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· 7/21/1960

Dye v. Baker

Citations

  • 354 P.2d 498
  • 143 Colo. 458
  • 1960 Colo. LEXIS 599

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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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