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Colorado Amendment 10, Prohibit Nuclear Device Detonation Initiative (1974)
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| Topic Nuclear weapons and missiles policy |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 10 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 4, 1974. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported this initiative to: • prohibit the detonation of nuclear devices in Colorado except when approved by voters at a general election and • require that the governor assign a state agency to ensure financial resources to repay those who incur damages as a result of the nuclear detonation. |
A “no” vote opposed this initiative to: • prohibit the detonation of nuclear devices in Colorado except when approved by voters at a general election and • require that the governor assign a state agency to ensure financial resources to repay those who incur damages as a result of the nuclear detonation. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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399,818 | 57.85% | ||
| No | 291,284 | 42.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 10 was as follows:
| “ | An act to amend the Constitution of the State of Colorado to establish procedural steps to be complied with prior to the detonation of nuclear explosives devices, requiring prior approval of the detonation by the voters through the enactment of an initiated or referred measure. | ” |
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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