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Title Board declines to advance personhood ballot initiative with Texas-style enforcement feature

Jan 5, 2022

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Michael Karlik

A state panel has blocked on procedural grounds a proposed ballot initiative that would generally ban abortions contrary to Supreme Court precedent, label fetuses as children, and include an enforcement mechanism similar to the one used in a controversial Texas anti-abortion law. Initiative #51, tentatively captioned “Prohibit Intentional Killing of a Living Child,” would make it…
It’ll be harder to get measures on the ballot starting in 2019. Here’s why.

Nov 26, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

Those who are looking to put citizen initiatives on future Colorado statewide ballots will have to come up with 25 percent more signatures than was required for measures that made it on the 2018 election. The reason? A state law that sets the number of ballot signatures based on 5 percent of the total votes…
Primary election measures signed by Hickenlooper

Dec 28, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Proposition 107, a measure calling for presidential primary elections to be held every four years, and Proposition 108, a measure allowing unaffiliated voter participation in primary elections, on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Proposition 107 was approved by 64 percent of state voters in the Nov. 8 general election. The measure allows unaffiliated…
Williams readies constitutional amendment

Dec 16, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

A constitutional amendment that would reduce the lengthy and repetitive language regarding judicial retention questions on election ballots is on Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams‘ wish list for the upcoming state legislative session. Williams and his staff outlined his legislative plans to the Bipartisan Election Advisory Committee Thursday, Dec. 15. The committee includes county clerks,…
UPDATED: Judge denies Colorado Dems last-minute legal move to extend voting hours

Nov 9, 2016

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Associated Press

Polls have closed in Colorado following a judge’s denial of the Colorado Democratic Party’s request to extend voting by two hours. The polls closed as scheduled at 7 p.m. Head of the Colorado Democratic Party Rick Palacio argued polls should have been kept open to account for a 29-minute computer glitch Tuesday afternoon. The statewide…
Elway ads promote amendment 71, oppose 69 & 70

Oct 25, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Likely the most recognizable and perhaps admired person in Colorado, John Elway has made what may be his first highly visible entry into the political world, appearing in TV ads for the campaign promoting passage of Amendment 71, the Raise the Bar effort to make it harder to change the state constitution. The Hall of…
Denver ballot measure to limit cash in elections pulled

Jul 19, 2016

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Ramsey Scott

A Denver ballot measure that would have significantly changed how the city conducted elections and how candidates raised money has been pulled by its backers. The ballot measure supported by Common Cause Colorado, Colorado Ethics Watch, the League of Women Voters and other advocacy groups would create an $8 million city fund to match small…