Colorado Amendment 40, Term Lengths and Limits for Judges Initiative (2006)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 40 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 7, 2006. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing term limits for certain judicial officials and change the term length for certain judgeships. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing term limits for certain judicial officials and change the term length for certain judgeships. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 40 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 648,199 | 42.91% | ||
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862,349 | 57.09% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 40 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning term limits for appellate court judges, and, in connection therewith, reducing the terms of office for justices of the supreme court and judges of the court of appeals to four years, requiring appellate judges serving as of January 1, 2007, to stand for retention at the next general election, if eligible for another term, prohibiting an appellate judge from serving more than three terms, specifying that a provisional term constitutes a full term, and making any appellate judge who has served ten or more years at one court level ineligible for another term at that level. | ” |
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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