NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
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or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 11-1035
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Court, Fields, Fischer, Hullinghorst, Kagan,
      Labuda, Lee, Levy, Looper, McCann, Miklosi, Pabon, Pace, Ramirez,
      Ryden, Schafer S., Solano, Soper, Todd, Tyler, Williams A., Wilson,
      Hamner;
      also SENATOR(S) Carroll, Aguilar, Boyd, Giron, Heath, Newell,
      Nicholson.
      
      
      Concerning an informative statement to be included in the ballot
           information booklet preceding each measure that is to
           appear on the ballot.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  Part 1 of article 40 of title 1, Colorado Revised
      Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:
      
           1-40-126.5.  Explanation of ballot titles and actual text of
      measures in notices provided by mailing or publication.  (1)  In any
      notice to electors provided by the director of research of the
      legislative council, whether in the ballot information booklet
      prepared pursuant to section 1-40-124.5 or by publication pursuant
      to section 1-40-124, there shall be included the following
      explanation preceding the title of each measure:
      
           (a)  For referred measures:  "The ballot title below is a
      summary drafted by the professional legal staff for the general
      assembly for ballot purposes only.  The ballot title will not
      appear in the (Colorado constitution/Colorado Revised Statutes). 
      The text of the measure that will appear in the (Colorado
      constitution/Colorado Revised Statutes) below was referred to
      the voters because it passed by a (two-thirds majority/majority)
      vote of the state senate and the state house of representatives."
      
           (b)  For initiated measures:  "The ballot title below is a
      summary drafted by the professional staff of the offices of the
      secretary of state, the attorney general, and the legal staff for
      the general assembly for ballot purposes only.  The ballot title
      will not appear in the (Colorado constitution/Colorado Revised
      Statutes).  The text of the measure that will appear in the
      (Colorado constitution/Colorado Revised Statutes) below was
      drafted by the proponents of the initiative.  The initiated measure
      is included on the ballot as a proposed change to current law
      because the proponents gathered the required amount of petition
      signatures."
      
           SECTION 2.  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.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Frank McNulty                      Brandon C. Shaffer
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO