2006 Colorado Amendment 42

none Amendment 42 Colorado Minimum Wage November 7, 2006 Colorado 823,526 721,531 1,545,057 250px County results For #47729E 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #7D9CBB 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #B6C8D9 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Against #BCBC83 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #DEDEBD 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Amendment 42 was a ballot initiative, adopted by Colorado voters in November 2006, that amended Article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution to impose a minimum wage of $6.85 per hour, to be adjusted annually for inflation after 2007.Colorado Secretary of State Elections Center: Amendment 42 The amendment was approved by 53.3% of voters.Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2005 Coordinated 2006 Primary 2006 General https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2006AbsractBook.pdf Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman October 12, 2024 April 1, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210401005901/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2006AbsractBook.pdf dead The minimum wage in Colorado at the time of the election was $5.15 per hour.http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm#Colorado U.S. Department of Labor 2006-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20070625194442/http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm#Colorado 2007-06-25 dead See also List of Colorado ballot measures References Category:2006 Colorado ballot measures Category:Initiatives in the United States Category:Constitution of Colorado Category:Amendments to the Constitution of Colorado