Fayetteville passes new civil rights protection ordinance
Voters will have another chance to decide the fate of LGBT rights in Fayetteville.
Voters will have another chance to decide the fate of LGBT rights in Fayetteville.
As promised, Mayor Lioneld Jordan has set his rules of conduct for the June 16 City Council meeting.
Fayetteville City Council members are less than a week away from formal discussions of a proposed new civil rights protection ordinance.
Alderwoman Adella Gray led a news conference from the steps of the Fayetteville Town Center Friday morning to announce a proposed new civil rights law.
Fayetteville aldermen will consider a new civil rights ordinance later this month.
A bill proposed Monday in the Arkansas Legislature would prohibit cities and counties from passing laws that offer protections based on sexual orientation or any other basis not contained in state law.
Aldermen will soon consider an ordinance that spells out exactly what a “For” or “Against” vote could mean in city ballot initiatives and referendum elections.
City Attorney Kit Williams has drafted a new anti-discrimination law to protect citizens whose rights were revoked when voters repealed the recently adopted civil rights ordinance.
Final unofficial results showed 7,523 votes (52 percent) for repeal and 7,040 votes (48 percent) against repeal.
Early voting totals show a lead for those seeking to uphold Fayetteville’s new civil rights ordinance.
5NEWS managing editor Larry Henry talked with Fayetteville Alderman Matthew Petty and state Sen. Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs about Fayetteville’s civil rights ordinance.
County officials said no ballots had been challenged by poll watchers as of Friday morning.
A shuttle bus will run from noon until 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8 on the north side of the Union bus depot on the University of Arkansas campus.
Voters will soon decide the fate of Fayetteville’s new civil rights ordinance which offers protections based on sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic background, marital status, or veteran status.
What began as a discussion about amendments to Fayetteville’s Civil Rights Administration ordinance quickly spiraled into an argument about whether the ordinance should be repealed on the spot.
The vote mirrored a 4-3 decision made during the commission’s regular meeting on Monday when commissioners twice met in a closed, executive session to narrow the field of over 50 applicants for the job.
Mayor Lioneld Jordan and University of Arkansas Chancellor David Gearhart said they want the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce to take back its opposition to Fayetteville’s civil rights ordinance.
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