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Colorado Amendment 18, Declarations About Term Limits Initiative (1998)
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| Topic Congressional term limits and Election administration and governance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 18 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing candidates to declare whether they pledge to serve no more than three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives or two terms in the U.S. Senate and allowing candidates to request that the Secretary of State mark such declaration on ballots and voter education materials. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing candidates to declare whether they pledge to serve no more than three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives or two terms in the U.S. Senate and allowing candidates to request that the Secretary of State mark such declaration on ballots and voter education materials. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 18 |
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613,557 | 50.41% | ||
| No | 603,651 | 49.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 18 was as follows:
| “ | Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning term limits declarations that may be voluntarily submitted by candidates for the U.S. Congress, and, in connection therewith, specifying when such declarations must be submitted to the secretary of state; providing that a candidate shall not be refused placement on the ballot if the candidate does not submit a declaration; providing that candidates may voluntarily declare that the candidate will not serve more than three terms as U.S. Representative or more than two terms as a U.S., Senator or may voluntarily declare that the candidate has chosen not to accept term limits; allowing candidates who have made such a declaration to voluntarily authorize placement of an applicable ballot designation next to the candidate's name on congressional election ballots and government-sponsored voter education material; specifying how terms are calculated; allowing candidates to change a declaration; requiring that ballots and voter education material contain the applicable ballot designation following the name of a candidate; specifying that service in office for more than one-half of a term is deemed service for a full term; prohibiting a candidate from having more than one declaration and ballot designation in effect at the same time; specifying that a candidate may authorize the applicable ballot designation only if the candidate has made the voluntary declaration; and authorizing the secretary of state to provide declarations and implement this amendment by rule? | ” |
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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