Colorado Amendment 5, Limited Gambling in Parachute Initiative (1992)
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| Topic Gambling policy |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 5 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 3, 1992. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported permitting limited gambling in Parachute and establishing the terms for such. |
A “no” vote opposed permitting limited gambling in Parachute and establishing the terms for such. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 414,489 | 27.59% | ||
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1,087,713 | 72.41% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to Article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution to permit limited gaming in the town of Parachute under conditions which may differ from those applicable to Central City, Black Hawk and Cripple Creek; to prohibit limited gaming outside of Central City, Black Hawk, Cripple Creek and Parachute until 1 January 2000; to fix the maximum allowable state fees and tares on limited gaming until 1 January 2000 at the levels established by the gaming commission as of 1 January 1992; and to allocate fee and tax revenues from limited gaming in Parachute, in part to fund public schools | ” |
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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