A proposed ballot question for an election in St. Paul reads: Shall sections of the human rights law be repealed to permit discrimination in education, employment, housing and use of public places due to sexual and affectional orientation?

The wording cleared the city’s rules and policy committee, and will soon be debated before the full city council. Mayor Jim Scheibel has been an outspoken supporter of gay and lesbian rights. Scheibel has warned that the initiative should be written carefully so as not to mislead or encourage people to vote either way. Scheibel plans to seek outside help in writing the ballot question.