Colorado Measure Referral Act (1988)

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Colorado Measure Referral Amendment, Initiative 8 (1988) was a initiated constitutional amendment, regarding the referral of measures to committees, on the November 8, 1988 election ballot in Colorado, where it was approved.

Election results

Initiative 8
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		852,448	72.0%
No		332,159	28.0%

Election Results from: State Legislative Council, Ballot History

Text of measure

Language on the ballot:

“

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution to require that every measure referred to a committee of reference of the General Assembly be considered by the committee upon its merits, to provide that each measure reported by a committee of reference to the Senate or House shall appear on the calendar of that chamber in the order in which it was reported, and to prohibit members of the General Assembly from committing themselves or other members in a party caucus to vote in favor of or against any matter pending or to be introduced in the General Assembly?

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