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Colorado Measure 1, Secret Ballots Amendment (1946)
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| Topic Election administration and governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Measure 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 5, 1946. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported adding a secret-ballot provision to the State Constitution. |
A “no” vote opposed adding a secret-ballot provision to the State Constitution. |
Election results
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Colorado Measure 1 |
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118,470 | 56.23% | ||
| No | 92,203 | 43.77% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:
| “ | FOR the amendment of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Colorado, providing for secret ballot. AGAINST the amendment to Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Colorado, providing for secret ballot. | ” |
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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