As both sides of Initiative 82 wait in suspense for the Secretary of State to announce whether the 82 campaign submitted enough signatures to ensure a slot on the November ballot, this much is for sure. Regardless of whether it makes the cut, this November's ballot will be the second longest Colorado has ever seen--and the longest one the nation will see this November.
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Follow this topic by RSSSegment 2 - Petition-rights activist Paul Jacob
Petition-rights activist Paul Jacob had been indicted by the Oklahoma Attorney General for the high crime of helping to organize a citizen initiative to limit taxation. A federal appeals court recently ruled against the state, but the case is a sad reminder of government's resistance to grassroots involvement in the political process.
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Education establishment stalled after defeat of 59 and Ref O
A Face the State Staff Report
November 24, 2008Following the defeat of two measures on the statewide ballot, a joint effort by Colorado's three largest education lobbying groups to alter the state's tax system has been left in a lurch.
11/7: The citizen's initiative at work
There were ten citizen-initiated questions on the ballot, yet only two passed. What lessons did we learn about Colorado voters?
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FTS Weekend Edition, 10/25
On this week's Face The State Weekend Edition: The week that was in Colorado news, with a focus on judicial retention elections and local government. The Independence Institute's Linda Gorman disagrees with CU's new push toward standardized testing, and Paul Jacob comes out against Referendum O. The Associated Press can't count, and Colorado's 4th CD is home to one of America's most hotly contested U.S. House races.
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The week in Colorado news: Ritter's hecklers, Ref. O pro/con, and HOAs gone wild
Face The State's Kate Melvin joins FTS managing editor Brad Jones for a look at the week that was in Colorado news.
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Ref O benefits from support of heavy hitters
A Face the State Staff Report
September 3, 2008Dozens of state organizations and elected officials have endorsed Referendum O, a measure that proposes to transform Colorado's ballot initiative process.
Colorado home to longest ballot in the nation this November
September 2, 20087/25: The skinny on Referendum O
Should Colorado’s citizen initiative be changed? Lawmakers are asking your permission to do just that.
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Rep. Ellen Roberts on Referendum O
With so much news coverage of the initiative process, little attention has been directed referred measures on the ballot. Referendum O is before voters by a vote of the General Assembly and, if passed, would make significant changes to the process by which citizens pursue statutory and constitutional initiatives.
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