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Colorado Amendment No. 4, State Legislature Membership and Districts Initiative (1966)
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| Topic Redistricting policy and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 4 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 8, 1966. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing the size of membership to the Senate and House of Representatives and establishing provisions for creating House districts. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing the size of membership to the Senate and House of Representatives and establishing provisions for creating House districts. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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374,884 | 70.34% | ||
| No | 158,067 | 29.66% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 4 was as follows:
| “ | An Act to amend Article V of the State Constitution, providing for a Senate of not more than thirty-five members and a House of Representatives of not more than sixty-five members; provides for single member districts in both Houses, each district in House to be substantially equal in population; provides standards for formation of districts; provides for revision of districts by General Assembly in 1967 and after each decennial census thereafter, under penalty of loss of compensation and eligibility of members to succeed themselves in office; and includes a severability and savings clause. | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.
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