Arizona Constitution Art. II § 36. Preferential treatment or discrimination prohibited;  exceptions;  definition

Section 36. A. This state shall not grant preferential treatment to or discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education or public contracting.

B. This section does not:

C. The remedies available for a violation of this section are the same, regardless of the injured party's race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin, as are otherwise available for a violation of the existing antidiscrimination laws of this state.

D. This section applies only to actions that are taken after the effective date of this section.

E. This section is self-executing.

F. For the purposes of this section, “state” includes this state, a city, town or county, a public university, including the University of Arizona, Arizona state University and Northern Arizona University, a community college district, a school district, a special district or any other political subdivision in this state.