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Colorado Display of Drug Prices Requirement Initiative (2018)
| Colorado Display of Drug Prices Requirement | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Healthcare | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Colorado Display of Drug Prices Requirement Initiative (#120) was not on the ballot in Colorado as an CISS on November 6, 2018.
This initiative would have required pharmacies to clearly display their drug prices, both in printed form at the pharmacy location and electronically on the pharmacy's website.[1][2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for this initiative is below:[2]
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Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning a requirement that pharmacies publish a list of their retail drug prices, and, in connection therewith, requiring pharmacies to promptly update the list and maintain records of changes made; and authorizing penalties for violations?[3] |
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Full text
- The full text of the initiative is available here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Colorado, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot is equal to 5 percent of the total number of votes cast for the office of Colorado secretary of state in the preceding general election. State law provides that petitioners have six months to collect signatures after the ballot language and title are finalized. State statutes require a completed signature petition to be filed three months and three weeks before the election at which the measure would appear on the ballot. The Constitution, however, states that the petition must be filed three months before the election at which the measure would appear. The secretary of state generally lists a date that is three months before the election as the filing deadline.
The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the 2018 ballot:
- Signatures: 98,492 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was August 6, 2018.
The secretary of state is responsible for signature verification. Verification is conducted through a review of petitions regarding correct form and then a 5 percent random sampling verification. If the sampling projects between 90 percent and 110 percent of required valid signatures, a full check of all signatures is required. If the sampling projects more than 110 percent of the required signatures, the initiative is certified. If less than 90 percent, the initiative fails.
Details about this initiative
- David Silverstein and Andrew Graham submitted this initiative on January 26, 2018.[2]
- A ballot title was set by the title setting board for this initiative on February 7, 2018.[2]
- The measure did not qualify for the November 2018 ballot because it had either (a) never been cleared for signature gathering, (b) was abandoned by sponsors, or (c) otherwise reached a certain stage in the initiative process, but did not make the ballot.
Related measures
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Initiative #120 Final Text," accessed January 30, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Colorado Secretary of State, "2017-2018 Initiative Filings, Agendas & Results," accessed January 30, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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