Colorado Revised Statutes Title 1. Elections § 1-40-102. Definitions

(1) “Ballot issue” means a nonrecall, citizen-initiated petition or legislatively-referred measure which is authorized by the state constitution, including a question as defined in sections 1-41-102(3) and 1-41-103(3), enacted in Senate Bill 93-98.

(2) “Ballot title” means the language which is printed on the ballot which is comprised of the submission clause and the title.

(3) Deleted by Laws 1995, H.B.95-1211, § 2, eff. May 8, 1995.

(3.5) “Circulator” means a person who presents to other persons for possible signature a petition to place a measure on the ballot by initiative or referendum.

(3.7) “Designated representative of the proponents” or “designated representative” means a person designated pursuant to section 1-40-104 to represent the proponents in all matters affecting the petition.

(4) “Draft” means the typewritten proposed text of the initiative which, if passed, becomes the actual language of the constitution or statute, together with language concerning placement of the measure in the constitution or statutes.

(5) Deleted by Laws 1995, H.B.95-1211, § 2, eff. May 8, 1995.

(6) “Section” means a bound compilation of initiative forms approved by the secretary of state, which shall include pages that contain the warning required by section 1-40-110(1), the ballot title, the fiscal summary required by section 1-40-110(3), and a copy of the proposed measure; succeeding pages that contain the warning, the ballot title, and ruled lines numbered consecutively for registered electors' signatures; and a final page that contains the affidavit required by section 1-40-111(2). Each section shall be consecutively prenumbered by the petitioner prior to circulation.

(7) Deleted by Laws 1995, H.B.95-1211, § 2, eff. May 8, 1995.

(8) “Submission clause” means the language which is attached to the title to form a question which can be answered by “yes” or “no”.

(9) Deleted by Laws 2000, Ch. 339, § 3, eff. Aug. 2, 2000.

(10) “Title” means a brief statement that fairly and accurately represents the true intent and meaning of the proposed text of the initiative.