Colorado Amendment No. 2, Require Death Penalty for Certain Class One Felonies Amendment (1974)
| Colorado Amendment No. 2 | |
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| Topic Death penalty |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 4, 1974. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring the death penalty in certain class 1 felony cases. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring the death penalty in certain class 1 felony cases. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 2 |
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451,403 | 61.15% | ||
| No | 286,805 | 38.85% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the death penalty be imposed upon persons convicted of class 1 felonies where certain mitigating circumstances are not present and certain aggravating circumstances are present? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Colorado Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Colorado State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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