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Colorado Amendment 5, Right-to-Work Law Initiative (1958)
| Colorado Amendment No. 5 | |
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| Topic Right-to-work laws |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 5 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 4, 1958. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that membership or non-membership to a labor organization may not be a term of obtaining or retaining employment. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that membership or non-membership to a labor organization may not be a term of obtaining or retaining employment. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 200,319 | 38.61% | ||
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318,480 | 61.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 5 was as follows:
| “ | An act to amend Article II of the state Constitution providing that membership or non-membership in any labor union or organization shall not be required as a condition to obtain or retain employment. | ” |
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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