Amendment 54 Ruled Unconstitutional

As earlier reported, Amendment 54, approved by the voters in 2008, was challenged in court. On February 22, 2010 the Colorado Supreme Court ruled the amendment unconstitutional by a 4 – 1 vote with 2 justices not participating. On page 4 of the opinion the court wrote, "[W]e find the Amendment’s deficiencies so pervasive that we must nullify the Amendment in its entirety…"

CO Supreme Court opinion on Amendment 54
http://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Supreme_Court/opinions/2009/09SA224.pdf