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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF PITKIN COUNTY COLORADO,
IN OPPOSITION TO AMENDMENT 38,
AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION
CHANGING THE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PROCESS
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Recitals
I. The Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado has reviewed
statewide ballot issues appearing on this November's ballot, including Amendment 38, an
amendment to the Colorado Constitution changing the initiative and referendum process.
2. Amendment 38 proposes to expand the ability of citizens to propose changes to
state and local laws, modifies current procedures for proposing changes to laws, limits
governing bodies' ability to change, enact, or repeal measures proposed by citizens and
decided by voters, and limits the number of laws governing bodies may exempt from
voter challenge.
3. Amendment 38 would eliminate the ability of local communities to establish their
own procedures for challenging laws and would pre-empt local election laws and charter
provisions, including Pitkin County's Home Rule Charter provisions that express the
local community's desires on this issue.
4. Amendment 38 would significantly weaken representative government, limiting
governments' ability to respond to changing economic conditions, emergencies or other
circumstances. Timetables under Amendment 38 could delay implementation of laws
and create ways to stall the legislative process. Once the citizens have voted on a matter,
governments would be unable to address the same matter without another vote of the
electorate.
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THEREFORE IT IS RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin
County, Colorado strongly opposes Amendment 38 and urges the electorate to vote no on
Amendment 38 on November 7,2006.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED ON THE 27th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2006.
By:
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BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF
COUNTY, COLORADO
COUNTY
PITKIN
ATTEST:
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Michael C. Ireland, Chair
Mana er's Appro al:
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Hilary FI t her Smith, Manager
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