Colorado 2008 ballot measures

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Fourteen statewide ballot propositions were on the November 2008 ballot in Colorado.

Colorado was slated to have 18 measures on the November 2008 ballot but just hours before the October 2, 2008, deadline, union sponsors of four controversial amendments announced they had struck a deal with business interests, leading them to pull all four measures from the ballot. (Because ballots were already being printed, the measures appeared on the ballot, but the withdrawal resulted in no votes for those measures being counted.)[1] [2] [3]

In 1912 Coloradons voted on 22 ballot measures. The closest any subsequent election year has come to that is in 2008 and 1972. Fourteen measures were on the ballot in both of those years.

  • With 10 initiatives on the 2008 ballot, the historical total of Colorado citizen initiatives increased to 206 since the beginning of the process in 1912. Of those, 72 have been approved by voters, and 134 have been defeated.

On November 2008 ballot

Type Title Subject Description Result
LR Referendum L Elections Lower the age of a candidate for the Colorado House and Senate from 25 to 21 Defeated
LR Referendum M Constitution Eliminate obsolete provisions in the constitution about land value increases Approved
LR Referendum N Constitution Eliminate obsolete provisions in the constitution about intoxicating liquor Approved
LR Referendum O Initiative Process Change signature requirements for qualifying an initiated constitutional amendment for the ballot Defeated
CICA Amendment 46 Affirmative action State and local government agencies prohibited from affirmative action Defeated
CICA Amendment 47 Labor Union contracts under which employees are required to pay union dues as condition of continued employment prohibited Defeated
CICA Amendment 48 Abortion Change the definition of 'person' in the Colorado Constitution to include any fertilized egg, embryo or fetus Defeated
CICA Amendment 49 Ask First Bar automatic union dues deductions from public employee payrolls Defeated
CICA Amendment 50 Gambling Allow municipalities to extend hours of limited gaming operations, increase maximum bet Approved
CI Amendment 51 Taxes Increase state sales tax to fund services for developmentally disabled Defeated
CICA Amendment 52 Taxes Increase severance tax, create the Colorado Transportation Trust Fund Defeated
CICA Amendment 54 Gov't accountability Close a remaining loophole in Colorado election law by banning the practice of Pay to Play Approved
CI Amendment 58 Taxes Eliminate tax credit for property taxes paid for payers of the severance tax Defeated
CICA Amendment 59 State spending Create state education fund savings account Defeated

Not on ballot

The measures in this list filed signatures, but were not on the 2008 ballot for a variety of reasons.

Type Title Subject Description Result
CI Amendment 53:
Criminal Liability of Executives 		Criminal Liability Criminal liability for executives of businesses found guilty of criminal conduct Pulled from ballot by sponsors
CICA Amendment 55:
Just Cause 		Employee Relations Just cause for employee discharge or suspension Pulled from ballot by sponsors
CICA Amendment 56:
Health Insurance Initiative 		Health Insurance Every employer that employs 20+ employees in Colorado to provide major medical health care coverage for its employees Pulled from ballot by sponsors
CI Amendment 57:
Safe Workplace Initiative 		Workplace Conditions Employers to maintain a safe and healthy workplace for their employees Pulled from ballot by sponsors
CICA Initiative 82:
Colorado Discrimination/Preferential Treatment Initiative (2008) 		Affirmative action Would prohibit the state from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting, while preserving the state's authority to take actions consistent with eligibility for federal funding or to fulfill obligations in civil rights case orders Signatures filed but deemed insufficient


For information on other citizen initiatives that attempted but failed to make the ballot, see Colorado 2008 citizen initiatives.


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  1. ↑ Denver Channel 7 News: "Labor Unions To Pull Ballot Measures," Oct. 2, 2008
  2. ↑ Wall Street Journal: "Executives Pledge Funds as Unions Drop Colorado Initiatives," Oct. 3, 2008
  3. ↑ Denver Post: "Deal reached to pull 4 union ballot measures," Oct. 2, 2008
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