Colorado Amendment No. 5, Beverage Container Initiative (1982)
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| Topic Business regulations and Environment |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 5 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Colorado on November 2, 1982. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing a minimum beverage container return value and establishing regulations on beverage containers. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing a minimum beverage container return value and establishing regulations on beverage containers. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 5 |
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| Yes | 242,653 | 25.51% | ||
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708,564 | 74.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 5 was as follows:
| “ | Shall an act be adopted requiring a minimum refund value on beverage containers for beer or other malted beverages, mineral water, soda water, or other carbonated soft drinks manufactured, distributed, or sold for use in this state, with the refund value clearly shown upon each beverage container; providing for payment of such refund; prohibiting the sale of beverages in metal containers which open by means of detachable parts; prohibiting the sale of beverages in nondegradable beverage container carriers; and providing misdemeanor penalties for violation of the act? | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated state statute.
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