C.R.S. Section 1-40-126.5
Explanation of ballot titles and actual text of measures in notices provided by mailing or publication

(1)

In any notice to electors provided by the director of research of the legislative council, whether in the ballot information booklet prepared pursuant to section 1-40-124.5 or by publication pursuant to section 1-40-124, there shall be included the following explanation preceding the title of each measure:

(a)

For referred measures: “The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional legal staff for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not appear in the (Colorado constitution/Colorado Revised Statutes). The text of the measure that will appear in the (Colorado constitution/Colorado Revised Statutes) below was referred to the voters because it passed by a (two-thirds majority/majority) vote of the state senate and the state house of representatives.”

(b)

For initiated measures: “The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional staff of the offices of the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the legal staff for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not appear in the (Colorado constitution/Colorado Revised Statutes). The text of the measure that will appear in the (Colorado constitution/Colorado Revised Statutes) below was drafted by the proponents of the initiative. The initiated measure is included on the ballot as a proposed change to current law because the proponents gathered the required amount of petition signatures.”

Source: Section 1-40-126.5 — Explanation of ballot titles and actual text of measures in notices provided by mailing or publication, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-01.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

1‑40‑101
Legislative declaration 1‑40‑102
Definitions 1‑40‑103
Applicability of article 1‑40‑104
Designated representatives 1‑40‑105
Filing procedure - review and comment meeting - amendments - filing with secretary of state 1‑40‑105.5
Initial fiscal impact statement - definition 1‑40‑106
Title board - meetings - ballot title - initiative and referendum - definitions 1‑40‑106.5
Single-subject requirements for initiated measures and referred constitutional amendments - legislative declaration 1‑40‑107
Rehearing - appeal - fees - signing 1‑40‑108
Petition - time of filing 1‑40‑109
Signatures required - withdrawal 1‑40‑110
Warning - ballot title 1‑40‑111
Signatures - affidavits - notarization - list of circulators and notaries 1‑40‑112
Circulators - requirements - training 1‑40‑113
Form - representatives of signers 1‑40‑114
Petitions - not election materials - no bilingual language requirement 1‑40‑115
Ballot - voting - publication 1‑40‑116
Validation - ballot issues - random sampling - rules 1‑40‑117
Statement of sufficiency - cure 1‑40‑118
Protest 1‑40‑119
Procedure for hearings 1‑40‑120
Filing in federal court 1‑40‑121
Designated representatives - expenditures related to petition circulation - report - penalty - definitions 1‑40‑122
Certification of ballot titles 1‑40‑123
Counting of votes - effective date - conflicting provisions 1‑40‑124
Publication 1‑40‑124.5
Ballot information booklet 1‑40‑125
Mailing to electors 1‑40‑126
Explanation of effect of “yes/for” or “no/against” vote included in notices provided by mailing or publication 1‑40‑126.5
Explanation of ballot titles and actual text of measures in notices provided by mailing or publication 1‑40‑130
Unlawful acts - penalty 1‑40‑131
Tampering with initiative or referendum petition 1‑40‑132
Enforcement 1‑40‑133
Retention of petitions 1‑40‑134
Withdrawal of initiative petition 1‑40‑135
Petition entities - requirements - definition 1‑40‑136
Bills enacted in the second regular session of the seventy-second general assembly that include an act subject to petition clause - legislative declaration
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 1-40-126.5’s source at colorado​.gov