Signatures for only two initiatives submitted in Colorado
August 3, 2010
DENVER, Colorado: According to the Colorado Secretary of State's office, sponsors for only two initiatives turned in signatures by the August 2, 2010 deadline in order to gain ballot access this November. That's a low percentage of this year's initiative proposals, given the fact that a total of 98 initiatives had been proposed and filed with the Secretary of State's office in the months leading up to the deadline. Supporters for the Criminal Defendant Bail initiative turned in signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State's office by the August 2, 2010 petition drive deadline.
The other initiative, the proposed Healthcare Amendment measure, filed signatures on Friday, July 30. The signatures were filed by Jon Caldara of the Independence Institute. Caldara said of the initiative, "We want Colorado to be a sanctuary state for quality health care. This is not just to address the mandate in Obama-care, this is to make sure Colorado never becomes like Massachusetts where government puts a gun to your head and says you will buy a private product whether you want it or not."[1]
The Secretary of State's office will now check the validity of both petitions' signatures. Supporters must have collected at least 76,046 signatures from registered voters in the state in order for their initiative to make the ballot.
Four initiative petitions had already had their signatures submitted and been certified for the ballot earlier in the year. If the two measures whose supporters submitted signatures as the deadline drew near make the ballot, there will be six citizen-initiated measures on the fall ballot in addition to at least three legislatively referred constitutional amendments voted onto the ballot by the Colorado General Assembly: November 2, 2010
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 60 | Limit how property taxes are raised, reverse property tax laws that increase taxes, and cut mill levies in half by 2020. |
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427,912 (25%) |
1,318,507 (75%) |
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| Amendment 61 | Prohibit the state government from borrowing money, require voter approval for local governments to borrow money, and place restrictions on the money borrowed by local governments. |
|
474,772 (27%) |
1,284,307 (73%) |
|
| Amendment 62 | Applies the term 'person' to every human being from the beginning of biological development |
|
509,062 (29%) |
1,218,490 (71%) |
|
| Amendment 63 | Add healthcare choice as a constitutional right and prohibit the state from requiring anyone to partake in a healthcare coverage plan. |
|
800,155 (47%) |
905,944 (53%) |
|
| Amendment P | Transfer the licensing of gambling to the Department of Revenue. |
|
611,664 (38%) |
1,012,193 (62%) |
|
| Amendment Q | Create a process for moving the seat for the state government in the case of a declared disaster. |
|
944,446 (58%) |
697,373 (42%) |
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| Amendment R | Eliminate property taxes for those who use government-owned property for certain private uses. |
|
616,516 (38%) |
991,347 (62%) |
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| Proposition 101 | Reduce the state income and vehicle taxes, remove taxes on telecommunication services, and require voter approval for certain tax raises. |
|
564,588 (32%) |
1,183,000 (68%) |
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| Proposition 102 | Prohibit the pre-trial unsecured bond release of a criminal defendant if they are not a first time offender or if they are charged with something other than a non-violent misdemeanor. |
|
636,444 (38%) |
1,037,103 (62%) |
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