Colorado Marriage Education Act (2014)
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The Colorado Marriage Education Act did not make the November 4, 2014 ballot in the state of Colorado as an initiated state statute. The measure would have required mandatory, pre-wedding classes for couples wanting to get married. The length of the classes would have been based on how many times a person has been married. If it was a first marriage for both, the required class would have been 10 hours. If the wedding was a second marriage for either the bride or groom, the number of required hours would have gone up to 20. If it was someone's third marriage, 30 hours worth of classes would have been required. The law would not have applied to civil unions.[1]
Support
David Schel and Sharon Tekolian of the group "Kids Against Divorce" sponsored the measure. They explained the purpose of the measure was to "better prepare individuals going into marriage to fulfill their new roles as spouse and potentially as parent, to furthermore protect children given that marriage is the foundation of a family unit."[1]
Path to the ballot
Supporters were required to obtain at least 86,105 valid signatures by August 4, 2014, in order to place a measure on the ballot, regardless of whether the measure was an initiated constitutional amendment or an initiated state statute. Supporters did not submit any signatures by the filing deadline.[2]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Denver Post, "Colorado ballot measure proposes education classes to marry," January 20, 2014
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Telephone call with Colorado Secretary of State's office," August 4, 2014]
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