2 More Measures To Appear On Colorado's Nov. Ballot

DENVER, CO – Two more measures gathered enough legitimate signatures in Colorado to appear on the November ballot, Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced Tuesday.

Initiative 108 proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to require that property owners be compensated for any reduction in property value caused by state laws or regulations. Backers submitted 137,029 valid signatures.

Initiative 126 would restrict the charges on payday loans to a yearly rate of 36 percent and would eliminate all other finance charges and fees associated with payday lending, the SOS office said. Backers turned in 112,998 valid signatures, the office said.

Ballot-measure backers for the November, 2016 election must turn in 98,492 valid voter signatures -- 5 percent of the total of votes cast for all candidates in the last Secretary of State general election, which was in 2014. Supporters are required to collect 2 percent of their signatures in each of the state's 35 Senate districts.

Citizen-intiated ballot measures must pass with a 55-percent majority rather than a simple majority.

Two other initiatives are still under review, the SOS office said. The results of the review must be announced by Sept. 5.

• Initiative 97, setback requirement for oil and gas development, and
• Initiative 173, campaign contributions.

Three other initiatives have made the Nov. 6 ballot. Two involve transportation project funding: one would authorize bonds and one would increase sales tax. The other is a proposed constitutional amendment that boosts taxes to raise money for education, the office said.

Also on the ballot are six measures referred by the Colorado General Assembly:

• Amendment V, age requirement for legislators,
• Amendment W, election ballot format for judicial retention elections,
• Amendment X, industrial hemp definition,
• Amendment Y, congressional redistricting,
• Amendment Z, legislative redistricting, and
• Amendment A, prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude.

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