Friednash: Collecting signatures during a pandemic may be impossible. And that might not be so bad.
Author, Denver Post, April 10, 2020
Author, Denver Post, April 10, 2020
Direct democracy, Colorado’s fourth branch of government, is shaping up to be COVID-19’s first major 2020 election-day casualty.
Voters have the power to initiate legislation as either a statute or a constitutional amendment, but because of the pandemic, this popular vehicle is headed for a concrete wall.
Dating back to 1992, when Douglas Bruce changed the Colorado political landscape for perhaps forever, voter-initiated ballot issues have become wildly popular. Between 1999 and 2019, 108 measures have appeared on the statewide ballot with only 42% being approved.
While ballot issues are used to advance good solutions outside of the legislative process, there is a dark side too.
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