From: imp@solbourne.com (Warner Losh)
Newsgroups: co.general
Subject: Re: Amendment 2.
Date: 9 Nov 1992 10:28:31 -0700
Organization: ParcPlace Boulder
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In article <1992Nov9.032535.6493@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
fcrary@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Frank Crary) writes: 
>Actually, have _you_ read the amendment? Or just the summary on the
>ballot?

Yes.  I have read them both.

>I've seen people quoting and debating the text of the
>summary, as if it were the actual amendment. It might be interesting
>to see what the amendment really says.

Most of this has already been posted, several times.  Here's the total
and complete amendment, as published in the Daily Camera in their
Weekend, October 2-4, 1992 edition, on page 13.  Quoted w/o
permission.  All typos are mine.

It is interesting to note that all the other amendments are much
longer and harder to read.  The summary and the amendment are almost
identical.

Warner

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	I, Natalie Meyer, Secretary of State of the State of Colorado,
do hereby give notice that at the General Election to be held on the
Third day of November, 1992 there will be submitted to the registered
electors of the State of Colorado the question of amending the
constition 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 TARTICLE 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 WHIHC 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 constituded a
part) is as follows:

PROPOSED INITIATIVE AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO:
Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado:
	Article 2, of the Colorado Constition is amended by the
addition of Section 30, which shall state as follows:
	NO PROTEXTED 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 minorty
status, quota preferences, protected status or claim of
discrimination.  This section of the Constitition shall be in all
repsects self-enecuting.
	The summary prepared by the Board is as follows:
	This measure prohibits the state and its political
subdivisions, municiplalities, 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, protexted status, quota
preferences, or discrimination.
	The measure could require the expenditiures 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
increate 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 FO THE COLORADO
CONSTITUTION TO PROHIBIT THE STATE OFF 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 RELATIOHSIPS CONSTITUTES OR ENTITLES A PERSON TO CLAIM ANY
MINORITY OR PROTEXTED STATUS, QUATA PREFERENCES, OR DISCRIMINATION?

	In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and afffixed
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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