This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. addresses Fayetteville, Arizona's Uniform Civil Rights Protection ordinance (Ordinance 5781) which prohibits employment and housing discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) residents. The ordinance was passed by the City Council special election on September 8, 2015 and becomes effective November 7, 2015. Employers with fewer than nine employees are exempt from Ordinance 5781 coverage, as are churches, religious or day schools and other religious organizations. Opponents of the law tried to stop the special election and have argued that the Fayetteville law infringes on religious freedoms and conflicts with Arkansas state law.