Colorado 1966 ballot measures

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In 1966, voters decided on seven statewide ballot measures in Colorado on November 8.

• Three were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Two were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Two were legislatively referred state statutes.
• Voters approved five (71.42%) and rejected two (28.58%).

On the ballot

November 8, 1966

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	Reorganize executive and administrative offices so that there are no more than 20 departments.	a	369,366 (70%)	162,038 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Make all mobile homes and mobile and self-propelled construction equipment subject to an ownership tax as opposed to a property tax.	a	318,102 (60%)	211,177 (40%)
CICA	Amendment No. 3	Amend the method for appointing judges and provide a new system for the removal and retirement of judges.	a	293,771 (53%)	261,558 (47%)
CICA	Amendment No. 4	Establish the size of membership to the Senate and House of Representatives and establish provisions for creating House districts.	a	374,884 (70%)	158,067 (30%)
CICA	Amendment No. 5	Limit local property taxes, phase out property taxation on certain property, and allow the General Assembly to exempt all property from taxation.		178,245 (32%)	386,650 (68%)
LRSS	Referred Law No. 1	Advance the time in Colorado one hour at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in April and go back one hour at 2:00 am on the last Sunday in October.	a	346,274 (57%)	258,490 (43%)
LRSS	Referred Law No. 2	Abolish the death penalty and allow courts to sentence those convicted of first-degree murder to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.		193,245 (33%)	389,707 (67%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Colorado
• List of Colorado ballot measures
• 1966 ballot measures

External links

• Colorado Blue Book (1966)