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Colorado Measure 28, Limitations on County Debts Amendment (1912)
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| Topic Debt limits and Highways and bridges |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Measure 28 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 5, 1912. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the limitation for county debts for highway and other purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the limitation for county debts for highway and other purposes. |
Election results
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Colorado Measure 28 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 29,741 | 38.61% | ||
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47,284 | 61.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 28 was as follows:
| “ | FOR the amendment enlarging the limitation upon county debts for highway and other purposes. AGAINST the amendment enlarging the limitation upon county debts for highway and other purposes. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Colorado Denver (capital) |
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