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As of May 27, 2024, nine statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in Colorado for the election on November 5, 2024. Two citizen initiatives are on the ballot. The Colorado State Legislature referred five constitutional amendments and two statutes to the 2024 ballot.
May 8, 2024 · From 2000 through 2022, 34 legislatively referred constitutional amendments were on the ballot, of which 19 were approved (55.88%) and 15 were defeated (44.12%). An average of about two constitutional amendments are referred to the ballot during even-numbered years.
Dec 18, 2023 · ↑ From 1978 to 2022, 209 amendments were approved by voters. In 2023, an additional seven amendments were adopted. ↑ According to Steinglass and Scarselli (2022), the Constitution of 1851 had been amended 170 times through 2018. Since 2018, voters have approved three additional constitutional amendments.
Apr 1, 2024 · From 2000 through 2022, 34 legislatively referred constitutional amendments were on the ballot, of which 19 were approved (55.88%) and 15 were defeated (44.12%). An average of about two constitutional amendments are referred to the ballot during even-numbered years.
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Colorado State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 44 votes in the Colorado House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Colorado State Senate, assuming no vacancies.
Mar 15, 2024 · A statutory measure needs majority support of both the House and the Senate to get on the ballot, while a constitutional measure needs two-thirds of each chamber to vote in support. The governor does not need to approve the measures for them to go to the ballot, and there is no need to collect signatures for referred measures.
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Nov 2, 2023 · Colo. Const. art. V, § 1 (1), (2.5). Constitutional amendments are subject to a 55% voter approval threshold. See id. art. XIX, § 2 (1) (b). √ Veto Referendums.
