Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Colorado Amendment 18, Limited Gambling in Trinidad Initiative (1996)
| Colorado Amendment 18 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Gambling policy |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 18 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 5, 1996. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing limited gambling in Trinidad if approved by local voters. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing limited gambling in Trinidad if approved by local voters. |
Election results
|
Colorado Amendment 18 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 440,173 | 31.46% | ||
|
|
958,991 | 68.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 18 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to the Colorado Constitution to permit limited gaming, subject to a future local vote, in original or reconstructed historic buildings in the national historic district of the City of Trinidad and to allocate tax and fee revenues from such limited gaming. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.
See also
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Colorado Denver (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
