Colorado Amendment No. 3, General Assembly Session Lengths Amendment (1988)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Colorado Amendment No. 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 8, 1988. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported limiting regular sessions of the General Assembly to 120 days. |
A “no” vote opposed limiting regular sessions of the General Assembly to 120 days. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 3 |
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641,363 | 52.33% | ||
| No | 584,359 | 47.67% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 3 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to Section 7 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of Colorado, providing that the regular sessions of the General Assembly shall not exceed one hundred twenty calendar days. | ” |
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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