Colorado Amendment No. 2, Denial of Bail Amendment (1982)
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 2, 1982. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported expanding situations in which bail can be denied. |
A “no” vote opposed expanding situations in which bail can be denied. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 2 |
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737,813 | 82.52% | ||
| No | 156,336 | 17.48% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 2 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to section 19 of article II of the constitution of the state of Colorado, authorizing the denial of bail to persons accused of a capital offense when proof is evident or presumption is great, persons convicted of a crime of violence who are awaiting sentencing for such conviction or appealing such conviction or in the following cases if a court finds that proof is evident or presumption is great as to the crime alleged to have been committed and finds that the public would be placed in significant peril: A crime of violence alleged to have been committed while on conditional release from confinement, or a crime of violence alleged to have been committed after two previous felony convictions, or one such previous felony conviction if such conviction was for a crime of violence. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Colorado Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Colorado State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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