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Colorado Amendment 36, Division of Electoral Votes Initiative (2004)
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| Topic Presidential electoral vote |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 36 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 2, 2004. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported splitting Colorado's electoral votes based on the proportion of votes each presidential candidate receives. |
A “no” vote opposed splitting Colorado's electoral votes based on the proportion of votes each presidential candidate receives. |
Election results
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| Yes | 696,770 | 34.78% | ||
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1,306,834 | 65.22% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 36 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning popular proportional selection of presidential electors, and, in connection therewith, creating procedures for allocating Colorado's electoral votes for president and vice-president of the United States, based on the proportion of ballots that are cast in this state for each presidential ticket; making the terms of the proposed amendment effective so that popular proportional selection of presidential electors applies to the 2004 general election setting forth procedures and timelines that govern the certification of election results and the potential recounting of votes in elections for presidential electors and in the election on this proposed amendment; granting the Colorado supreme court original jurisdiction for the adjudication of all contests concerning presidential electors and requiring that such matters be heard and decided on an expedited basis; and authorizing the general assembly to enact legislation to change the manner of selecting presidential electors or any of the procedures contained in this amendment. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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