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Colorado Referred Law No. 2, Abolition of Death Penalty Measure (1966)
| Colorado Referred Law No. 2 | |
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| Topic Death penalty and State judicial authority |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Colorado Referred Law No. 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Colorado on November 8, 1966. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported abolishing the death penalty and allowing courts to sentence those convicted of first-degree murder to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. |
A “no” vote opposed abolishing the death penalty and allowing courts to sentence those convicted of first-degree murder to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. |
Election results
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Colorado Referred Law No. 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 193,245 | 33.15% | ||
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389,707 | 66.85% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referred Law No. 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall capital punished be abolished? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Colorado State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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State of Colorado Denver (capital) |
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