Colorado School Meals Program Initiative (2022)
| Colorado School Meals Program Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Education and Taxes | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Colorado School Meals Program Initiative was not on the ballot in Colorado as an initiated state statute on November 8, 2022.
Measure design
The initiative was designed to create a free school meals program funded through a cap on itemized state income tax deductions for those earning $250,000 or more in federal taxable income.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot titles of the different versions of the initiative can be accessed here.
Full text
The full texts of the different versions of the initiative can be accessed here.
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 2022 ballot:
- Signatures: 124,632 valid signatures
- Deadline: August 8, 2022
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
- Marc Jacobson and Roberto Luis Meza filed the initiative. Proponents filed multiple versions of the initiative. Versions #83-88 were given ballot language on April 6, 2022.[1]
- The measure was not cleared for circulation before the signature deadline.[1]
See also
External links
- Colorado Secretary of State: Initiative Filings, Agendas & Results
- Initiatives filed with the Legislative Council Staff
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