Initiative Title

Subject Matter

Description

Status

Amendment 46:
Colorado Civil Rights Initiative (2008)

Affirmative action

Would prohibit the state from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting

Certified by Secretary of State but being challenged in court

Amendment 48:
Definition of Personhood

Reproductive Rights

Would change the definition of 'person' in the Colorado Constitution to include any fertilized egg, embryo or fetus

Certified for the Ballot

Amendment 47:
Right to Work initiative

Business Regulations

Would allow employees to opt out of union membership

Certified by Secretary of State but being challenged in court

Initiative 53:
Ask First

Ask First

Would prohibit payroll benefits for special interests

Petition turn-in deadline: 7/9/08

Initiative 59:
Campaign Contributions from Government Contractors

Government Contracting Reform

Would close a remaining loophole in Colorado election law by banning the practice of "Pay to Play"

Petition turn-in deadline 8/4/08

Initiative 74:
Criminal Liability of Executives

Criminal Liability

Would establish criminal liability for executives of businesses found guilty of criminal conduct

Petition turn-in deadline 8/4/08

Initiative 76:
Employee Discharge

Employee Relations

Would establish just cause for employee discharge or suspension

Petition turn-in deadline 8/4/08

Initiative 82:
Colorado Discrimination/Preferential Treatment Initiative (2008)

Affirmative action

Would prohibit the state from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting, while preserving the state's authority to take actions consistent with eligibility for federal funding or to fulfill obligations in civil rights case orders

Petition turn-in deadline 8/4/08

Initiative 92:
Health Insurance Initiative

Health Insurance

Would require every employer that employs 20+ employees in Colorado to provide major medical health care coverage for its employees and their dependents. Would also set up a health insurance authority to administer the program

Petition turn-in deadline 8/4/08

Initiative 93:
Safe Workplace Initiative

Workplace Conditions

Would require employers to maintain a safe and healthy workplace for their employees

Petition turn-in deadline 8/4/08

Initiative 94:
No Tax Credits or Subsidies for Outsourcers Initiative

Outsourcing

Would prohibit the state from providing tax credits or subsidies to corporations or companies with business operations in Colorado that move all or part of their operations outside the United States, if such relocation causes the loss of jobs in their Colorado operations

Review and Comment Hearing Held

Initiative 113:
Severance Tax Initiative

Taxes

Would eliminate a tax credit for property taxes paid for payers of the severance tax, using the revenue primarily to fund college scholarships

Petition turn-in deadline 8/4/08

Initiative 120:
Severance Tax & Transportation Initiative

Severance Tax, Transportation

Would create the Colorado Transportation Trust Fund, to be funded by that portion of the severance tax that exceeds the amount deposited to the state severance tax fund in the previous year, adjusted for inflation via the Consumer Price Index

Petition turn-in deadline 8/4/08

Initiative 121:
Limited Gaming Initiative

Gambling

Would allow the general assembly or voters in the cities that permit limited gaming to extend the hours of limited gaming operations; to add roulette, craps, or both to the allowed games; and to increase the maximum bet up to $100, with extra tax revenue generated to be distributed 22% to the cities where limited gaming exists and 78% for student financial aid for higher education

Petition turn-in deadline 8/4/08

Initiative 126:
Savings Account for Education Initiative “Romanoff’s SAFE”

Education Funding

Would create a state education fund, to be funded by a .33% tax on federal taxable income of every individual, estate, trust, and corporation, and would require that state educational spending increase by rate of inflation plus 1% through 2012 and at no less than the rate of inflation thereafter

Petition turn-in deadline 8/4/08

Initiative 128:
Sales Tax for Developmentally Disabled Initiative

Services for Developmentally Disabled, Sales Tax

Would increase the sales tax, in July 2009 and again in July 2010, to fund services for the developmentally disabled

Petition turn-in deadline 8/4/08