Peter Blake's column from yesterday is about Referendum F on the fall ballot. From the article, "Referendum F is one of five proposals lawmakers have put on the Nov. 7 ballot. The title says it concerns 'elections to recall state elected officials.' It goes on to say that the deadlines regarding recall petitions and hearings would be removed from the constitution and be set in statute. But in fact passage of the referendum would have a much greater effect on local elected officials - who are not mentioned in the title. The fact is, no legislator or statewide official such as governor, attorney general, secretary of state or treasurer has ever been recalled in Colorado. That's largely because the signature requirements are so high. For state and county offices, the required number is 25 percent of the total votes cast for that office in the last election. What's more, the signatures must be collected within a short 60 days after the petition form has been approved."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
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