Colorado Amendment 2 (1980)
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Colorado Amendment 2 (1980) was a measure to authorize a state-supervised lottery. This ballot measure was referred to the ballot by the Colorado State Legislature. It passed with 59.8% of voters in favor.
Text of the proposal
An amendment to Section 2 of Article XVIII of the Constitution of the State of Colorado, authorizing the establishment of a state-supervised lottery with the net proceeds unless otherwise authorized by statute, allocated to the conservation trust fund of the state for distribution to municipalities and counties for park, recreation and open space purposes.[1]
