Colorado Measure 6, Workers’ Compensation Initiative (1936)
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| Topic Workers' compensation laws |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Colorado Measure 6 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Colorado on November 3, 1936. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing a definition of “wages” and how to calculate injured or killed workers’ average weekly wage for compensation payments. |
A “no” vote opposed providing a definition of “wages” and how to calculate injured or killed workers’ average weekly wage for compensation payments. |
Election results
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Colorado Measure 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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203,195 | 63.91% | ||
| No | 114,733 | 36.09% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 6 was as follows:
| “ | An Act Relating to Workmen’s Compensation, Defining the Term “Wages,” Providing the Method of Determination of the Average Weekly Wage of Injured and Killed Employees for the Purpose of Compensation Payments, and Amending Section 2, Chapter 186, Session Laws of 1939. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
See also
External links
Footnotes
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