Colorado 1996 ballot measures

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In 1996, voters decided on 12 statewide ballot measures in Colorado on November 5.

• Seven were initiated constitutional amendments.
• One was an initiated state statute.
• Four were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved six (50%) and rejected six (50%).

On the ballot

November 5, 1996

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 11	Taxes; Property	Amend provisions relating to what property owned by religious, charitable, or school organizations is exempt from taxation.		242,543 (17%)	1,211,637 (83%)
CICA	Amendment 12	Constitutional conventions	Begin the process to call a constitutional convention to add congressional term limits to the federal constitution.	a	768,257 (54%)	654,124 (46%)
CICA	Amendment 13	Initiative process	Allow more political subdivisions to conduct initiatives and referendums and revise the provisions relating to the petition process.		435,995 (31%)	967,266 (69%)
CICA	Amendment 14	Hunting	Prohibit the use of leghold and instant-kill, body-gripping design traps, snares, or poisons for hunting with certain exceptions.	a	752,413 (52%)	691,733 (48%)
CISS	Amendment 15	Campaign finance	Place limits on the amounts individuals, political committees, and political parties may contribute to candidates.	a	928,148 (66%)	482,551 (34%)
CICA	Amendment 16	Property	Establish provisions relating to the management of land trusts.	a	708,502 (52%)	656,095 (48%)
CICA	Amendment 17	Constitutional rights; Family	Establish that parents have the right to control the way their children are raised.		615,202 (42%)	837,606 (58%)
CICA	Amendment 18	Gambling	Allow limited gambling in Trinidad if approved by local voters.		440,173 (31%)	958,991 (69%)
LRCA	Referendum A	Constitutional wording	Increase the percentage of votes needed to approve an amendment to the state constitution from 50% to 60% and establish that constitutional amendments may only be submitted to electors through a general election.		544,543 (41%)	787,134 (59%)
LRCA	Referendum B	Election administration	Allow more time for the mailing of ballot information to registered voters.	a	739,435 (55%)	608,219 (45%)
LRCA	Referendum C	Law enforcement	Allow the General Assembly to establish qualifications for the position of county sheriff.	a	754,339 (56%)	590,402 (44%)
LRCA	Referendum D	Public assistance; Taxes	Allow the increase in unemployment insurance taxes without voter approval and exclude unemployment compensation revenues from the calculation of governmental spending limits.		376,860 (29%)	908,476 (71%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Colorado
• List of Colorado ballot measures
• 1996 ballot measures

External links

• Colorado Blue Book (1996)