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Colorado Measure 7, Public Utilities Commission Initiative (1926)
| Colorado Measure 7 | |
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| Topic Administrative organization and Administrative powers and rulemaking |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Measure 7 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 2, 1926. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported creating a state Public Utilities Commission with exclusive power to regulate all in-state public utilities except municipal utilities and irrigation water systems. |
A “no” vote opposed creating a state Public Utilities Commission with exclusive power to regulate all in-state public utilities except municipal utilities and irrigation water systems. |
Election results
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Colorado Measure 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 35,137 | 17.88% | ||
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161,372 | 82.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 7 was as follows:
| “ | An Amendment to the State Constitution Creating a Public Utilities Commission With Exclusive Power and Jurisdiction to Regulate All Public Utilities Within This State Except Those Municipally Owned and Except Irrigation Systems Whose Chief Business Is Furnishing Water for Irrigation. | ” |
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
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Footnotes
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