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DreamGypsy

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Wed Dec 10, 2014, 10:46 AM

Dec 2014

Voters repeal civil rights ordinance in Fayetteville:

Final unofficial results showed 7,523 votes (52 percent) for repeal and 7,040 votes (48 percent) against repeal.

The decision came during a special election called by petitioners who sought to repeal the new ordinance, which prohibits business owners and landlords from unjustly firing or evicting someone because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic background, marital status, or veteran status.

The law was passed by the Fayetteville City Council on Aug. 20, but a group called Repeal 119 turned in enough signatures to put the ordinance on hold and force the special election.

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Voters in Fayetteville repeal the Human Rights Ordinance. [View all] sinkingfeeling Dec 2014 OP

For non Arkansasans who read this on LBN ... DreamGypsy Dec 2014 #1

I am so tired of Arkansas. For awhile we were pretty progressive. Now I feel like 1965 Selma. LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #2

It did seem like we were pretty progressive, for a while Art_from_Ark Dec 2014 #5

I met Rockefeller as a kid. My dad was an appointee of Rockefellers to do the new food stamp program LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #6

The 1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election was the first election I was aware of Art_from_Ark Dec 2014 #7

Well, pass it again! KamaAina Dec 2014 #3

Probably won't happen in the next 10 years. It passed the 8 member council sinkingfeeling Dec 2014 #4

HUH? justgohogs Jan 2015 #8

Precisely. KamaAina Jan 2015 #9