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CO HB1090
Bill
Status
1/20/2011
Primary Sponsor
Ellen Roberts
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AI Summary
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Establishes uniform formatting requirements for statewide ballot titles beginning with the 2012 general election, replacing "and, in connection therewith," with "that:" to improve clarity.
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Requires ballot title central features to be presented in bulleted list format rather than paragraph style, with each item beginning with a singular present-tense verb and separated by at least one-half line of spacing.
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Specifies ballot formatting with indented bullets at three characters from the left margin, semicolons after each item except the last item which ends with a question mark.
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Changes ballot response options from simple "yes" or "no" to "YES/FOR" and "NO/AGAINST" beginning with the 2012 general election.
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Authorizes the Department of State to reimburse counties for costs directly attributable to implementing the new ballot title format for the 2012 election, at a rate of two cents per ballot issue per active registered elector.
Legislative Description
Readability Of Statewide Ballot Titles
Last Action
House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely
2/18/2011