Colorado 2006 ballot measures

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In 2006, voters decided on 14 statewide ballot measures in Colorado on November 7.

• Six were initiated constitutional amendments.
• One was an initiated state statute.
• Three were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Four were legislatively referred state statutes.
• Voters approved seven (50%) and rejected seven (50%).

On the ballot

November 7, 2006

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 38	Change procedures relating to citizens' initiatives and referendums.		456,468 (31%)	1,027,550 (69%)
CICA	Amendment 39	Require school districts spend at least 65% of their budget on certain expenses.		569,483 (38%)	944,735 (62%)
CICA	Amendment 40	Establish term limits for certain judicial officials and change the term length for certain judgeships.		648,199 (43%)	862,349 (57%)
CICA	Amendment 41	Establish regulations relating to public officials accepting gifts.	a	938,888 (63%)	561,646 (37%)
CICA	Amendment 42	Set the minimum wage for workers, set the minimum wage for tipped workers, and adjust the minimum wages annually based on inflation.	a	823,526 (53%)	721,531 (47%)
CICA	Amendment 43	Establish that marriage in Colorado is between one man and one woman.	a	855,206 (55%)	699,030 (45%)
CISS	Amendment 44	Allow people over 21 to possess up to one ounce of marijuana.		636,938 (41%)	913,408 (59%)
LRCA	Referendum E	Reduce the property tax for certain qualified disabled veterans.	a	1,195,907 (79%)	313,292 (21%)
LRCA	Referendum F	Revise the deadlines for petitions for recalling elected officials and revise the requirements for a recall election.		626,015 (45%)	775,207 (55%)
LRCA	Referendum G	Remove obsolete language from the state constitution.	a	1,092,293 (76%)	343,495 (24%)
LRSS	Referendum H	Eliminate a state income tax deductions for businesses that pay an unauthorized alien to perform labor services.	a	744,475 (51%)	722,651 (49%)
LRSS	Referendum I	Establish the legal status of domestic partnership for same-sex couples that provides the same legal protections and responsibilities as marriage.		734,385 (48%)	806,717 (52%)
LRSS	Referendum J	Require school districts spend at least 65% of their budgets on certain items and require school districts to submit a budget to the state annually.		620,790 (42%)	874,148 (58%)
LRSS	Referendum K	Require that the state sue the federal government to enforce existing federal immigration laws.	a	830,628 (56%)	660,012 (44%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Colorado
• List of Colorado ballot measures
• 2006 ballot measures

External links

• Colorado Blue Book (2006)