Amendments to constitution ­ how adopted

Colorado Constitution (January 1876)

Colo. Const. art. XIX, s 2 - 2
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  (1) Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be proposed in either house of the general assembly, and, if the same shall be voted for by two­thirds of all the members elected to each house, such proposed amendment or amendments, together with the ayes and noes of each house thereon, shall be entered in full on their respective journals. The proposed amendment or amendments shall be published with the laws of that session of the general assembly. At the next general election for members of the general assembly, the said amendment or amendments shall be submitted to the registered electors of the state for their approval or rejection, and such as are approved by a majority of those voting thereon shall become part of this constitution.

  (2) If more than one amendment be submitted at any general election, each of said amendments shall be voted upon separately and votes thereon cast shall be separately counted the same as though but one amendment was submitted; but each general assembly shall have no power to propose amendments to more than six articles of this constitution.

  (3) No measure proposing an amendment or amendments to this constitution shall be submitted by the general assembly to the registered electors of the state containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title; but if any subject shall be embraced in any measure which shall not be expressed in the title, such measure shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be so expressed.

    As amended November 6, 1900. (See Laws 1899, p. 155.); as amended November 4, 1980 ­­ Effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 19, 1980. (See L. 79, p. 1674.); as amended November 8, 1994 ­­ Effective upon proclamation of the Governor, January 19, 1995. (See L. 94, p. 2153.)

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