· 7/21/1960
Dye v. Baker
Citations
- 354 P.2d 498
- 143 Colo. 458
- 1960 Colo. LEXIS 599
How courts have described this case
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- proposal couched in legalistic language rejected as likely to mislead voters in the haste of an election
- submission clause must succinctly advise voters of the measure submitted and must not mislead the voter
- proposal couched in legalistic language rejected as likely to mislead voters in the haste of an election
- ballot title and submission clause for constitutional amendment permitting gambling invalidated for creating misleading impression that all legalized gambling required a license
- purpose of submission clause is to “fairly and succinctly advise the voters ... so that in the haste of an election the voter will not be misled . . . .”
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Judges: Knauss
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