Colorado Amendment 49, Prohibition of Paycheck Deductions Initiative (2008)
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| Topic Labor union deductions |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 49 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 4, 2008. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported prohibiting public employee paycheck deductions with certain exceptions. |
A “no” vote opposed prohibiting public employee paycheck deductions with certain exceptions. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 49 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 882,428 | 39.24% | ||
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1,366,620 | 60.76% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 49 was as follows:
| “ | Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning deductions from governmental payroll systems, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting a governmental payroll system from taking a payroll deduction from any government employee except deductions required by federal law, tax withholdings, judicial liens and garnishments, deductions for individual or group health benefits or other insurance, deductions for pension or retirement plans or systems, or other savings or investment programs, and charitable deductions? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.
See also
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Footnotes
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