FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Joint Statement by President Burns and Speaker Adams on why the Legislature referred Prop. 107 to the Ballot “Discrimination by government in any form is unacceptable. This is why we decided it was time to end the practice of race and gender preferences in Arizona and follow the lead of other states such as Michigan, Washington, California and Nebraska that have passed initiatives similar to Proposition 107. As state legislators, we do not want to continue to enable our government to pick and choose people based on their gender or color of their skin. Unfortunately there continue to be areas throughout Arizona government where these preferences exist, unfairly denying qualified applicants. Because of this, every single Republican legislator voted to refer this important proposition to the ballot, where Arizonans will have the opportunity to reject discrimination by our government. Proposition 107 will ensure that our government treats people equally based on merit, using the colorblind principles of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It ends “affirmative action programs” based on race and gender in three specific areas: public employment, public contracting and public education. We urge the voters of Arizona to vote yes on Proposition 107.” For more information, contact: Mike Philipsen, Communications Advisor Arizona Senate Republican Caucus Office: (602) 926-3972 Cell: (602) 904-2070 mphilipsen@azleg.gov
Joint Statement by President Burns and Speaker Adams on why the Legislature referred Prop. 107 to the Ballot
“Discrimination by government in any form is unacceptable. This is why we decided it was time to end the practice of race and gender preferences in Arizona and follow the lead of other states such as Michigan, Washington, California and Nebraska that have passed initiatives similar to Proposition 107. As state legislators, we do not want to continue to enable our government to pick and choose people based on their gender or color of their skin. Unfortunately there continue to be areas throughout Arizona government where these preferences exist, unfairly denying qualified applicants. Because of this, every single Republican legislator voted to refer this important proposition to the ballot, where Arizonans will have the opportunity to reject discrimination by our government. Proposition 107 will ensure that our government treats people equally based on merit, using the colorblind principles of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It ends “affirmative action programs” based on race and gender in three specific areas: public employment, public contracting and public education. We urge the voters of Arizona to vote yes on Proposition 107.”