Colorado Amendment No. 3, Appointment and Removal of Judges Initiative (1966)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 3 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 8, 1966. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending the method for appointing judges and providing a new system for the removal and retirement of judges. |
A “no” vote opposed amending the method for appointing judges and providing a new system for the removal and retirement of judges. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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293,771 | 52.90% | ||
| No | 261,558 | 47.10% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 3 was as follows:
| “ | An Amendment to Article Vi of the Constitution of the State of Colorado, concerning the Judicial Department, and providing for the selection, tenure, removal or retirement of Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of Other Courts of the State of Colorado. | ” |
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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