Colorado Early Childhood Development Districts Referendum (2020)
| Colorado Early Childhood Development Districts Referendum | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Public works and Education | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Referendum | Origin Citizens |
The Colorado Early Childhood Development Districts Referendum was not on the ballot in Colorado as a veto referendum on November 3, 2020.
Measure design
This referendum sought to put House Bill 1052 to a statewide vote of the people, in the hopes that voters would overturn the bill. HB 1052 was designed to create special districts to provide early childhood development services for children from birth through 8 years of age. Under the bill, early childhood development services are defined as including early care and educational, health, mental health, and developmental services, including prevention and intervention.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of House Bill 1052 is available here.
Background
Veto referendums in Colorado
- See also: List of veto referendums by state
In Colorado, bills passed by the state legislature can be put before voters through a veto referendum petition. A yes vote on a veto referendum in Colorado is a vote to uphold the legislation in question. A no vote is a vote to overturn or repeal the legislation in question, meaning supporters of a veto referendum advocate for a no vote on the referendum. Successful veto referendum petitions suspend the targeted law or portion of law until the election.
The most recent veto referendum on the ballot in Colorado appeared on the ballot in 1932. From 1912 to 1932, 13 veto referendums were on the ballot. Of the 13 referendum efforts, 10 were successful in overturning the targeted legislation. The targeted legislation was upheld on three occasions.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Colorado, the number of signatures required to qualify a veto referendum 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. Signatures must be submitted 90 days after the legislature that passed the targeted bill adjourns.
The requirements to get a veto referendum certified for the 2020 ballot:
- Signatures: 124,632 valid signatures
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was 90 days after the adjournment of the legislative session.
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.
Signatures were due on August 1, 2019.[2]
Details about this initiative
- Karl Honegger & Marty Neilson filed this referendum on April 12, 2019.[2]
- Proponents failed to submit the required signatures by the deadline.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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