Ba
llot History
Year:
1972
Ballot Number:
6
Short Title:
Ballot Title:
An act to Amend the Constitution of the State of Colorado, to provide for a privately operated lottery, supervised and regulated by the Department of State of the state of Colorado and granting an exclusive original ten year license to the United States Sweepstakes Corporation, forty percent of the proceeds of a lottery or lotteries to be allotted to prizes; thirty percent to the United States Sweepstakes Corporation for operating, selling expenses, and profit; thirty percent to the General Fund of the State of Colorado. An annual lottery shall be held for the benefit of Colorado charities.
Election Results:
Rejected
Votes For
:
161,281
(
19.9%
)
Votes Against:
647,817
(
80.1%
)
Type of Change:
Constitutional
Initiative/Referendum:
Initiative
Bill/Resolution #:
Election Results - SOS:
Categories: