Colorado Amendment No. 5, Term Limits for Certain Offices Initiative (1990)

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Colorado Amendment No. 5

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Election date

November 6, 1990

Topic
Term limits
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Initiated constitutional amendment
Origin

Citizens



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

Colorado Amendment No. 5

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

708,975 70.99%
No 289,664 29.01%
Results are officially certified.
Source


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

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Colorado

In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.

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