Voters in Fayetteville, Ark., repealed a nondiscrimination ordinance passed by the city council in August. The special election was held on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
According to the Fayetteville Flyer, the vote was 7,523 votes for repeal and 7,040 against.
The ordinance prohibited landlords from evicting someone or businesses from firing someone because of sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic background, marital status or veteran status.
Voters in Fayetteville repealed a similar law in 1998, according to the city’s newspaper.
So it’s now legal once again to fire someone because he’s a veteran or deny housing to a couple who was legally married in Arkansas earlier this year.
