Recently, we obtained information from a concerned Grand Junction voter saying that signature collectors in your area are spreading misinformation about the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, also known as Amendment 46, and their competing effort, Initiative 82. We think it is important for voters to know that these are paid signature collectors who will go to any length to collect signatures.

We believe it is time for the truth on affirmative action. Amendment 46 is a citizen-led effort that, if passed this November, would prohibit the government from giving preferential treatment or discriminating against any person in public contracting, public hiring, and public education. Nothing more and nothing less.

Initiative 82 is a competing effort designed to mislead voters. By using similar language to our initiative, Initiative 82’s backers are trying to deceive voters into believing they are signing on to eliminate racial preference programs, which is in fact what Amendment 46 will do. Initiative 82 would maintain the status quo, allowing government to continue dividing us on the basis of our race and gender when we apply for jobs, for college or for government contracts. Such segregation is wrong and the time for change is now.

We are encouraging Grand Junction voters to get the facts before they sign. As the Monday deadline approaches for Initiative 82 to submit more than 76,000 voter signatures to the Secretary of State, we are seeing their desperation manifest itself in the form of malicious lies about our amendment and their own.

To get the facts before you sign, please visit www.Coloradocri.org. There is only one civil rights initiative approved for this November’s ballot and that is Amendment 46.

JESSICA PECK CORRY
KATE MELVIN
Colorado Civil Rights Initiative
Denver

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