Colorado Referendum B, Ballot Measure Booklet Amendment (1994)

Colorado Referendum B
Election date November 8, 1994
Topic Ballot measure process
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Colorado Referendum B was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 8, 1994. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported requiring the nonpartisan research staff of the General Assembly publish a booklet with impartial information regarding all statewide ballot measures.

A “no” vote opposed requiring the nonpartisan research staff of the General Assembly publish a booklet with impartial information regarding all statewide ballot measures.

Election results

Colorado Referendum B
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		529,749	50.44%
No		520,438	49.56%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum B was as follows:

“

An amendment to Articles V, X, and XXIII of the Constitution of the State of Colorado, concerning information about statewide ballot issues, and, in connection therewith, requiring the nonpartisan research staff of the General Assembly to prepare and distribute to the public at no charge a ballot information booklet that includes the text, the title, and a fair and impartial analysis of each statewide measure, including the major arguments both for and against the measure, and providing for statewide publication by the nonpartisan research staff of the General Assembly of the text and title of statewide ballot issues.

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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

1994 Measures

• 1994 Measures
• Ballot measure process on the ballot
• 1994 legislative sessions

Colorado

• Colorado ballot measures
• Colorado ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Colorado Blue Book (1994)