures of a minimum of $41,000
by local governments to rescind existing ordinances in conflict with the
measure.  The measure may result in an indeterminate increase in
litigation costs and law enforcement costs for the state and local
governments.

    The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the
Board is as follows:

    SHALL THERE BE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE     ---------------------------
II OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION TO PROHIBIT    |                         |
THE STATE OF COLORADO AND ANY OF ITS POLITICAL |       Y   E   S         |
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 |         N    O          |
TO CLAIM ANY MINORITY OR PROTECTED STATUS,     |                         |
QUOTA PREFERENCES, OR DISCRIMINATION.          ---------------------------

    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal of the State of Colorado, at the City of Denver, Colorado this 14th
day of September, 1992.

(SEAL)                                                    Natalie Meyer
                                                          Secretary of State


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   BTW, its the "any claim of discrimination" that is the problem.  The
minority/protected status is a red herring.

                                        Bri...