I-200 prohibited public institutions from discriminating or granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the areas of public education, public employment, and public contracting. I-200 was sponsored by Tim Eyman, a frequent sponsor of initiatives in Washington. Washington I-200 appeared on the ballot as an Initiative to the Legislature for the election on November 3, 1998. Washington Initiative 200 (1998) See also: Washington Initiative 200, Affirmative Action Initiative (1998) To read more about affirmative action in Washington, click here. Racial quotas in university admissions were banned in a 1978 United States Supreme Court case, Regents of the University of California v. Affirmative action policies can most often be found in government employment and university admissions.
These measures have taken many different forms, including quotas, extra outreach efforts, and student financial aid specifically for minorities. Background Affirmative action See also: Affirmative action, State affirmative action information, and Affirmative action in WashingtonĪffirmative action refers to a set of policies adopted by governments and institutions to increase the proportions of historically disadvantaged minority groups at those institutions. Qiu sponsored Referendum 88 of 2019, which succeeded in blocking I-1000 from going into effect, thereby continuing to restrict the state from implementing certain affirmative action policies in public employment, education, and contracting. Kan Qiu, president of the American Coalition for Equality, sponsored the measure.
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