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California Secretary of State: Analysis of Proposi
Summary by the state government of the background information, proposal, and fiscal effect of the proposition.
California Secretary of State: Proposition 209
Text of the 1996 California ballot initiative to "eliminate state and local government affirmative action programs in the areas of public employment, public education, and public contracting to the extent these programs involve 'preferential treatment' based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin."