Complex sentence: In 1992 conservative activists in Colorado placed Amendment 2 on a statewide ballot that would have prohibited the local or state government from passing civil rights legislation, including laws regarding gays and lesbians.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1992 conservative activists in Colorado placed Amendment 2 on a statewide ballot. The amendment would have prohibited the local or state government from passing civil rights legislation, including laws regarding gays and lesbians.