Colorado Third-Party Alcohol Delivery Service Initiative (2022)
| Colorado Third-Party Alcohol Delivery Service Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Alcohol and Business regulation | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Colorado Third-Party Alcohol Delivery Service Initiative was not on the ballot in Colorado as an initiated state statute on November 8, 2022.
The initiative would have authorized the establishment of a third-party alcohol delivery service and require the service to provide insurance, health-care benefits, and fuel reimbursement to contractors.[1]
Other versions of the initiative were filed.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning authorization for third-party delivery of alcohol beverages from retailers licensed to sell alcohol, and, in connection therewith, establishing a third-party delivery service permit that authorizes an individual or business entity to deliver alcohol beverages sold by licensed alcohol beverage retailers for consumption off the licensed premises; establishing the requirements for obtaining a delivery service permit, including requirements to carry insurance and to provide insurance, health-care benefits, and reimbursement for fuel costs to employees and independent contractors; requiring persons delivering and receiving alcohol beverages to be at least 21 years of age; eliminating the revenue limit on sales of alcohol beverages for delivery; and allowing a technology services company, without obtaining a third-party delivery service permit, to provide software or a digital network application that connects consumers and licensed retailers for the delivery of alcohol beverages?[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text is available 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
- Joel Allen Cathey and Robert Schrader filed the initiative on April 8, 2022. Ballot language was given to the initiative on April 20, 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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