Colorado Amendment 1, Allow Women to Serve on Juries Amendment (1944)
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| Topic Civil trials and Constitutional rights |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 1 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 7, 1944. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing women to serve on juries. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing women to serve on juries. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 1 |
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195,793 | 60.65% | ||
| No | 127,057 | 39.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | For the amendment to Section 23 of Article II of the Constitution of the State of Colorado, providing for jury service by women. Against the amendment to Section 23 of Article II of the Constitution of the State of Colorado, providing for jury service by women. | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.
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Footnotes
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