Colorado Amendment 47, Prohibition of a Union Requirement for Employment Initiative (2008)
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| Topic Right-to-work laws |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 47 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 4, 2008. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported prohibiting the requirement that one be a member of a labor union as a condition of their employment. |
A “no” vote opposed prohibiting the requirement that one be a member of a labor union as a condition of their employment. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 47 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,003,056 | 43.89% | ||
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1,282,501 | 56.11% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 47 was as follows:
| “ | Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning participation in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting an employer from requiring that a person be a member and pay any moneys to a labor organization or to any other third party in lieu of payment to a labor organization and creating a misdemeanor criminal penalty for a person who violates the provisions of the section? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.
See also
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Footnotes
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