Colorado Amendment No. 2, Presidential Primary Measure (1990)
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| Topic Primary election systems |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Colorado on November 6, 1990. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing a presidential primary to select delegates to the national party convention. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing a presidential primary to select delegates to the national party convention. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 2 |
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582,835 | 61.16% | ||
| No | 370,166 | 38.84% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the State of Colorado conduct a presidential primary election which conforms to political party rules at which electors shall cast votes for qualified candidates of their political party, and the results of which may be used by political parties to allocate delegates to national political conventions for the selection of a presidential candidate at such conventions? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Colorado State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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