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Colorado Measure 3, State Prohibition and Enforcement Initiative (1918)
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| Topic Alcohol laws |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Colorado Measure 3 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Colorado on November 5, 1918. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported prohibiting the manufacture, importation, sale, barter, or trade of intoxicating liquors. |
A “no” vote opposed prohibiting the manufacture, importation, sale, barter, or trade of intoxicating liquors. |
Election results
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Colorado Measure 3 |
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113,636 | 63.71% | ||
| No | 64,740 | 36.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 3 was as follows:
| “ | AN Act Entitled, AN ACT RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUORS, AND AMENDING AN ACT ENTITLED, “AN ACT RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUORS,” Approved March 3, 1915, and being Chapter 98 of the Session Laws of Colorado, 1915, AND repealing sections one (1), two (2), four (4) and five (5) of an act entitled, “AN ACT RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUORS AND AMENDING AN ACT RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUORS, Approved March 3, 1915,” and being Chapter 82 of the Session Laws of Colorado, 1917, Approved April 23, 1917, AND ALL OTHER ACTS OR PARTS OF ACTS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH. | ” |
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 state statute.
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Footnotes
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