State voters rejected all but one of the citizens’ initiatives, the exception being Prop 111 to limit the rate charged for payday loans. In fact, voters approved Prop 111 with over 77% of the vote, the largest margin of any state ballot issue.
Amendment W to consolidate the ballot format for judge retention elections received a majority of the electorate’s support but failed to cross the 55% threshold to become part of our constitution. Perhaps the General Assembly will simplify its ballot language and refer it to the ballot again, as they successfully did with Amendment A to prohibit slavery.
All the other lettered Amendments (aka referred state measures) passed except for Amendment V to lower the age to serve in the General Assembly. The successful ballot measures receiving the most national attention are Amendments Y and Z to create independent commissions to set boundaries for the congressional and General Assembly districts.
The county and city of Boulder measures, as well as the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District measure, all passed.
Democrats swept all the statewide offices, increased their majority in the state House and are now in the majority in the state Senate. The trifecta is affecting the bills that are passing in the General Assembly, and the new Democratic state officers have been reversing actions of their Republican predecessors.
Amendment W to consolidate the ballot format for judge retention elections received a majority of the electorate’s support but failed to cross the 55% threshold to become part of our constitution. Perhaps the General Assembly will simplify its ballot language and refer it to the ballot again, as they successfully did with Amendment A to prohibit slavery.
All the other lettered Amendments (aka referred state measures) passed except for Amendment V to lower the age to serve in the General Assembly. The successful ballot measures receiving the most national attention are Amendments Y and Z to create independent commissions to set boundaries for the congressional and General Assembly districts.
The county and city of Boulder measures, as well as the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District measure, all passed.
Democrats swept all the statewide offices, increased their majority in the state House and are now in the majority in the state Senate. The trifecta is affecting the bills that are passing in the General Assembly, and the new Democratic state officers have been reversing actions of their Republican predecessors.
