Legal Opinion
Hayes v. Spalding
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 23, 2014No. Supreme Court Case No. 14SA105PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hobbs
1 In this case reviewing the action of the Title Board setting a title for a proposed initiative, we hold that Proposed Initiative for 2013-2014 #76 relates to more than one subject and has at least two distinct and separate purposes that are not dependent upon or necessarily and properly connected with each other, in violation of article V, section 1(5.5), of the Colorado Constitution.1
12 Initiative #76 would repeal existing article XXI of the Colorado Constitution in its entirety. Currently, article XXI sets forth provisions for recalling state and local elected officers. Initiative #76…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Title, Ballot Title & Submission Clause, & Summary for 1999-2000 25 v. BruceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
- Aisenberg v. CampbellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
- In Re the Title, Ballot Title & Submission Clause, & Summary With Regard to a Proposed Petition for an Amendment to the Constitution of the State Adding Subsection (10) to Section 20 of Article XSupreme Court of Colorado · 1995
- Matter of Title, Ballot Title 1997-98 No. 30Supreme Court of Colorado · 1998
- In re the Title, Ballot Title & Submission Clause, & Summary With Regard to a Proposed Petition for an Amendment to the Constitution of the State Adding Section 2 to Article VIISupreme Court of Colorado · 1995
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Hayes v. SpaldingSupreme Court of Colorado · 2016
- In re Title, Ballot Title & Submission Clause for 2015–2016 132 and 133Supreme Court of Colorado · 2016
- In re Title, Ballot Title & Submission Clause for 2019–2020 315Supreme Court of Colorado · 2020
- In Re Title, Ballot Title and Submission Clause for 2019-2020 3Supreme Court of Colorado · 2019
- In re Title, Ballot Title and Submission Clause for 2017–2018 4Supreme Court of Colorado · 2017
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