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Colorado Amendment No. 4, Sessions of the General Assembly in Even-Numbered Years Amendment (1982)
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| Topic Administration of government and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 2, 1982. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported repealing provisions relating to sessions of the General Assembly in even-numbered years and establishing that sessions of the General Assembly shall not extend beyond 140 days in even-numbered years. |
A “no” vote opposed repealing provisions relating to sessions of the General Assembly in even-numbered years and establishing that sessions of the General Assembly shall not extend beyond 140 days in even-numbered years. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 4 |
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442,601 | 54.27% | ||
| No | 372,897 | 45.73% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 4 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to section 7 of article V of the constitution of the state of Colorado, concerning the elimination of the limitation on enactment of bills at regular sessions of the general assembly convening ineven-'numbered years and providing that regular sessions of the general assembly convening in even-numbered years shall not exceed one hundred forty 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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