Legal Opinion · Dissent

In re Title, Ballot Title & Submission Clause for 2015–2016 132 and 133

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided July 5, 2016No. 16SA153, 16SA154Published

1DissentJustice Boatright

187 Initiative 2015-2016 #182 ("Initiative #1832") and Initiative 2015-2016 #188 ("Initiative-#1383") both contain a single subject-changing how electoral districts are redrawn in Colorado. As the Title Board reasonably concluded, every provision in the proposed initiatives relates to that subject and is integral to that subject's fulfillment, meaning the initiatives do not pose any risk of log rolling or of voter surprise and fraud. I would therefore defer to the Title Board's conclusion that both initiatives contain a single subject. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent.

138 The majority…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Title, Ballot Title & Submission Clause, & Summary for 1999-2000 25 v. BruceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
  2. Kemper v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
  3. Title, Ballot Title, & Submission Clause for 2011-2012 3 v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Colorado · 2012
  4. Hayes v. SpaldingSupreme Court of Colorado · 2014
  5. Kemper v. LeahySupreme Court of Colorado · 2014

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