Colorado. General Assembly. Office of Legislative Legal Services.
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Case law concerning the use of the safety clause in legislation clearly states that the General Assembly may prevent the people from referring an act to the ballot by declaring that the act is "necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace health, or safety". Further, the General Assembly is vested with exclusive power to determine whether that declaration is appropriate. The question of including the safety clause in legislation is...
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The Office of Legislative Legal Services is the non-partisan, in-house counsel for the Colorado General Assembly and writes bills and amendments, produces statutes, researches legal issues, reviews administrative rules, comments on initiated measures, and serves as a resource of legislative information for the public.
18) Campaign finance restrictions on use of public resources by legislators in a ballot measure campaign
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2011.
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This memorandum addresses the ability of legislators to explain and express the legislator's position or opinion on an initiated or referred ballot measure in light of the limitations and prohibitions on the use of public moneys and resources to support or oppose a referred measure contained in the Fair Campaign Practices Act.