2008 Colorado Amendment 54

none Amendment 54 Campaign Contributions from Certain Government Contractors November 4, 2008 Colorado 1,130,098 1,076,694 2,206,792 250px County results For #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 54 was a proposed initiative on the Colorado ballot for 2008. It passed with 51.2% of the vote.http://projects.rockymountainnews.com/pages/news/politics/elections/results/colorado-issue.htmlAugust 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Purpose According to the Blue Book, the state-provided ballot guide, Amendment 54 "proposes amending the Colorado Constitution to: prohibit certain government contractors from contributing to a political party or candidate for the contract's duration and two years thereafter; prohibit contributors to ballot issue campaigns from entering into certain government contracts relating to the ballot issue; apply the prohibitions on campaign contributions and ballot issue contracts to any contractor with a government contract or contracts that does not use a public and competitive bidding process soliciting at least three bids and with a total value greater than $100,000 in a single year; and apply the prohibitions on campaign contributions and ballot issue contracts to a labor organization holding a collective bargaining agreement with a state or local government."2008 State Ballot Information Booklet, "Blue Book https://web.archive.org/web/20081010125650/http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/lcsstaff/bluebook/2008EnglishVersionforInternet.pdf 2008-10-10 ", State of Colorado Results Amendment 54https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2008AbstractBook.pdf Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2008 Primary 2008 General Secretary of State of Colorado Buescher Bernie June 29, 2009 October 3, 2024 October 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201018203144/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2008AbstractBook.pdf dead 1130098 1076694 Support and opposition Supporting organization Yes On Colorado Amendment 54 Opposing organization Protect Colorado's Future Injunction issued An injunction against Amendment 54 was issued by Denver District Court Judge Catherine Lemon in June 2009. Judge Lemon concluded that the language of the amendment was vague and often confusing, creating a law that would violate the right to free speech.John Tomasic, article, "Unions breathe sigh of relief as judge issues Amendment 54 injunction", http://coloradoindependent.com/31997/unions-breathe-sigh-of-relief-as-judge-issues-amendment-54-injunction https://web.archive.org/web/20090628164541/http://coloradoindependent.com/31997/unions-breathe-sigh-of-relief-as-judge-issues-amendment-54-injunction 2009-06-28 retrieved June 28, 2009. References Amendment 54 Category:Initiatives in the United States Category:Constitution of Colorado Category:Amendments to the Constitution of Colorado