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Colorado Amendment No. 8, Legislative Bill Hearings, Deadlines, and Processes Initiative (1988)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 8 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 8, 1988. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring committee hearings for all bills and establishing timelines for such. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring committee hearings for all bills and establishing timelines for such. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 8 |
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852,448 | 71.96% | ||
| No | 332,159 | 28.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 8 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to the Colorado Constitution to require that every measure referred to a committee of reference of the General Assembly be considered by the committee upon its merits, to provide that each measure reported by a committee of reference to the Senate or House shall appear on the calendar of that chamber in the order in which it was reported, and to prohibit members of the General Assembly from committing themselves or other members in a party caucus to vote in favor of or against any matter pending or to be introduced in the General Assembly. | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.
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Footnotes
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