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Moved the staff amendment (Attachment D), as amended (see next vote sheet). The motion passed without objection.09/06/2006FinalPass Without Objection
Moved an amendment to the staff amendment. Insert "additional", before the second "ten days". The motion passed without objection.09/06/2006FinalPass Without Objection
Amend the final staff draft, page 5, lines 24, strike "By easing current requirements, the citizen petition process"; line 25, strike "could become a powerful mechanism for placing numerous measures on the ballot.". The motion failed on a 3-12-3 roll call vote.09/06/2006FinalFAIL
Amend the final staff draft, page 6, strike lines 5 through 18 and substitute with Mr. Bruce's suggested statement of estimated fiscal impact. The motion failed on a 7-9-2 roll call vote.09/06/2006FinalFAIL
Amend the final staff draft, page 4, line 39, strike "could not be challenged by voters because they". Not having received the required 12 votes to pass, the motion failed on a 9-6-3 roll call vote.09/06/2006FinalPASS
Moved a substitute motion, page 4, line 39, after "voters", insert "by petition". Not having received the required 12 votes to pass, the motion failed on a 8-7-3 roll call vote.09/06/2006FinalPASS
Amend the final staff draft, page 5, line 14, strike "that have not received sufficient refinement and that cannot" and substitute "that are unconstitutional, conflict with current law, or cause serious budgetary problems. Even so, such laws could not". Not having received the required 12 votes to pass, the motion failed on a 11-4-3 roll call vote.09/06/2006FinalPASS
Moved an amendment to Representative Madden's amendment striking "or cause serious budgetary problems". The motion failed on a 6-9-3 roll call vote.09/06/2006FinalFAIL
Amend the final staff draft, page 5, line 29, strike "today." and substitute "today and may result in laws that may conflict with other laws, may be unconstitutional, or may create budgetary problems.". The motion passed without objection.09/06/2006FinalPass Without Objection
Amend the final staff draft, page 3, line 1, strike "Voters" and substitute "Registered electors", and after "may", insert "by petition". The motion passed without objection. 09/06/2006FinalPass Without Objection
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Amend the final staff draft, page 2, line 28, strike "leaving" and substitute "forced to leave"; line 32, strike "substantial" and substitute "disproportionate", and line 43, after "judges", insert "to the Court of Appeals and a super-majority of the Supreme Court". The motion passed on a 12-3-3 roll call vote.09/06/2006FinalPASS
Amend the final staff draft, page 2, line 8, strike "By"and substitute "Term limits are a check against the abuse of judicial power, which concerns many citizens today. Additionally, by". The motion failed on a 5-10-3 roll call vote.09/06/2006FinalFAIL
Amend the final staff draft, page 3, line 2, strike "unnecessary." and substitute "unnecessary and no other state has enacted such limits.". Not having received the required 12 votes to pass, the motion failed on a 10-5-3 roll call vote.09/06/2006FinalPASS
Amend the final staff draft, page 3, strike line 1; line 2, strike "unnecessary." and substitute "Colorado would be the first state to limit the terms of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges.". Not having received the required 12 votes to pass, the motion failed on a 9-6-3 roll call vote.09/06/2006FinalPASS
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Moved a prepared amendment that is a "mock up" of the ballot analysis (see Attachment ?). The paragraph beginning on Page 1, lines 22 through 29 of the mock up was amended by an amendment moved by Sen. Windels and Rep. Butcher (see rollcall vote from 1:44 PM). Amendments to this paragraph were later lost on a separate vote of 9-7 (see the rollcall sheet from 2:12 PM concerning Severed Section A). Representative Butcher and Senator Groff withdrew the amendment to the paragraph on Page 2, lines 15 through 28 of this mock up. The amendment to Page 3 of the mock up passed on separate vote of 12-4 (see rollcall from 2:16 PM concerning Severed Section B).09/07/2006FinalTIE
Moved Severed Section B of Representative Butcher's mock up Amendment that was moved at 1:28 PM. This motion amends the paragraph on Page 3 of the mock up, lines 16 through 23, as amended by the Teck and Madden amendment (see rollcall from 2:04 PM). This motion to approve Severed Section B, as amended passed on a vote of 12 - 4.09/07/2006FinalPASS
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Amend Page 3 of the Final Draft, line 8, insert the following sentence at the beginning of Argument 1 Against"THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT BELONG IN COLORADO'S CONSTITUTION. IT MAY HAVE UNINTENDED AND UNDESIRABLE CONSEQUENCES.". The motion passed on a vote of 14-2.09/07/2006FinalPASS
Move an amendment to Rep. Butcher's mock up Amendment (moved at 1:28 PM), Page 3, line 21, after "AMENDMENT 41" strike "REQUIRES" insert "MAY RESULT IN REQUIRING". This motion passed on a vote of 14-2.09/07/2006FinalPASS
Moved a prepared amendment that is a mock up of the final draft, Page 1, strike lines 2 through 9 concerning the bullets and substitutes the mock up with the following amendments (see Attachment ): Bullets 1, line 1, strike "ALL" after "STATE," insert "AND CERTAIN"; line 2, after "ACCEPTING" insert "IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR"; line 3, after "FAMILY" insert "OR PERSONAL FRIEND";Bullets 2, line 1, after "STATE," insert "AND CERTAIN";Bullet 3, after "OFFICIAL," insert "STATE AND CERTAIN LOCAL", bullet 5, The vote on this motion was taken at 2:53 PM. It passed on a vote of 13-3.09/07/2006FinalPASS
Moved an amendment to Sen. Windels mock up amendment (that was moved at 2:18 PM). Amend Bullet 5, line 1, after "COMMISSION WITH" strike "INDIVIDUAL". This motion failed on a vote of 4-11.09/07/2006FinalFAIL
Moved a conceptual amendment to Page 2, line 28, after "appointment.", insert the following sentence: "AMENDMENT 41 IS SILENT ON THE MECHANISM FOR HOLDING COMMISSION MEMBERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR MALFEASANCE WHEN ACTING IN THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES." This motion passed on a vote of 12-3.09/07/2006FinalPASS