Colorado Referendum I (2006)
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Referendum I was a proposed law which would have established domestic partnerships in the U.S. state of Colorado
. The bill
was passed by the Colorado General Assembly
and was submitted to popular referendum
during general elections on November 7, 2006.
Summary from the Colorado State Ballot Information Booklet:
BALLOT TITLE: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado revised statutes to authorize domestic partnerships, and, in connection therewith, enacting the "Colorado Domestic Partnership Benefits and Responsibilities Act" to extend to same-sex couples in a domestic partnership the benefits, protections, and responsibilities that are granted by Colorado law to spouses, providing the conditions under which a license for a domestic partnership may be issued and the criteria under which a domestic partnership may be dissolved, making provisions for implementation of the act, and providing that a domestic partnership is not a marriage, which consists of the union of one man and one woman?
It would have introduced in the constitution an Article 2. Section 33, the "Colorado Domestic Partnership Benefits and Responsibilities Act" and, in Colorado revised statutes, the law content of H.B. 06-1344.
The referendum specified that a partnership is not a marriage, which "consists of the union of one man and one woman."
In the general election, the proposal was defeated by a margin of 47% for, 53% against.
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. The bill
Bill (proposed law)
A bill is a proposed law under consideration by a legislature. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an act or a statute....
was passed by the Colorado General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado.-Constitutional definition:The Colorado Constitution establishes a system of government based on the separation of powers doctrine with power divided among three "departments": executive, legislative and judicial...
and was submitted to popular referendum
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
during general elections on November 7, 2006.
Summary from the Colorado State Ballot Information Booklet:
BALLOT TITLE: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado revised statutes to authorize domestic partnerships, and, in connection therewith, enacting the "Colorado Domestic Partnership Benefits and Responsibilities Act" to extend to same-sex couples in a domestic partnership the benefits, protections, and responsibilities that are granted by Colorado law to spouses, providing the conditions under which a license for a domestic partnership may be issued and the criteria under which a domestic partnership may be dissolved, making provisions for implementation of the act, and providing that a domestic partnership is not a marriage, which consists of the union of one man and one woman?
It would have introduced in the constitution an Article 2. Section 33, the "Colorado Domestic Partnership Benefits and Responsibilities Act" and, in Colorado revised statutes, the law content of H.B. 06-1344.
The referendum specified that a partnership is not a marriage, which "consists of the union of one man and one woman."
In the general election, the proposal was defeated by a margin of 47% for, 53% against.
See also
- Domestic partnerships in the United StatesDomestic partnerships in the United StatesIn the United States of America, domestic partnership is a city-, county-, state-, or employer-recognized status that may be available to same-sex couples and, sometimes, opposite-sex couples. Although similar to marriage, a domestic partnership does not confer any of the 1,138 rights afforded to...
- List of Colorado ballot measures
- Colorado Amendment 43 (2006)Colorado Amendment 43 (2006)Amendment 43 proposes adding a new section to Article II of the Colorado Constitution that defines marriage in Colorado as only a union between one man and one woman.Recognized marriages in Colorado would be:# only between a man and a woman...