Tag: colorado
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30 committees supporting and opposing Colorado’s November ballot measures have raised over $39 million, spent over $32 million
Eleven statewide ballot measures are certified to appear on the November 3 ballot in Colorado. Ballotpedia identified 30 committees supporting and opposing 10 of the measures. The 30 committees had raised $39,321,079.49 and had spent $32,226,098.34 according to reports due on October 5 that covered information through September 30. The next reports are due on…
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28 committees supporting and opposing Colorado’s November ballot measures have raised over $23 million and spent over $19 million
Eleven statewide ballot measures are certified to appear on the November 3 ballot in Colorado. Ballotpedia identified 28 committees supporting and opposing 10 of the measures. The 28 committees had raised $23,369,532.55 and had spent $19,235,702.73 according to reports filed on September 8 that covered information through September 2. The next reports are due on…
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Two Colorado Supreme Court justices seek retention in November
Colorado Supreme Court Justices Melissa Hart and Carlos Armando Samour Jr. are standing for retention election on November 3, 2020. Both justices were appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D). Currently, six of the seven justices on the court were appointed by a Democratic governor. Of those, five were appointed by Hickenlooper. • Brian Boatright Appointed…
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Colorado initiative to expand gaming types and increase maximum single bets certified for November ballot
Questions set to appear on the Colorado November ballot were finalized on August 27 after the last citizen initiative awaiting a statement of sufficiency was certified for the ballot. The constitutional amendment, Initiative #257, would allow voters in Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek — the only towns where gaming is legal in Colorado…
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Measure to create paid family and medical leave program in Colorado to appear on November ballot
An initiative to create a paid family and medical leave program in Colorado was certified for the ballot on August 25, 2020. The initiative is the 10th measure to be certified for the November ballot in Colorado. The initiative would allow for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave and would allow for an…
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Colorado ballot initiative to require voter approval of certain new state enterprises qualifies for November ballot
In November, Coloradans will vote on whether or not to require statewide voter approval of new state enterprises if the enterprise’s projected or actual revenue from fees and surcharges is greater than $100 million within its first five years. To qualify for the ballot, proponents needed to submit 124,632 valid signatures. Of the 196,090 signatures submitted by…
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Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice to retire in January 2021
Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Coats is retiring in January 2021, when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 72. Coats joined the court in 2000 after being appointed by Gov. Bill Owens (R). Before that, he was an appellate deputy district attorney for the Colorado 2nd Judicial District from 1986 to 2000. He was the…
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Initiative to decrease state income tax becomes 8th measure on Colorado ballot
Initiative #306 was certified for the ballot on August 17, 2020. The Colorado Secretary of State’s office found that, of the 198,538 signatures that were submitted, 140,058 were projected to be valid. To qualify for the ballot, 124,632 valid signatures were required. The initiative would decrease the state income tax rate for individuals, estates, and…
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Signatures submitted for five more Colorado initiatives by August 3 deadline
Sponsors of five additional initiatives submitted signatures to the Secretary of State’s office by the August 3 deadline. To join the four citizen-initiated measures and three legislative referrals already certified for the November 2020 ballot, 126,632 valid signatures are required. Sponsors of Initiative #257 submitted more than 200,000 signatures on July 28 to qualify a…
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Signatures submitted for Colorado initiative allowing voters in Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek to vote to expand gaming types and increase max bets
Local Choice Colorado, sponsors of Initiative #257, reported submitting over 200,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office on July 28. To qualify for the November ballot, 124,632 valid signatures are required by August 3. The secretary of state verifies signatures through a random sample of 5% of submitted signatures. If the sampling projects between…