The Colorado Legislative Council Staff and Office of Legislative Legal Services held a pre-petition review and comment hearing on three proposed initiatives concerning proportional representation and ranked choice voting for state, congressional, and local elections. No votes were taken; the hearing was procedural, and proponents acknowledged numerous drafting errors and committed to written follow-up memos.
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Staff noted that proposed Article V, Section 451 states both the Senate and House shall be elected by a proportional representation system, while proposed Article V, Section 452 states the Senate shall be elected to represent single member districts, and asked how proportional representation can be achieved in a single member district. The proponent acknowledged: 'It does not. That would need to be changed.'
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“It does not. That would need to be changed.”
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Sign in to subscribeOkay. It is Monday, April 20th at 1:15pm and we're doing the review and comment for Proposed Initiatives Number three, four and five. If we go ahead and state our name for the record. Hamza Save the Legislative Council Staff Jed Franklin Office of Legislative Legal Services Patricia Fichter Opponent a Proponent Sorry. Yep. Linda Templin Designated Representative Josh Wallen proponent perfect section 140151 of the Colorado Revised Statutes requires the Directors of Legislative Council Staff and the Office of Legislative Legal Services to review and comment on initiative petitions for proposed laws and amendments to the Colorado Constitution. We hereby submit our comments and questions to you regarding the appended proposed initiative. The purposes of the statutory requirement of the Directors of Legislative Council Staff and the Office of Legal Legal Services provide comments and questions intended to aid the designated representatives and the proponents they represent in determining the language of their proposal and to avail the public of the contents of the proposal. Our first objective is to be sure we understand your intended purpose of the proposal. We hope that the comments and questions in this memorandum provide a basis for discussion and understanding of the…
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