by John Fund
Golden State voters — and especially immigrants — overwhelmingly rejected racial preferences.
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An election worker places mail-in ballots into a voting box at a drive-through drop-off location at the Registrar of Voters for San Diego County in San Diego, Calif., October 19, 2020.
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Progressive groups were shocked on Election Day by the fate of Proposition 16 in California.
Prop 16 would have amended the California Constitution and repealed the prohibition against preferential treatment based on race. That prohibition was put into the state constitution by 55 percent of the state’s voters in 1996. But the proposed repeal of the prohibition against racial preferences was rejected this month by a larger margin of 57 percent to 43 percent.
About the Author
John Fund is National Review’s national-affairs reporter.
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Progressive groups were shocked on Election Day by the fate of Proposition 16 in California.
Prop 16 would have amended the California Constitution and repealed the prohibition against preferential treatment based on race. That prohibition was put into the state constitution by 55 percent of the state’s voters in 1996. But the proposed repeal of the prohibition against racial preferences was rejected this month by a larger margin of 57 percent to 43 percent.
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About the Author
John Fund is National Review’s national-affairs reporter.
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