Colorado Litigation Cost Disclosure Requirements Initiative (2024)
| Colorado Litigation Cost Disclosure Requirements Initiative | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Civil and criminal trials | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Colorado Litigation Cost Disclosure Requirements Initiative was not on the ballot in Colorado as an initiated state statute on November 5, 2024.
This initiative would have capped attorneys to disclose an estimate of all court costs and litigation expenses a client will be responsible for and cap clients' responsibility if the attorney did not comply with the disclosure requirements or if the total costs and expenses exceed ten percent of the estimate.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for the initiative would have been as follows:
| “ | Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes requiring an attorney in a personal injury or wrongful death case to provide to the client a good faith estimate of all court costs and litigation expenses for which the client will be responsible, and, in connection therewith, requiring the disclosure to occur before or within a reasonable time after commencing representation; and limiting the client's responsibility for costs and expenses if the attorney did not substantially comply with the disclosure requirements or if the total costs and expenses exceeds ten percent of the estimate?[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text 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 2024 ballot:
- Signatures: 124,238 valid signatures
- Deadline: August 5, 2024
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
- The initiative was filed by Beverly Razon and Loren Furman.[1]
- Sponsors did not submit signatures by the deadline on August 5, 2024.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Colorado Secretary of State, "Initiative Filings," accessed April 21, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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