Colorado 1912 ballot measures
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This is a historical listing of measures that appeared on the 1912 ballot in Colorado.
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Key Facts
1912 was the first year that initiative & referendum was enabled in Colorado, and Coloradans had twenty-two measures to vote on. Fourteen failed, and eight passed.
1912 Election Results
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Colorado Measure 1 (1912) | Prohibition | Statewide prohibition on alcohol | Defeated |
| ISS | Colorado Measure 2 (1912) | Prohibition | Enforcement of prohibition through search and seizure | Defeated |
| ISS | Colorado Measure 3 (1912) | Labor | 8-hour workday for women | Approved |
| ISS | Colorado Measure 4 (1912) | Business Regulation | Regulation of public service corporations | Defeated |
| ISS | Colorado Measure 5 (1912) | Public Events | Establish a state fair | Defeated |
| CICA | Colorado Measure 6 (1912) | Immigration | Special funds for state immigration bureau | Defeated |
| ISS | Colorado Measure 7 (1912) | Administration of Government | Reduce publishing costs associated with constitutional amendments | Defeated |
| CICA | Colorado Measure 8 (1912) | Property | Home rule to cities and towns | Approved |
| CICA | Colorado Measure 9 (1912) | Recall | Laws governing recall of politicians | Approved |
| ISS | Colorado Measure 10 (1912) | Elections | Amending election laws | Defeated |
| CICA | Colorado Measure 11 (1912) | Administration of Government | Proposal to hold special elections for I&R measures | Defeated |
| CICA | Colorado Measure 12 (1912) | Court Definition | Definition of contempt of court | Defeated |
| CICA | Colorado Measure 13 (1912) | New Court | Establish court to deal with public utilities | Defeated |
| ISS | Colorado Measure 14 (1912) | Elections | Amend election law to create a "headless ballot" | Approved |
| CICA | Colorado Measure 15 (1912) | Education | Popular control of schools | Defeated |
| CICA | Colorado Measure 16 (1912) | Juvenile Court | Create juvenile courts in cities, counties over 100,000 | Approved |
| ISS | Colorado Measure 17 (1912) | Welfare | Aid to dependent children | Approved |
| ISS | Colorado Measure 18 (1912) | Administration of Government | Amendment of civil service law | Approved |
| ISS | Colorado Measure 19 (1912) | Labor | Eight hour work day for miners and other underground laborers | Approved |
| ISS | Colorado Measure 20 (1912) | Transportation | Funds for state highway commission | Defeated |
| CICA | Colorado Measure 31 (1912) | Transportation | Bonds for state highways | Defeated |
| ISS | Colorado Measure 32 (1912) | Transportation | Construction of tunnel through James Peak | Defeated |
See also
- List of Colorado ballot measures
- Procedures for qualifying an initiative in Colorado
- Laws governing the initiative process in Colorado
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Colorado
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