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Follow this topic by RSS18 initiative campaigns bunker down for general election season
A Face the State Staff Report
September 5, 2008With just 59 days until the election, competition for the hearts and minds of voters has begun. But with 18 different questions poised for this November's ballot, campaigns are fighting an uphill battle not only for that coveted "yes" vote, but also for sources of communication, including advertising space.
Citizen Romanoff hits streets for tax initiative
A Face the State Staff Report
July 1, 2008During his last term as Speaker of the House, Andrew Romanoff, D-Denver, was one of Colorado's most ardent foes of the petition rights process. Having now served his his last day at the gavel, however, he has announced that he is hitting the streets with petitions, seeking signatures for a proposed ballot initiative.
Anti-petition Romanoff now attempts to petition tax increase on to Nov. ballot
A Face the State Staff Report
May 6, 2008After his fellow lawmakers declined to back his latest tax increase proposal, House Speaker Andrew Romanoff is resorting to the citizen's initiative process to see his plan onto this November's ballot. It's an ironic move, according to petition rights advocates, because Romanoff has been one of the most outspoken opponents of petition rights in the past.