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CDP Platform and 2008 Ballot Measures |
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For voters interested in CDP platform positions on 2008 initiatives (amendments) and referenda, the following chart gives CDP positions on each measure and references to relevant sections of the party's 2008 platform. All platform citations refer to the "Full 2008 Platform" document available here.
More information on the CDP 2008 platform is available here:
http://coloradodems.org/content/view/702
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Ballot Measure
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Short Description
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CDP Position
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Platform Citations
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Amend. 46
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Anti-Affirmative Action
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OPPOSE
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C124, C130, C185, C205, C206, C207, C532, C536,
C537, C584, C587, C839, C841, C843, C844
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Amend. 47
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So-called "Right To Work"
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OPPOSE
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C833, C834, C867, C868, C869, C870, C871, C872,
C873, C874, C879, C880
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Amend. 48
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Definition of a fertilized egg as a person in the
Colorado Constitution
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OPPOSE
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C111, C142, C143, C190, C192, C193, C200, C201
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Amend. 49
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"Paycheck Deception"
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OPPOSE
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C871, C876
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Amend. 50
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Expansion of Limited Gaming
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NEUTRAL
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Amend. 51
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Increased Funding for Development Disabilities Services
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SUPPORT
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C251, C252, C253
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Amend. 52
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Diversion of severance tax for highway projects
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OPPOSE
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C633, C634, C635, C636, C637, C638, C639, C644,
C645, C646, C647, C648, C695, C696, C699, C704, C720, C721, C722, C723,
C724, C725, C990, C1001, C1003, C1237
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Amend. 53
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Executive Liability for Corporate Fraud
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removed from the ballot
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Amend. 54
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Preventing political participation by government
contractors
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OPPOSE
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C871, C879
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Amend. 55
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Just Cause for employee termination
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removed from the ballot
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Amend. 56
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Employer responsibility to provide employee health
insurance
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removed from the ballot
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Amend. 57
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Remedies for workplace disabilities
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removed from the ballot
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Amend. 58
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Oil and gas extraction tax for funding education
and other programs
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SUPPORT
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C506, C510, C545, C532, C536, C537, C584, C587,
C1075, C1076
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Amend. 59
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Savings Account for Education
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SUPPORT
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C506, C510, C545, C532, C536, C537, C584, C587,
C925, C1056, C1070
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Ref. L
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Reducing minimum age requirement to serve in state
legislature
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SUPPORT
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C385
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Ref. M
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Removing obsolete Colorado Constitution provisions
about land valuation
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NEUTRAL
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Ref. N
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Removing obsolete Colorado Constitution provisions
about alcohol
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NEUTRAL
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Ref. O
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Altering rules for citizen-initiated statutory and
constitutional changes
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NEUTRAL
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Important Voting Information |
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Remember: Vote By
Mail -- Avoid Long Lines on General Election Day!
Last Day to Register to Vote for General Election: October 6, 2008
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Mailed to Voter:
October 28, 2008
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Picked Up by Voter:
October 31, 2008
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