Michigan Proposal 2 (2006)

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Michigan Proposal 2 (2006) was a statewide ballot initiative that amended the Michigan Constitution to ban affirmative action programs in public education, employment, and contracting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Michigan ballot proposal
constitutional amendment
statewide ballot initiative
addedProvision ban on affirmative action in public contracting
ban on affirmative action in public education
ban on affirmative action in public employment
alsoKnownAs MCRI NERFINISHED
Michigan Civil Rights Initiative NERFINISHED
amendedDocument Constitution of the State of Michigan NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction State of Michigan NERFINISHED
ballotTitleIncludes prohibition of affirmative action programs
constitutionalArticleAffected Article I of the Michigan Constitution NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
effect amended Michigan Constitution
electionDate 2006-11-07
impact restricted race-based preferences in public contracting in Michigan
restricted race-based preferences in public employment in Michigan
restricted use of race-conscious admissions policies at public universities in Michigan
legalChallenge challenged under the Equal Protection Clause
legalForm constitutional amendment adopted by initiative
location Michigan NERFINISHED
noVotePercentage approximately 42%
opposedBy civil rights organizations
labor unions
many higher education institutions in Michigan
partOf 2006 Michigan general election
policyArea civil rights
government contracting
higher education admissions
public sector employment
prohibits preferential treatment based on color
preferential treatment based on ethnicity
preferential treatment based on national origin
preferential treatment based on race
preferential treatment based on sex
relatedCase Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action NERFINISHED
relatedCourt Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED
result approved by voters
sector public sector
sponsor Michigan Civil Rights Initiative Committee NERFINISHED
subject affirmative action
public contracting
public education
public employment
supremeCourtHolding upheld as constitutional in 2014
voterInitiated true
year 2006
yesVotePercentage approximately 58%

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