Colorado Daylight Saving Time Initiative (2016)
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The Colorado Daylight Saving Time Initiative did not make the 2016 ballot in Colorado as an initiated state statute.
The measure would have established daylight saving time, which is one hour later than "Mountain Standard Time", as the standard time within the state year round.[1]
Background
Colorado has used daylight saving time since the passage of the Daylight Saving Measure of 1966, which had previously been defeated in 1960. In 2011, Sen. Greg Brophy (R-1) championed a failed bill to allow Coloradans to stay on daylight saving time. Brophy tried again in 2013, but the bill was killed in committee a second time. That same year, Rep. Edward Vigil (D-62) submitted an opposing bill that would have kept the state on standard time year round. Vigil's bill also failed in committee due to fears of an increase in energy costs.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title as designated and fixed by the board was as follows:[1]
| “ | An amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes establishing daylight saving time, which is one hour later than "United States Mountain Standard Time", as the standard time within the state year round.[3] | ” |
Ballot text
The text that would have appeared on the ballot was as follows:[1]
| “ | Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes establishing daylight saving time, which is one hour later than "United States Mountain Standard Time", as the standard time within the state year round?[3] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure can be found here.[1]
Support
The measure was sponsored by Sean and Teri Johnson. Supporters of the measure called it "Save the Daylight."[1]
Arguments
Sean Johnson argued that staying in daylight saving time would reduce missed appointments and help businesses. He also cited a study that found that time changes lead to slight increases in workplace injuries. Other arguments include reducing traffic accidents, energy savings, helping people with seasonal affective disorder and children who struggle with the time changes and providing more time for children to play outside.[2]
Opposition
Arguments
Arguments against previous attempts to eliminate daylight saving time in the state included increased programming costs across the state, increased energy costs and a detrimental impact to the ski industry.[2]
Path to the ballot
Supporters were required to gather at least 97,434 valid signatures by the state's prescribed deadline for the measure to appear on the ballot, but the deadline passed and the title expired.[2]
See also
- Colorado 2016 ballot measures
- 2016 ballot measures
- Colorado Legislature
- List of Colorado ballot measures
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Colorado Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiative #14," accessed February 20, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Denver Post Blog, "Hearing to title possible vote on daylight saving time is next week," February 12, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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