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Ballot Information Booklet ("Blue Book")
Article V, Section 1 (7.5) of the Colorado Constitution requires the
Legislative Council Staff to prepare a ballot information booklet prior to
each election in which a statewide issue will appear on the ballot. The
purpose of the booklet is to provide voters with the text, title, and a
fair and impartial analysis of each initiated or referred constitutional
amendment or legislation that will be on the ballot. The analysis must
include a summary of the measure and the major arguments both for and
against the measure. The analysis can also include any other information
that would assist in understanding the purpose and effect of the measure.
The ballot information booklet must be distributed to each
registered-voter household in the state.
Ballot Analysis for Measures on the Ballot
Twelve statewide measures will be on the November 7, 2000,
General Election ballot. Six of the measures are initiated measures, and
six measures were referred by the Colorado General Assembly. The measures
on the ballot are listed to the left; the ballot analysis for each of the
measures can also be accessed in PDF format.
Distribution of Ballot Information Booklets
Ballot information booklets will be mailed to each registered-voter
household in Colorado. The booklets are being mailed by regions, and the
mailing of Region 1 began on September 21. The mailings will continue
through early October. The booklets will be mailed to counties within
regions in the following order:
Region 1 = Alamosa, Archuleta, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley,
Dolores, Huerfano, La Plata, Las Animas, Mineral, Montezuma, Otero, Rio
Grande, Saguache, San Juan
Region 2 = Clear Creek, Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison,
Hinsdale, Lake, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt,
San Miguel, Summit
Region 3 = Baca, Cheyenne, Jackson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Larimer, Logan,
Morgan, Phillips, Prowers, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, Yuma
Region 4 = El Paso, Pueblo, Teller
Region 5 = Boulder, Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Park
Region 6 = Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln
Region 7 = Gilpin, Jefferson
Region 8 = Denver
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