Equal Treatment for Every Wisconsinite: Vote YES on the Equality Amendment
On November 3rd, Wisconsin voters will have the opportunity to vote on a constitutional amendment that would end government discrimination and preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.
As It Appears On Your Ballot
Government entity discrimination prohibited.
“Governmental entity discrimination prohibited. Shall section 27 of article I of the constitution be created to prohibit governmental entities in the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, public contracting, or public administration?”
WILL supports a YES vote.
A yes vote holds government to one standard for every Wisconsite.
Key Points
One standard, applied to everyone
Equal treatment under the law, for every Wisconsinite.
Government jobs, contracts, and educational programs should be open to everyone on the same terms. No one should be judged differently because of their race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.
A fair chance, based on merit.
Wisconsinites should compete for opportunities based on hard work, qualifications, and character, not a box they check on a form.
Ends preferences for everyone, for good.
The amendment doesn’t create new categories of preference. It closes the door on all of them, permanently, for every Wisconsinite.
Already tested at the U.S. Supreme Court.
The amendment is modeled on a law Michigan voters passed in 2006. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld it, and it’s been settled law there for nearly two decades.
Why This Matters Now
Settle the question once, instead of one program at a time
Wisconsin currently allows some state and local programs to consider race and sex when awarding contracts, jobs, and other opportunities — including the state’s Minority Supplier Program, which WILL is currently challenging in court. Without a constitutional amendment, those preferences can persist, expand, or return depending on who holds office, and each one has to be challenged separately, program by program, in court.
This amendment would settle the question for the whole state at once — for every future governor, agency, and legislature, not just today’s programs. Michigan voters passed a nearly identical amendment in 2006. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld it, and it has been settled law there for almost two decades.
2006
The year Michigan voters passed a nearly identical amendment.
2014
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Michigan’s amendment, and it has been settled law since.
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Areas of government covered: employment, education, contracting, and administration.
Take the Pledge
Commit to voting YES on November 3rd
The Pledge
“I pledge to vote YES on the Equality Amendment this November: government should judge everyone by the same rules, not by race or sex.”
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