Colorado Measure 1, State Constitutional Convention Question (1930)

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Colorado Measure 1

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Election date

November 4, 1930

Topic
Constitutional conventions
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred state statute
Origin

State legislature



Colorado Measure 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Colorado on November 4, 1930. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported convening a state constitutional convention.

A "no" vote opposed convening a state constitutional convention.


Election results

Colorado Measure 1

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 93,879 48.97%

Defeated No

97,826 51.03%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:

FOR Holding a Convention to Revise, Alter, and Amend the Constitution of Colorado.


AGAINST Holding a Convention to Revise, Alter, and Amend the Constitution of Colorado.


Path to the ballot

Article XIX of the Colorado Constitution requires constitutional convention questions to be approved by a two-thirds (66.67%) vote of the state legislature to be referred to voters.

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