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Colorado Abortion Ban Initiative (2024)
| Colorado Abortion Ban Initiative | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Abortion | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Colorado Abortion Ban Initiative was not on the ballot in Colorado as an initiated state statute on November 5, 2024.
This initiative would have defined "living human child" as a human being beginning at the moment of conception. It would have prohibited abortion, provided for law enforcement, and provided penalties for individuals and facilities that perform abortions or provide surgical tools or medications to perform abortions.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full texts of the different versions of the initiative are available here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Colorado, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot is equal to 5 percent of the total number of votes cast for the office of Colorado secretary of state in the preceding general election. State law provides that petitioners have six months to collect signatures after the ballot language and title are finalized. State statutes require a completed signature petition to be filed three months and three weeks before the election at which the measure would appear on the ballot. The Constitution, however, states that the petition must be filed three months before the election at which the measure would appear. The secretary of state generally lists a date that is three months before the election as the filing deadline.
The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the 2024 ballot:
- Signatures: 124,238 valid signatures
- Deadline: August 5, 2024
The secretary of state is responsible for signature verification. Verification is conducted through a review of petitions regarding correct form and then a 5 percent random sampling verification. If the sampling projects between 90 percent and 110 percent of required valid signatures, a full check of all signatures is required. If the sampling projects more than 110 percent of the required signatures, the initiative is certified. If less than 90 percent, the initiative fails.
Details about this initiative
- The initiative was filed by Angela Eichart and Faye Barnhart of Colorado Life Initiative.[1]
- Version #81 was cleared for signature gathering from October 26, 2023, through April 18, 2024.[1]
- Proponents announced on April 18, 2024, that they did not gather enough valid signatures.[2]
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