In re Title, Ballot Title & Submission Clause, & Summary for the Proposed Initiated Constitutional Amendment "Concerning Suits Against Nongovernmental Employers Who Knowingly & Recklessly Maintain an Unsafe Work Environment"

Pursuant to section 1 — 40-107(2), IB C.R.S. (1994 Supp.), petitioner Vickie Armstrong (Armstrong), a registered elector of the State of Colorado, challenges the ballot title prepared by the Title Setting Review Board (the Board) for a proposed initiative amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning a safe workplace environment. We affirm the ruling of the Board.

The proposed constitutional amendment would allow employees of nongovernmental entities to sue their employer for any and all damages if the employer knowingly and recklessly maintained an unsafe work environment. The ballot…