The Denver Post February 23, 1993 Suppose there was an election being held today, and voters were being asked to repeal Amendment 2--the state constitutional amendment that prevents state and local governments from passing laws that prohibit discrimination against homosexuals in employment and housing. Would you vote for repealing Amendmemt 2, or would you vote against repealing it? For repeal 43% Against repeal 51% Undecided 5% No answer l% Do you think the majority of those who voted in favor of Amendment 2 voted that way because they dislike homosexuals or because they are against laws that would give homosexuals a type of special or protected status? Dislike homosexuals 14% Against laws 74% Both (unprompted) 6% Other 2% Don't know 4% Recently a Denver District Court judge blocked state officials from enforcing Amendment 2 until after a trial to determine if Amendment 2 is constitutional. Generally speaking, do you believe the judge was right to stop the state from enforcing Amendment 2 until there is a trial, or do you think he was wrong? Right 54% Wrong 41% Don't know 5% Does the boycott of Colorado by homosexual rights groups and some Hollywood celebrities make you more likely or less likely to support the repeal of Amendment 2? More likely 16% Less likely 47% No difference 32% Don't know 3% No answer 2% Regardless of how you feel about the boycott, do you think Colorado voters will vote in favor of repealing Amendment 2, or do you think they will vote against repealing it if it is on the next general election ballot? For repeal 27% Against repeal 59% Undecided 13% No answer 1% Source: Talmey-Drake Research & Strataegy Inc. 613 random telephone interviews with Colorado residents Feb. 3-9, 1993. Margin of error 4 percent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corrections, new info, and requests for info: amend2-info@cs.colorado.edu Administrative comments : amend2-mod@cs.colorado.edu General Discussion : amend2-discuss@cs.colorado.edu Boulder/Denver area local meetings/events : amend2-local@cs.colorado.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe to a list, send mail to Majordomo@cs.colorado.edu, with subscribe in the BODY of the message. For multiple lists, use multiple lines.