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Colorado Amendment 54, Campaign Contribution Limitations for Government Contractors Initiative (2008)
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| Topic Campaign finance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 54 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 4, 2008. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing limitations on campaign contributions for government contractors. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing limitations on campaign contributions for government contractors. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 54 |
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1,130,098 | 51.21% | ||
| No | 1,076,694 | 48.79% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 54 was as follows:
| “ | Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning restrictions on campaign contributions, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting the holder of contracts totaling $100,000 or more, as indexed for inflation, awarded by state or local governments without competitive bidding ("sole source government contracts"), including certain collective bargaining agreements, from making a contribution for the benefit of a political party or candidate for elective office during the term of the contracts and for 2 years thereafter; disqualifying a person who makes a contribution in a ballot issue election from entering into a sole source government contract related to the ballot issue; and imposing liability and penalties on contract holders, certain of their owners, officers and directors, and government officials for violations of the amendment? | ” |
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
External links
Footnotes
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