Colorado amendment blue book

Shall there be an amendment to the colorado constitution concerning a reduction in the age. A userfriendly guide to the 2018 colorado amendments. The charter amendment blue book and the slides used to explain the charters history since it was approved in 1975 are available on the news page at the chamber. A userfriendly guide to the 2018 colorado amendments 303.

A blue book with missing pages was sent to a volunteer for colorado rising, the group backing proposition 112, says anne lee foster, colorado. Amendments and propositions on the 2016 ballot colorado. Sep 23, 2016 you can read more detail about each of these initiatives and amendments as analyzed by the nonpartisan staff at the colorado legislative council. This legacy site contains the archives for year round and interim committee information from 2015 and earlier. Colorado personhood amendment backers lose biased blue. You can read more detail about each of these initiatives and amendments as analyzed by the nonpartisan staff at the colorado legislative council. The colorado voters guide to the 2018 election colorado. Amendment 73 increases income tax rates to provide additional revenue for public education. Amendment x would remove industrial hemp definition from. Colorado amendment w, judge retention ballot language.

Passage of amendment x, according to the colorado blue book, will have no impact on revenues or expenditures for any state or local government agencies. Proponents think the ballot language was too confusing, so this. Ballot information booklet blue book colorado general assembly. A citation informs the reader where the writer obtained. Why is there a slavery amendment on the colorado 2016 ballot. Oct 04, 2010 denver, colorado, october 4, 2010 sponsors of colorados personhood amendment lost their legal challenge against this years state voters guide, the colorado blue. Colorado established funding for crime victim services through the victims compensation fund and the victim assistance and law enforcement fund. Oct 14, 2018 a blue book with missing pages was sent to a volunteer for colorado rising, the group backing proposition 112, says anne lee foster, colorado rising spokeswoman. Oct 22, 2003 amendment 33 gambling question is good for colorado.

Amendment w shortens language on the colorado ballot regarding judicial retention by consolidating questions. As of 2018, the colorado constitution required county clerks to write separate retention questions on the ballot for each judge or justice standing for retention. Proposition cc asks voters to grant the state permission to retain any. Oct 27, 2016 denver colorado voters filling out their ballots will come across a strange amendment referencing slavery. Amendment s 60, 61, and 62 will take this opportunity to correct the false blue book statements, trash the blue book, and to issue correct and factual information. State outlines how to get colorado voting blue book after issues in. According to the colorado blue book, the definition of industrial hemp in federal law sets the same limit for thc concentration.

Oct 24, 2018 in 2016, an amendment that would have abolished slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime was narrowly defeated. In 2016, an amendment that would have abolished slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime was narrowly defeated. Oct 26, 2016 the following text was adapted from the 2016 colorado blue book. The information was prepared by the state commission and district commissions on judicial performance. One issue under contention is how the amendment might be. Analysis amendment w proposes amending the colorado. Amendment x proposes to delete that definition and instead define. Oct 14, 2018 according to the colorado blue book, the definition of industrial hemp in federal law sets the same limit for thc concentration.

The following text was adapted from the 2016 colorado blue book. The analysis must include a summary of the measure, the major arguments both for and against the measure, and a brief fiscal assessment of the measure. Blue books are arriving in mailboxes in colorado, but some information. Amendment 62 sponsors and organizers maintain that the ballot information booklet the colorado blue book, is not fair or impartial, but in fact glaringly biased against amendment 62. Great views, exciting venues, good food and 10 degrees cooler. Oct 15, 2018 the ballot in colorado will have a lot for each voter to consider, its our hope that this guide will help answer your questions. Sep 27, 2018 weil said if the amendment passes not only will schools get the funding they desperately need, but it will create a more equitable tax structure. Passage of amendment x, according to the colorado blue book, will have no impact on revenue or expenditures for any state or local government agencies. Article 20 colorado constitution colorado law us law. The most cut and dry argument for passing this amendment is that citizens of colorado and of the greater us are.

Amendment t proposes removing the archaic language from the states constitution. The colorado blue book hit our mail box today, and because it is nearly as big as a phonebook we were tempted to run around like steve martin and yell, the blue book is here. Amendment 70, raising the state minimum wage explained. In 20, colorado eliminated precinct polling places and established voter service and polling centers vspcs. Colorados 2019 blue book already has outdated information. If passed, amendment 44 would decriminalize possession of one ounce or less by adults 21 years of age and over by removing any fine or penalty. The bluebook and the alwd guide to legal citation occasionally diverge in their. Colorado personhood amendment backers lose biased blue book. Ballot information booklet blue book the analysis must include a summary of the measure, the major arguments both for and against the measure, and a brief fiscal assessment of the measure. A measure placed on the ballot through the signaturecollection process that amends the state constitution is labeled an amendment, followed. The analysis may also include any other information that will help voters. Supporters and opponents alike say that amendment 71, which made it harder for voters to amend the state.

May 25, 2011 supporters of the initiative argued that the description in colorado s official voter guide, known as the blue book, parrots the talking points of amendment 62s opponents. Those against the amendment suggest deletion of the definition would deviate from the voters original intent when they approved the legalization of marijuana. Federal judge blocks part of colorados amendment 71. Petition statement of sufficiency pdf ballot question text of measure pdf 2016 blue book. Great education colorado issue committee registered agent. Oct 14, 2016 colorado governor john hickenlooper has said he supports amendment 72 and its mission to save lives, but says he might have preferred a smaller tax increase. Beginning in 2019, the measure creates a graduated individual income tax rate for taxable income. The amendment proposed the legalization of the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana for any person twentyone years of age and over, as long as marijuana use does not occur in public. Within colorado this differently ordered citation format is sometimes used in. The bluebook is the resource all attorneys and legal scholars use to properly cite and format legal documents. Proposition cc statewide tabor override, allowing state to keep.

The purpose of the ballot information booklet is to provide voters with the text, title, and a fair and impartial analysis of each initiated or referred constitutional amendment, law, or question on the ballot. The section of the colorado constitution that allows slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime should be updated because it represents a time in the united states when not all. Colorado amendment a, removal of exception to slavery. Nov 07, 2018 more than 150 years after the ratification of the us constitutions th amendment, colorado has officially abolished slavery. The analysis may also include any other information that will help voters understand the purpose and effect of a measure. Voters guide to the colorado 2018 election amendments. The no arguments for amendment 50 are a written a bit stiffly for our taste, but make the case clearly.

Amendment 44 was a proposed amendment to the state statutes submitted for referendum in the 2006 general elections in the u. The following text was adapted from the 2018 colorado blue book. Colorado voters receive these books before elections, as a way to highlight the ballot measures and judges on the ballot. The 2016 state ballot information booklet, known as the colorado blue book, identifies the following arguments in support of amendment 72. Denver colorado voters filling out their ballots will come across a strange amendment referencing slavery. Legislative blue book 2018 colorado talking book library. On september 22, they filed suit against the colorado legislative council to stop distribution of its 2010 state ballot information booklet. Amendment 33 gambling question is good for colorado. Thus, colorado educators were required to stretch limited resources further than their peers in other parts of the country. The second sectionof the printed blue book contains information about the performances of the colorado supreme court justices, the colorado court of appeals judges, and district and county court judges in your area who are on this years ballot. This issue brief outlines the services provided at vspcs, location factors, vspc hours, and staffing requirements for vspcs. Colorado blue books have missing pages, at least one error. More than 150 years after the ratification of the us constitutions th amendment, colorado has officially abolished slavery. How to cite the amendments in bluebook format legal beagle.

Colorado governor john hickenlooper has said he supports amendment 72 and its mission to save lives, but says he might have preferred a smaller tax increase. According to the blue book, the stateprovided ballot guide, amendment 47 proposes amending the colorado constitution to. Weil said if the amendment passes not only will schools get the funding they desperately need, but it will create a more equitable tax structure. Colorado legislature ballot analysis the blue book. Colorado has one of the hottest economies in the nation and yet even with that, we havent been able to invest in our schools, said weil.

Mindy baker 289 lewis lane craig co 81625 97076226. Personhood amendments lawsuit over colorado blue book. Supporters of the initiative argued that the description in colorados official voter guide, known as the blue book, parrots the talking points of amendment 62s opponents. In 1990, colorado voters approved limitedstakes gambling in three mountain towns. That opened the door for the two tribes with tribal land in colo. Amendment 71 made it harder to get initiatives on the ballot. Amendment 71 made it harder to get initiatives on the ballot what happens now.

Colorados blue book, which provides information to voters on ballot. An amendment to the colorado constitution defining the term person to include any human being from the moment of fertilization as person is used in those provisions of the colorado constitution relating to inalienable rights, equality of justice, and due process of law. Denver, colorado, october 4, 2010 sponsors of colorados personhood amendment lost their legal challenge against. The colorado blue book of 2016 listed the following argument in support of amendment t, a measure that was almost identical to amendment a of 2018. The process for placing a statewide initiative on the ballot is governed by the colorado constitution article v, section 1 and state law articles. Win the fourth colorado issue committee registered agent. Why amendment 50 is bad for colorado vote no on colorado. The existing gaming establishments are identified by location on page 7 of the ballot analysis blue book, which has been sent to every.

The purpose of the booklet is to provide voters with the text, title, and a fair and impartial analysis of each initiated or referred constitutional amendment, law, or question on the ballot. Amendment x changes the definition of industrial hemp from a. Experience all that woodland park and teller county colorado has to offer. Amendment w would have changed that language to allow county clerks to write a single ballot question for each level of courts, thereby shortening the ballot. A federal judge on tuesday struck down a key part of colorados voterapproved amendment 71, which made it more difficult for people seeking to get a. After defeat in 2016, abolish slavery colorado comes back. Following a decade of progress, colorado sought to take victim services to a new level in the early 1990s by guaranteeingrights to crime victims by passing an amendment to colorados constitution. Ballot information booklet blue book colorado general. The state ballot information booklet informally known as the blue book, for the shade of its cover is compiled by the legislative council of the colorado general assembly, a. Oct, 2018 those against the amendment, however, suggest deletion of the definition would deviate from the voters original intent when they approved the legalization of marijuana.

Colorados current individual and corporate income tax rate is a flat 4. Oct 19, 2018 the following text was adapted from the 2018 colorado blue book. The existing gaming establishments are identified by location on page 7 of the ballot. Blue book language, take public testimony and amend the language.

The 2016 state ballot information booklet, known as the colorado blue book, identifies the. According to the blue book, the stateprovided ballot guide, amendment 54 proposes amending the colorado constitution to. You can register on these and both ask questions and discuss these issues. Amendment w proposes amending the colorado constitution to. Mar 27, 2018 a federal judge on tuesday struck down a key part of colorados voterapproved amendment 71, which made it more difficult for people seeking to get a measure on the statewide ballot for a vote. Victim justice the rights of crime victims in colorado. The ballot in colorado will have a lot for each voter to consider, its our hope that this guide will help answer your questions. Those against the amendment, however, suggest deletion of the definition would deviate from the voters original intent when they approved the legalization of marijuana. Blue book, colorados guide to ballot measures in novembers. Amendment 73 would mean more money for colorado schools. Regulations basic legal citation cornell university. Amendments and propositions on the 2018 ballot colorado.