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Colorado, Nebraska Initiatives

Nov. 4, 11:10 P.M.

According to the Omaha World-Telegram, ?Nebraska voters approved a constitutional amendment that would ban race- and gender-based affirmative action programs.?

The vote total was not provided; I?ll add it later. A court challenge to the initiative is also still pending.

With about 25% of the precincts reporting at this hour, the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative is losing, 51.89% to 48.11%.

I?ll update these totals later or, more likely, tomorrow.

UPDATES

11:20 P.M.

The Lincoln Journal-Star reports that the Nebraska Civil Rights Initiative passed with 56% of the vote.

Nov. 5, 12:45 A.M.

The Colorado Civil Rights Initiative is slowly inching up. With about half the precincts reporting, CCRI is still behind, but now by only 50.89% to 49.11%.

Nov. 5, 6:58 A.M.

With 2,796 of 3,215 precincts reporting, CCRI now trails by 50.34% to 49.66%.

Meanwhile, in Nebraska, the Omaha World Telegram has expanded its article, cited above, now grudgingly reporting that

The voters have spoken, banning affirmative action in Nebraska.

Now the Nebraska Supreme Court might get its say....

But David Kramer, the director for Nebraskans United, which opposed the ballot measure, said he holds out hope that a Lancaster County District Court judge soon will declare the petition drive ? and therefore Tuesday's vote ? invalid....

Kramer acknowledged that some voters would be frustrated if the courts invalidated the election results.

Well, yes. People do become ?frustrated? when judges throw out clear and unequivocal election results.

Full post as published by Discriminations on November 04, 2008 (boomark / email).