ballot initiative
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Initiative 108: Opposition ramping up against pro-oil & gas ballot measure
Opposition to Initiative 108, a proposed measure for Colorado’s November ballot, is heating up two days before petitions for the measure are expected to be turned in to the Secretary of State. Initiative 108 would amend the state constitution to say that governments can’t slash the value of private property – such as by restricting…
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Initiative 108 could blunt local land-use rules, officials warn
Local officials and municipal attorneys warn that a proposed constitutional amendment – backed by the Colorado Farm Bureau and the oil and gas industry – will blunt the ability of cities, towns and counties to make many land-use decisions. The measure is Initiative 108. Backers are currently gathering signatures in hopes of placing the measure…
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Education-tax backers are 1st to file petition signatures for Nov. ballot
Proponents of an education ballot measure became the first of many who will turn in petition signatures for proposals they hope will make it to Colorado’s November ballot. Backers of the “Great Schools, Thriving Communities” ballot measure turned in what they said were between 170,000 and 180,000 signatures in 61 boxes just after 2 p.m.…
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Drilling setback ballot measure would keep rigs off of most Colorado lands
About 85 percent of the state and private land in Colorado would be unavailable for surface development by the oil and gas industry if a ballot measure adopting a 2,500-foot setback for new wells from homes and schools is adopted, according to an analysis by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The analysis was…
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Tancredo, Neville team up to fight sanctuary city policies
DENVER – Republican state Sen. Tim Neville of Littleton has joined forces with former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo in an effort to combat what Neville calls a major public safety issue: “sanctuary city” policies that bar local law enforcement from enforcing federal immigration laws. A bill backed introduced in the state legislature by Neville would…
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Colorado Farm Bureau seeks referendum on paying farms for fracking regulations
The Colorado Farm Bureau is proposing a ballot initiative that would compensate farmers when laws or regulations put their mineral rights out of reach. The text of Initiative 112 can be found by clicking here. Those affected would be paid the difference in fair market value before and after the new regulation was implemented on…
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Back on track: Judge rules in Aurora’s favor on ballot initiative
Aurora dodged an obstacle early this week in its epic quest to bring NASCAR-style motor sports to the city, prevailing in a court battle over a ballot question which could pave the way for a racetrack. A 1999 city charter amendment, barring public funding for motor sport projects, has dogged Aurora’s racetrack ambitions for years.…
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Broomfield city attorney throws cold water on charter amendment to curb oil and gas
Colorado Politics told you this month that some Broomfield residents want more public health and safety requirements for permitting oil and gas wells written into the city charter. They’re out collecting the 2,500 signatures from the town’s roughly 48,000 registered voters to get the issue on the November ballot. The language mirrors that of…
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Growth limit proposal survives protests
A proposed initiative to limit growth survived two protests before the Colorado Secretary of State‘s Initiative Title Setting Review Board, although some wording changes were made to clarify and address some of the concerns. The Wednesday, Jan. 4, hearing concerned what is being called Initiative 4 for the 2018 general election ballot, a measure proposed by…
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Highlight reel: Colorado’s wild and woolly 2016 election season
Symbolic of the divisiveness of our politics, many Coloradans will look back at the 2016 election with violent contempt, reflecting on a political year that saw the rise of President-elect Donald Trump, while others will reminisce with sublime glee over a cycle where voters bucked the political establishment. In a year full of tectonic shifts…