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Colorado Amendment 12, Constitutional Convention for Congressional Term Limits Initiative (1996)
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| Topic State constitutional conventions |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 12 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 5, 1996. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported beginning the process to call a constitutional convention to add congressional term limits to the federal constitution. |
A “no” vote opposed beginning the process to call a constitutional convention to add congressional term limits to the federal constitution. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 12 |
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768,257 | 54.01% | ||
| No | 654,124 | 45.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 12 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning congressional term limits, and, in connection therewith, specifying a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that limits U.S. senators to two terms, former and incumbent U.S. senators to one additional term, U.S. representatives to three terms, and former and incumbent U.S. representatives to two additional terms; instructing Colorado's state senators and representatives to vote to apply for an amendment-proposing convention; instructing Colorado's U.S. senators and representatives to pass said term limits amendment; requiring that all election ballots have "disregarded voter instruction on term limits" next to the name of an incumbent U.S. senator or representative or incumbent state senator or representative when such senator or representative fails to take specific actions in support of said term limits amendment; . providing that non-incumbent candidates for U.S. and state senator and representative be given an opportunity to take a pledge in support of said term limits amendment; requiring that primary and general election ballots have "declined to take pledge to support term limits" next to the name of a non-incumbent candidate who has not signed such pledge; authorizing the Secretary of State to determine whether the terms of this amendment have been complied with and whether such designations should appear on the ballot; and allowing any legal challenge to this amendment to be filed with the Supreme Court of Colorado as an original action. | ” |
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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