NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor.  To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 10-216
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Heath;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Court, Apuan, Labuda.
      
      
      Concerning the order in which statewide ballot measures appear
           on a ballot.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  1-5-407 (5) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
      amended to read:
      
           1-5-407.  Form of ballots.  (5) (a)  Whenever the approval of a
      ballot issue or ballot question is submitted to the vote of the people, the
      ballot issue or question shall be printed upon the ballot following the lists
      of candidates.  Except as otherwise provided in section 32-9-119.3 (2),
      C.R.S., initiated referred amendments shall be printed first, followed by
      referred initiated amendments, initiated referred propositions, referred
      initiated propositions, county issues and questions, municipal issues and
      questions, school district issues and questions, ballot issues and questions
      for other political subdivisions which are in more than one county, and then
      ballot issues and questions for other political subdivisions which are wholly
      within a county.
      
           SECTION 2.  Applicability.  This act shall apply to elections held
      on or after the effective date of this act.
      
           SECTION 3.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Brandon C. Shaffer                Terrance D. Carroll
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Karen Goldman                          Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO