HB 1293 — Modernization of Requirements for Ballot Information Booklet

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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d through state fiscal year 2010-11.

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(II) The arguments for and against each measure in the analysissectionoftheballotinformationbookletshallbeprecededbytheEACH analysis section of the ballot information booklet shall be preceded by the phrase:

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Moneys(3) M(a) ONEYThere inis theherebyestablished revolvingfundarein IScontinuouslyappropriatedtothe legislativecouncil of the general assemblyto paythe costs of publishing the text and title of eachconstitutionalamendment,eachinitiatedorreferredmeasure,orpart of a measure, andthetextof a referred or initiated question arising under section 20 of article X of the state constitution,treasury as defined in section 1-41-102 (3), in at least one legal publication of general circulation in eachcountyof thestate, asrequiredbysection1-40-124,andthecostsof distributing the ballot information booklet,publication asand requireddistribution bysubsectionrevolving (2)fund. of this section.

AnyExcept moneysONEYas creditedotherwise toprovided thein revolvingparagraph fund(b) andof unexpendedthis atsubsection the(3), endMoneys ofT anyHE givenGENERALASSEMBLY fiscalshallbeappropriated yearAPPROPRIATEMONEY shalltothefund remainNSeach inyear by the fundgeneral andassemblyin shaDOES not revert to the annual general fund.appropriation act.

(b)Allinterestearnedontheinvestmentofmoneys NotwithstandingMONEY anyinthefundshallbe lawIS tocredited the contrary, any moneys appropriated from the general fund to the legislativefund. department of the stategovernmentforthefiscalyearcommencingonJuly1,2007,thatare unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund and shall be transferred by the state treasurer and the controller to the ballot information publication and distribution revolvingfundcreatedinparagraph(a)of thissubsection(3);exceptthat theamountsotransferredshallnotexceedfivehundredthousanddollars.

(c)Moneys NotwithstandingM anyONEY lawin to the contrary,revolving anyfund moneysare appropriatedIS fromcontinuouslyappropriatedtothelegislativecouncilofthegeneralassembly to pay the generalcosts fundof topublishing the legislativetext departmentand title of theeach stategovernmentforthefiscalyearcommencingonJuly1,2008,thatareconstitutional unexpendedamendment,eachinitiatedorreferredmeasure,orpartofameasure,andthe text of a referred or notinitiated encumberedquestion asarising under section 20 of thearticle closeX of the fiscalstate yearconstitution, shallas notdefined revertin tosection the1-41-102 general(3), fundin andat shallleast beone transferredlegal bypublication of general circulation in each county of the statestate, treasureras required by section 1-40-124, and the controllercosts toof distributing the ballot information publicationbooklet, andas distributionrequired revolvingby fundsubsection created(2) in paragraph (a) of this subsectionsection. (3).

-3-Any 1293moneys (d)MONEY Notwithstandingcredited any law to the contrary,revolving any moneys appropriated from the general fund toand the legislative department of the stategovernmentforthefiscalyearcommencingonJuly1,2009,thatare unexpended orat not encumbered as of the closeend of theany given fiscal year andshall thatremainEMAINS are in excess of the amountfund ofand oneshallDOES million forty-two thousand dollars shall not revert to the general fundfund. and shall be transferred by the state treasurer and the controller to the ballot information publication and distributionrevolvingfundcreatedinparagraph(a)ofthissubsection(3);

(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys appropriatedfromthegeneralfundtothelegislativedepartmentofthestate government for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2007, that are unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund and shall be transferred bythe state treasurer and the controller to the ballot information publication and distribution revolving fund created in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3);

except that the amount so transferred shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars.

(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys appropriatedfromthegeneralfundtothelegislativedepartmentofthestate government for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2008, that are unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of the fiscal year shall not PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1293 revert to the general fund and shall be transferred bythe state treasurer and the controller to the ballot information publication and distribution revolving fund created in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3).

(d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys appropriatedfromthegeneralfundtothelegislativedepartmentofthestate government for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2009, that are unexpendedornotencumberedasofthecloseofthefiscalyearandthatare in excess of the amount of one million forty-two thousand dollars shall not revert to the general fund and shall be transferred bythe state treasurer and the controller to the ballot information publication and distribution revolving fund created in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3);

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (3) to the contrary, on August 11, 2010, the state treasurer shall deductonededuct million one hundredmillion twenty-nineonehundredtwenty-ninethousandsixhundredsevendollarsfromtheballot thousand six hundred seven dollars from the ballot information publication and distribution revolving fund and transfer such sumsumtotheredistrictingaccountwithinthelegislativedepartmentcashfund. to the redistricting account within the legislative department cash fund.

on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodafterfinaladjournmentofthegeneralassembly(Augustninety-dayperiod after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026);

except that, if a referendumreferendumpetitionisfiledpursuanttosection1(3)ofarticleVofthestate petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approvedPAGE by3-HOUSE theBILL people26-1293 atapprovedbythepeopleatthegeneralelectiontobeheldinNovember2026 the general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

-4-____________________________ 1293____________________________ Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

Polis GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 26-1293