Colorado Referendum E, Multi-State Lotteries Measure (2000)

Colorado Referendum E
Election date November 7, 2000
Topic Gambling policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

Colorado Referendum E was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Colorado on November 7, 2000. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported allowing Colorado to create multi-state lotteries.

A “no” vote opposed allowing Colorado to create multi-state lotteries.

Election results

Colorado Referendum E
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		836,390	51.64%
No		783,275	48.36%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum E was as follows:

“

Shall the Colorado lottery commission be authorized to enter into multistate agreements allowing Colorado residents to play multistate lottery games, and, in connection therewith, transferring a portion of the net proceeds from all lottery programs, including multi-state lottery games, from the general fund to the state public school fund as a contingency reserve for supplemental assistance to school districts for capital expenditures to address immediate health and safety concerns within existing school facilities exempt from any restriction on spending, revenues, or appropriations, including, without limitation, the restrictions of section 20 of article X of the state constitution?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Colorado State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.

See also

2000 Measures

• 2000 Measures
• Gambling policy on the ballot
• 2000 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 (2000)