Colorado Repeal of Provisions Concerning Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Initiative (2018)
| Colorado Repeal of Provisions Concerning Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Firearms | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Colorado Repeal of Provisions Concerning Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Initiative (#60) was not on the ballot in Colorado as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.
The measure was designed to repeal provisions concerning ownership of large capacity ammunition magazines. A large capacity magazine would have been defined in the measure as, "a fixed or detachable magazine, box, drum, feed strip, or similar device capable of accepting, or that is designed to be readily converted to accept, more than fifteen rounds of ammunition, or a fixed, tubular shotgun magazine that holds more than twenty-eight inches of shotgun shells, including any extension device that is attached to the magazine and holds additional shotgun shells, or a nontubular, detachable magazine, box, drum, feed strip, or similar device that is capable of accepting more than eight shotgun shells when combined with a fixed magazine."
As of October 2017, Colorado revised statute §18-12-302 prohibited the possession, sale, or transfer of large-capacity magazines, except for individuals who owned a large-capacity magazine on July 1, 2013, and maintain continuous possession of the large-capacity magazine. Other exceptions are provided for branches of the armed forces of the United States, departments, agencies, or political subdivisions of the state of Colorado, or of any other state, or a firearms retailer for the purpose of firearms sales conducted outside the state of Colorado. The measure would have repealed all provisions dealing with large-capacity magazines, including restrictions on and exceptions to permitted ownership.[1][2]
Text of measure
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The measure would have amended Colorado Revised Statutes. The following struck-through text would have been deleted:[1][2]
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Path to the ballot
The state process
In Colorado, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot is equal to 5 percent of the total number of votes cast for the office of Colorado secretary of state in the preceding general election. State law provides that petitioners have six months to collect signatures after the ballot language and title are finalized. State statutes require a completed signature petition to be filed three months and three weeks before the election at which the measure would appear on the ballot. The Constitution, however, states that the petition must be filed three months before the election at which the measure would appear. The secretary of state generally lists a date that is three months before the election as the filing deadline.
The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the 2018 ballot:
- Signatures: 98,492 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was August 6, 2018.
The secretary of state is responsible for signature verification. Verification is conducted through a review of petitions regarding correct form and then a 5 percent random sampling verification. If the sampling projects between 90 percent and 110 percent of required valid signatures, a full check of all signatures is required. If the sampling projects more than 110 percent of the required signatures, the initiative is certified. If less than 90 percent, the initiative fails.
Details about this initiative
On October 2, 2017, Kevin Klingsheim submitted the initiative to the Colorado Legislative Counsel for review and comment. On October 16, 2017, the counsel offered comments. Compliance with these recommendations was not required. On October 20, 2017, Kevin Klingsheim and Jazlyne Ford submitted a draft to the Colorado secretary of state. On November 15, 2017, the secretary of state determined that the initiative met the single-subject rule required by the state of Colorado and set a ballot title.[3]
The measure did not qualify for the November 2018 ballot because it had either (a) never been cleared for signature gathering, (b) was abandoned by sponsors, or (c) otherwise reached a certain stage in the initiative process, but did not make the ballot.
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