Matter of Ballot Title 1997-98 No. 113

3 Citing cases

  1. In re Title, Ballot Title Sub. Clause

    136 P.3d 237 (Colo. 2006)   Cited 6 times

    Finally, in order to pass the Single-subject test, the subject of the initiative should be capable of being clearly expressed in the initiative's title.See In re Initiative for 1997-98 # 113, 962 P.2d 970, 971-72 (Colo. 1998) (per curiam) (upholding the titles and summary for a proposed initiative to limit pollution from hog farms, including its implementation measures and provisions for reporting waste disposal information to the Health Department); In re Proposed Initiative "Petitions", 907 P.2d 586, 591 (Colo. 1995) (determining that a proposed initiative establishing comprehensive rules governing petitions did not violate the single-subject requirement by its inclusion of detailed procedures and its authorization for citizen lawsuits to ensure compliance).

  2. In re Title, Ballot Title, Submiss. Clause

    135 P.3d 736 (Colo. 2006)   Cited 6 times
    Stating that sections of a measure that include "implementation or enforcement details directly tied to the initiative's single subject will not, in and of themselves, constitute a separate subject"

    As noted above, we have generally held that mere implementation or enforcement details directly tied to the initiative's single subject will not, in and of themselves, constitute a separate subject. See In re Initiative for 1997-98 # 113, 962 P.2d 970, 971-72 (Colo. 1998) (per curiam) (upholding the titles and summary for a proposed initiative to limit pollution from hog farms, including its implementation measures and provisions for reporting waste disposal information to the Health Department); In re Proposed Initiative "Petitions", 907 P.2d 586, 591 (Colo. 1995) (determining that a proposed initiative establishing comprehensive rules governing petitions did not violate the single-subject requirement in its inclusion of detailed procedures and its authorization for citizen lawsuits to ensure compliance).

  3. In Matter of Title, Ballot Title

    992 P.2d 27 (Colo. 2000)   Cited 17 times
    Holding that implementation details and enforcement measures that are "directly tied to the initiative's central focus do not constitute a separate subject"

    SeeIn re Initiative for 1997-98 #74, 962 P.2d at 929. For example, in In re Initiative for 1997-98 #113, 962 P.2d 970 (Colo. 1999) (per curiam), we upheld the titles and summary for a proposed initiative to limit pollution from hog farms. Its implementation measures included provisions for reporting waste disposal information to the Health Department.