Colorado § 1-40-123 Counting of votes - effective date - conflicting provisions

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-40-123 — Counting of votes - effective date - conflicting provisions

Colorado § 1-40-123

Title 01Elections

Art.Initiative and Referendum

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-40-123 (2026).

Text

(1)The votes on all measures submitted to the people shall be counted and properly entered after the votes for candidates for office cast at the same election are counted and shall be counted, canvassed, and returned and the result determined and certified in the manner provided by law concerning other elections. The secretary of state who has certified the election shall, without delay, make and transmit to the governor a certificate of election. The measure takes effect from and after the date of the official declaration of the vote by proclamation of the governor, but not later than thirty days after the votes have been canvassed, as provided in section 1 of article V of the state constitution.

(2)A majority of the votes cast thereon adopts any measure submitted for a propo

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(1) The
votes on all measures submitted to the people shall be counted and properly
entered after the votes for candidates for office cast at the same election are
counted and shall be counted, canvassed, and returned and the result determined
and certified in the manner provided by law concerning other elections. The
secretary of state who has certified the election shall, without delay, make and
transmit to the governor a certificate of election. The measure takes effect from
and after the date of the official declaration of the vote by proclamation of the
governor, but not later than thirty days after the votes have been canvassed, as
provided in section 1 of article V of the state constitution.

(2) A majority of the votes cast thereon adopts any measure submitted for a
proposed law, and, in case of adoption of conflicting provisions, the one that
receives the greatest number of affirmative votes prevails in all particulars as to
which there is a conflict.

(3) At least fifty-five percent of the votes cast thereon adopts any measure
submitted for an amendment to the state constitution; except that a majority of the
votes cast thereon adopts any measure submitted for an amendment to the state
constitution that only repeals in whole or in part any provision of the state
constitution. In the case of adoption of conflicting provisions, the one that receives
the greatest number of affirmative votes prevails in all particulars as to which there
is a conflict.

Legislative History

Source: L. 93: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 691, � 1, effective May 4. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 436, � 17, effective May 8. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-152), ch. 169, p. 620, � 7, effective August 9.