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The Colorado State Constitution was drafted on March 14, 1876; approved by Colorado voters on July 1, 1876; and took effect upon the statehood of Colorado on August 1, 1876. As of 2020, the constitution has been amended at least 166 times. The Constitution of Colorado derives its authority from the sovereignty of the people. [3]
60–70%. 50–60%. Source: [1] Colorado Amendment 43 was a referendum approved by the voters in 2006 that added a new section to Article II of the Colorado Constitution to define marriage in Colorado as only a union between one man and one woman. It passed with 56% of the vote.
At the First United States Congress, which met in 1789 when the decimal metric system had not yet been developed in France, the system of units to be used in the U.S. was one point of discussion. Under the Constitution (article I, section 8), the Congress has the constitutional right to decide on a standard of weights and measures .
The right to bear arms protected by Article II, Section 13 of the state constitution does not extend to concealed carry. However, the Colorado General Assembly has created a statutory right to concealed carry for legal residents who meet certain objective criteria. As such, Colorado is considered a "shall-issue" state.
The Colorado Reporter (a Colorado-specific version of the Pacific Reporter) is an unofficial reporter for appellate decisions from 1883. [2] [3] Decisions of the Colorado Supreme Court were published in the official Colorado Reports from 1864 to 1980, and decisions of the Court of Appeals were published in the official Colorado Court of Appeals ...
Article II of the Constitution of Colorado enacted August 1, 1876, the Bill of Rights provides: Section 1. Vestment of political power. All political power is vested in and derived from the people; all government, of right, originates from the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole. Section 2.
The Judiciary of Colorado is established and authorized by Article VI of the Colorado Constitution as well as the law of Colorado.The various courts include the Colorado Supreme Court, Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado district courts (for each of the 22 judicial districts), Colorado county courts (for each of Colorado's 64 counties), Colorado water courts, and municipal courts.
Colorado Revised Statutes. Editor. Revisor of Statutes, Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services; Colorado General Assembly Committee on Legal Services. Publisher. LexisNexis. OCLC. 37599208. The Colorado Revised Statutes ( C.R.S.) are a legal code of Colorado, the codified general and permanent statutes of the Colorado General Assembly .