Thursday, July 26, 2007

The CoCRI has been approved by the title board. However, just after the title board declared that the language of the amendment met all requirements set forth in the Colorado Constitution, opponents filed suit to try to block the people from having a chance to vote on this important issue. This move by our opponents was predictable, after all they believe the only chance they have to defeat the Initiative is to stop it from getting on the ballot. Shanta Driver, By Any Means Necessary who is leading the opposition recently said, “We’ve got to stop these ballot petitions before they get on the ballot.” (CNS News Aug. 20, 2007 – Quota Backers Thwart Racial Progress…) We fully expect the Supreme Court to uphold the Title Board’s decision and allow the people to continue pursuing this ballot initiative. Read our legal briefs:

Supreme Court General Info - Ballot Initiatives
http://www.courts.state.co.us/exec/pubed/initiatives/generalinfo.htm

Sec. of State Title Board results - June 20, 2007
http://www.elections.colorado.gov/WWW/default/Initiatives/Title%20Board%20Filings/2007-2008%20Filings/Results/results_31.pdf

Our opening brief - July 16, 2007
http://www.courts.state.co.us/exec/pubed/initiatives/2008/31/07-16-07OpeningBrief.pdf

Title Board opening brief - July 16, 2007
http://www.courts.state.co.us/exec/pubed/initiatives/2008/31/07-16-07OpeningBriefTitleBoard.pdf

Our reply brief - August 6, 2007
http://www.courts.state.co.us/exec/pubed/initiatives/2008/31/08-06-07ReplyBriefProponents.pdf

Title Board answer brief - August 3, 2007
http://www.courts.state.co.us/exec/pubed/initiatives/2008/31/08-03-07AnswerBriefTitleBoard.pdf

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