McClellan v. Meyer

This appeal requires a determination of whether a petition filed with the office of the appellee, Colorado Secretary of State Natalie Meyer (the Secretary), contained a sufficient number of valid signatures to place the initiative entitled the “Safe Workplace Amendment” on the ballot. The Denver District Court upheld the initial decision of the Administrative Law Judge and the final administrative decision of the Secretary. The appellants, the proponents of the initiative, appealed the district court’s judgment directly to this court pursuant to section 1-40-119, IB C.R.S. (1994 Supp.), and…