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Colorado Amendment 5, Voter Residency Requirement and Voting Eligibility for Persons Residing on Federal Land (1970)
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| Topic Military service policy and Residency voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported reducing the state's voter residency requirement from one year to three months and providing that persons residing on federal land, such as military bases, could not be denied the right to vote. |
A “no” vote opposed reducing the state's voter residency requirement from one year to three months and providing that persons residing on federal land, such as military bases, could not be denied the right to vote. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 5 |
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336,977 | 64.60% | ||
| No | 184,694 | 35.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 5 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to article VII of the constitution of the state of Colorado, changing the residency qualifications of electors, and providing that no person shall be denied the right to vote in an election because of residence on land situated within this state that is under the jurisdiction of the United States. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Colorado Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Colorado State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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