Colorado 2012 ballot measures

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One statewide ballot question has so far been certified for 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

Potential measures

See also: Potential 2012 ballot measures

The following measures have been proposed for the 2012 ballot:

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	State Personnel Amendment	Admin. of gov't.	Change aspects to the state personnel system.
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.

Local ballot measures

See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2012

No local measures have been identified for 2012. Read about local happenings here.

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