Colorado Amendment No. 5, Term Limits for Certain Offices Initiative (1990)
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| Topic Term limits |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 5 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 6, 1990. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported imposing term limits for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, members of the General Assembly, and United States Senators and Representatives for Colorado. |
A “no” vote opposed imposing term limits for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, members of the General Assembly, and United States Senators and Representatives for Colorado. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 5 |
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708,975 | 70.99% | ||
| No | 289,664 | 29.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 5 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to the Colorado Constitution limiting the number of consecutive terms that may be served by the Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, members of the General Assembly, and United States Senators and Representatives elected from Colorado. | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.
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Footnotes
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