Colorado 2012 ballot measures

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Three statewide ballot questions were on the 2012 statewide ballot in Colorado.

• The petition drive deadline for ballot initiative efforts seeking ballot access in 2012 in Colorado is August 6, 2012.
• The state signature requirement for both initiated constitutional amendments and initiated state statutes is 85,853.
• The 2012 state legislative session began on January 11, 2012 and ended on May 9, 2012. Legislative referrals could have been sent to the 2012 ballot during this time.

On the ballot

See also: 2012 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Amendment 64	Marijuana	Legalize recreational use of marijuana with regulations.	a
AQ	Amendment 65	Elections	Set policy on prohibiting corporate contributions and expenditures in elections.	a
LRCA	Amendment S	Admin. of gov't.	Change aspects to the state personnel system.	a

Not on the ballot

Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Same-Sex Marriage Amendment	Marriage	Would allow for same-sex marriage in the state.
LRCA	Initiative Process Amendment	Direct democracy	To revise the initiative process to make amending the state constitution harder.
LRCA	Pay System Amendment	Wages	Replace performance based pay system with system based on performance and length of service.
LRCA	Campaign Contributions Repeal Amendment	Elections	Would repeal language in the Colorado Constitution that limits campaign contributions from corporations.
LRCA	Union Contributions Repeal Amendment	Elections	Repeals constitutional language that defined unions as government contractors and prohibited political contributions from them.
LRCA	Discrimination Repeal Amendment	LGBT	Repeal language in the state constitution that prohibits laws that ban discrimination against the gay community
LRCA	State Employee Amendment	Admin. of gov't.	Allow the state to revamp hiring and firing process of state employees.
CICA	Prohibition Ban Initiative	Marijuana	Legalize recreational use of marijuana with no regulations.
CICA	"Religious Freedom" Amendment	Religion	Would mandate that government not burden person or group's religion.
CICA	Water Law Amendment	Environment	Would alter state water laws.
CICA	Religious Freedom Amendment	Religion	Would ban the state from interfering with freedom of religion.
CICA	Property Tax Amendment	Taxes	Would eliminate property taxes in the state.
CICA	Handgun Amendment	Firearms	Would allow concealed carry of handguns without permit.
CICA	State Primary Election Amendment	Elections	Would restructure state primary elections.
CICA	Redistricting Amendment	Redistricting	Would tweak state senatorial districts by county boundaries
CICA	Business Tax Amendment	Taxes	Would eliminate the business personal-property tax.
CICA	Judicial Reform Amendment	Judicial reform	Would change how Colorado's judges are appointed and how long they could serve
CICA	Court Term Limit Measure	Judicial reform	Would limit the seven Supreme Court judges to two-year terms
CICA	"Right-to-Foreclosure" Amendment	Admin. of gov't.	Require lenders to prove their right to foreclose on property.
CICA	Personhood Amendment	Abortion	Define the term "person" in the state constitution as the start of biological development.

Local ballot measures

See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2012

• April 3 • November 6

See also

• 2012 ballot measures
• List of Colorado ballot measures
• Colorado signature requirements
• Laws governing the initiative process in Colorado

External links

• Colorado proposed initiatives