Colorado 1998 ballot measures

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In 1998, voters decided on 11 statewide ballot measures in Colorado on November 3.

• Four were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Four were initiated state statutes.
• Two were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One was a legislatively referred state statute.
• Voters approved four (36.36%) and rejected seven (63.64%).

On the ballot

November 3, 1998

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Amendment 11	Prohibit partial-birth abortion and impose criminal and civil penalties for violations.		617,977 (49%)	655,723 (51%)
CISS	Amendment 12	Require parental notification before minors receive an abortion and provide certain exceptions.	a	707,021 (55%)	581,481 (45%)
CICA	Amendment 13	Require uniform laws and regulations for livestock operations based on their potential environmental impact		475,664 (39%)	753,509 (61%)
CISS	Amendment 14	Establish additional regulations for large commercial hog facilities	a	790,825 (64%)	440,766 (36%)
CISS	Amendment 15	Require water meters be installed on certain wells, require them be installed at the homeowner's expense, and require a state employee read the meter.		292,977 (24%)	936,648 (76%)
CICA	Amendment 16	Create fees for water pumped from aquifers under state trust lands in the Rio Grande Water Conservation District and use such fees for school funding.		297,872 (24%)	931,566 (76%)
CICA	Amendment 17	Create an income tax credit for parents of students for private and public school expenses		515,942 (40%)	782,982 (60%)
CICA	Amendment 18	Allow candidates to declare whether they pledge to serve no more than three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives or two terms in the U.S. Senate and allow candidates to request that the Secretary of State mark such declaration on ballots and voter education materials.	a	613,557 (50%)	603,651 (50%)
LRCA	Referendum A	Allow local governments to enter into agreements with private companies to jointly own healthcare services and facilities.		505,903 (45%)	610,449 (55%)
LRSS	Referendum B	Allow $200 million in excess of the state constitutional revenue limit to be used for construction projects for education and transportation.		477,504 (38%)	765,654 (62%)
LRCA	Referendum C	Create the city and county of Broomfield.	a	670,781 (61%)	423,603 (39%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Colorado
• List of Colorado ballot measures
• 1998 ballot measures

External links

• Colorado Blue Book (1998)