Ballot Title Setting Board
2011-2012

The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

An amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning statutes enacted by citizen initiative, and, in connection therewith, reducing the minimum number of signatures required to propose an initiated statute from 5% to 3% of the votes cast in the previous election for secretary of state; and requiring a vote of at least 3/4ths of the members of each house of the state legislature to amend or repeal any initiated statute, unless the initiated statute includes a provision allowing for its amendment or repeal by a majority vote of the legislature or unless the legislature refers the amendment or repeal of an initiated statute to the voters.

The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning statutes enacted by citizen initiative, and, in connection therewith, reducing the minimum number of signatures required to propose an initiated statute from 5% to 3% of the votes cast in the previous election for secretary of state; and requiring a vote of at least 3/4ths of the members of each house of the state legislature to amend or repeal any initiated statute, unless the initiated statute includes a provision allowing for its amendment or repeal by a majority vote of the legislature or unless the legislature refers the amendment or repeal of an initiated statute to the voters?

Hearing April 4, 2012

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Hearing adjourned 10:20 AM

Hearing April 19, 2012

Motion for Rehearing granted in part to the extent Board amended titles; denied in all other respects.
Hearing adjourned 10:52 AM

* Unofficially captioned “Citizen Initiative Process” by legislative staff for tracking purposes. This caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.