Thank you to everyone who voted to end race and gender preferences in Nebraska! The latest numbers show Initiative 424 passing by a huge margin of 58% to 42%.

Initiative 424 is a statewide ballot initiative that will prohibit the state from granting preferential treatment based on skin color or gender in 3 specific areas: public contracting, public employment, and public education.

Proposal 424...

• Reflects the colorblind language of the 1964 Civil Rights Act -- because equal treatment is the essence of civil rights.

• Ends discrimination against groups and individuals based on race or sex for state employment, university admissions, and public contracting.

• Bans quotas and set-aside programs giving every person a fair chance to compete for good paying jobs and college admissions.

Proposal 424 DOES NOT...

• Affect public health facilities, including breast cancer screening centers, fair housing programs, or private scholarships.

• Eliminate outreach or true equal opportunity programs.

Don't listen to the lies by our opposition. Vote YES on 422 TODAY!

Affirmative action: What you need to know
By the Lincoln Journal Star
Sunday, Apr 20, 2008 - 01:10:46 am CDT

Q. What is the Nebraska Civil Rights Initiative?

A. Nebraska’s branch of the American Civil Rights Initiative, a group that wants to end race- and gender-based affirmative action in public admissions and hiring decisions. The group has been successful in California, Washington and Michigan.

The Nebraska Civil Rights Initiative hopes to put an affirmative-action ban before voters in November. Right now, it is collecting petition signatures to get the issue on the ballot. The goal: 115,000 by July 4.
Signing means you support putting the measure to end race- and gender-based affirmative action on the November ballot.

Q. Would the initiative end all forms of affirmative action?

After Lincoln Fire Capt. Jeanne Pashalek was promoted to deputy chief last month, a 29-year veteran of the department decided to picket the mayor’s office.