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According to exit polls, support for affirmative action in California is significantly weaker among Asians than among other minority groups. Thirty-nine percent of Asians who went to the polls on Nov. 5 voted in favor of Prop. 209, compared with 26 percent of black voters and 24 percent of Latino voters...
...There's definitely a division in the Asian-American community," says Quach, who opposed Prop. 209. "In San Francisco, in a good amount of the Asian-American community, people do believe that a merit-based system is more worthwhile. The 40 percent who voted for Proposition 209 want to see things decided on merit...
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PASSED Prop. 209, California--Prohibits preferential treatment based on race, sex, ethnicity or national origin in public employment, education and contracting...
TORT REFORM NOT PASSED Prop. 211, California--Makes it easier for an individual to sue for securities fraud and prohibits the legislature from making changes to attorney-client fee arrangements...
MARIJUANA PASSED Prop. 215, California--Allows use of marijuana for medical purposes...