Group Seeks Ban on Affirmative Action
A group seeking to ban race- and gender-based preferences in university admissions and government hiring said it submitted more than 508,000 signatures to state elections officials.
The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative expects to easily certify the minimum 317,757 signatures of Michigan voters needed to put the proposed constitutional amendment on the November 2006 ballot.
The amendment aims to stop public agencies and universities from granting preferential treatment based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin or sex -- tenets of some affirmative action programs.
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