Constitution of the State of Colorado: July 01, 1876 (as Amended to November 5, 2024) (Colorado)
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- Preamble
- Main Text
- Art.I Boundaries
- Art.II Bill of Rights
- s.1 Vestment of political power.
- s.2 People may alter or abolish form of government—proviso.
- s.3 Inalienable rights.
- s.4 Religious freedom.
- s.5 Freedom of elections.
- s.6 Equality of justice.
- s.7 Security of person and property—searches—seizures—warrants.
- s.8 Prosecutions—indictment or information.
- s.9 Treason—estates of suicides.
- s.10 Freedom of speech and press.
- s.11 Ex post facto laws.
- s.12 No imprisonment for debt.
- s.13 Right to bear arms.
- s.14 Taking private property for private use.
- s.15 Taking property for public use—compensation, how ascertained.
- s.16 Criminal prosecutions—rights of defendant.
- s.16a Rights of crime victims.
- s.17 Imprisonment of witnesses—depositions—form.
- s.18 Crimes—evidence against one’s self—jeopardy.
- s.19 Right to bail—exceptions.
- s.20 Excessive bail, fines or punishment.
- s.21 Suspension of habeas corpus.
- s.22 Military subject to civil power—quartering of troops.
- s.23 Trial by jury—grand jury.
- s.24 Right to assemble and petition.
- s.25 Due process of law.
- s.26 Slavery prohibited.
- s.27 Property rights of aliens.
- s.28 Rights reserved not disparaged.
- s.29 Equality of the sexes.
- s.30 Right to vote or petition on annexation—enclaves.
- s.30a Official language.
- s.30b No Protected Status Based on Homosexual, Lesbian or Bisexual Orientation.
- s.31 Marriages—valid or recognized.
- s.32 Abortion
- Art.III Distribution of Powers
- Art.IV Executive Department
- s.1 Officers—terms of office.
- s.2 Governor supreme executive.
- s.3 State officers—election—returns.
- s.4 Qualifications of state officers.
- s.5 Governor commander-in-chief of militia.
- s.6 Appointment of officers—vacancy.
- s.7 Governor may grant reprieves and pardons.
- s.8 Governor may require information from officers—message.
- s.9 Governor may convene legislature or senate.
- s.10 Governor may adjourn legislature.
- s.11 Bills presented to governor—veto—return.
- s.12 Governor may veto items in appropriation bills—reconsideration.
- s.13 Succession to the office of governor and lieutenant governor.
- s.14 Lieutenant governor president of senate.
- s.15 No lieutenant governor—who to act as governor.
- s.16 Account and report of moneys.
- s.17 Executive officers to make report.
- s.18 State seal.
- s.19 Salaries of officers—fees paid into treasury.
- s.20 State librarian.
- s.21 Elected auditor of state—powers and duties.
- s.22 Principal departments.
- s.23 Commissioner of insurance.
- Art.V Legislative Department
- s.1 General assembly—initiative and referendum.
- s.2 Election of members—oath—vacancies.
- s.3 Terms of senators and representatives.
- s.4 Qualifications of members.
- s.5 Classification of senators.
- s.6 Salary and expenses of members.
- s.7 General assembly—shall meet when—term of members—committees.
- s.8 Members precluded from holding office.
- s.9 Increase of salary—when forbidden.
- s.10 Each house to choose its officers.
- s.11 Quorum.
- s.12 Each house makes and enforces rules.
- s.13 Journal—ayes and noes to be entered—when.
- s.14 Open sessions.
- s.15 Adjournment for more than three days.
- s.16 Privileges of members.
- s.17 No law passed but by bill—amendments.
- s.18 Enacting clause.
- s.19 When laws take effect—introduction of bills.
- s.20 Bills referred to committee—printed.
- s.21 Bill to contain but one subject—expressed in title.
- s.22 Reading and passage of bills.
- s.22a Caucus positions prohibited—penalties.
- s.22b Effect of sections 20 and 22a.
- s.23 Vote on amendments and report of committee.
- s.24 Revival, amendment or extension of laws.
- s.25 Special legislation prohibited.
- s.25a Eight-hour employment.
- s.26 Signing of bills.
- s.27 Officers and employees—compensation.
- s.28 Extra compensation to officers, employees, or contractors forbidden.
- s.29 Contracts for facilities and supplies.
- s.30 Salary of governor and judges to be fixed by the legislature—term not to be extended or salaries increased or decreased.
- s.31 Revenue bills.
- s.32 Appropriation bills.
- s.33 Disbursement of public money.
- s.34 Appropriations to private institutions forbidden.
- s.35 Delegation of power.
- s.36 Laws on investment of trust funds.
- s.37 Change of venue.
- s.38 No liability exchanged or released.
- s.39 Orders and resolutions presented to governor.
- s.40 Bribery and influence in general assembly.
- s.41 Offering, giving, promising money or other consideration.
- s.42 Corrupt solicitation of members and officers.
- s.43 Member interested shall not vote.
- Congressional and Legislative Apportionments
- s.44 Representatives in congress—Congressional Districts—Commission Created.
- s.44.1 Commission composition and appointment—Vacancies
- s.44.2 Commission organization—Procedures—Transpacancy—Voting Requirements
- s.44.3 Criteria For Determination of Congressional Districts—Definition
- s.44.4 Preparation, Amendment, and Approval of Plans—Public Hearings and Participation
- s.44.5 Supreme Court Review
- s.44.6 Severability
- s.45 General assembly.
- s.46 Senatorial and representative districts—Commission Created.
- s.47 Commission Composition and Appointment—Vacancies.
- s.48 Commission Organization—Procedures—Transparency—Voting Requirements.
- s.48.1 Criteria for Determination of Legislative Districts—Definition
- s.48.2 Preparation, Amendment, and Approval of Plans—Public Hearings and Participation
- s.48.3 Supreme Court Review
- s.48.4 Severability
- s.49 Appointment of state auditor—term—qualifications—duties.
- s.50 Public funding of abortion forbidden.
- Art.VI Judicial Department
- s.1 Vestment of judicial power.
- Supreme Court
- District Courts
- District Attorneys
- Probate and Juvenile Courts
- County Courts
- Miscellaneous
- s.18 Compensation and services.
- s.19 Laws relating to courts—uniform.
- s.20 Vacancies.
- s.21 Rule-making power.
- s.22 Process—prosecution—in name of people.
- s.23 Retirement and removal of justices and judges.
- s.24 Judicial nominating commissions.
- s.25 Election of justices and judges.
- s.26 Denver county judges.
- Art.VII Suffrage and Elections
- s.1 Qualifications of elector.
- s.1a Qualifications of elector—residence on federal land.
- s.2 Suffrage to women.
- s.3 Educational qualifications of elector.
- s.4 When residence does not change.
- s.5 Privilege of voters.
- s.6 Electors only eligible to office.
- s.7 General election.
- s.8 Elections by ballot or voting machine.
- s.9 No privilege to witness in election trial.
- s.10 Disfranchisement during imprisonment.
- s.11 Purity of elections.
- s.12 Election contests—by whom tried.
- Art.VIII State Institutions
- Art.IX Education
- s.1 Supervision of schools—board of education.
- s.2 Establishment and maintenance of public schools.
- s.3 School fund inviolate.
- s.4 County treasurer to collect and disburse.
- s.5 Of what school fund consists.
- s.6 County superintendent of schools.
- s.7 Aid to private schools, churches, sectarian purpose, forbidden.
- s.8 Religious test and race discrimination forbidden—sectarian tenets.
- s.9 State board of land commissioners.
- s.10 Selection and control of public lands.
- s.11 Compulsory education.
- s.12 Regents of university.
- s.13 President of university.
- s.14 Control of university.
- s.15 School districts—board of education.
- s.16 Textbooks in public schools.
- s.17 Education-Funding.
- Art.X Revenue
- s.1 Fiscal year.
- s.2 Tax provided for state expenses.
- s.3 Uniform taxation—exemptions.
- s.3.5 Homestead exemption for qualifying senior citizens, disabled veterans, and surviving spouses receiving dependency indemnity compensation - definition.
- s.4 Public property exempt.
- s.5 Property used for religious worship, schools and charitable purposes exempt.
- s.6 Self-propelled equipment, motor vehicles, and certain other movable equipment.
- s.7 Municipal taxation by general assembly prohibited.
- s.8 No county, city, town to be released.
- s.9 Relinquishment of power to tax corporations forbidden.
- s.10 Corporations subject to tax.
- s.11 Maximum rate of taxation.
- s.12 Public funds—report of state treasurer.
- s.13 Making profit on public money—felony.
- s.14 Private property not taken for public debt.
- s.15 Boards of equalization—duties—property tax administrator.
- s.16 Appropriations not to exceed tax—exceptions.
- s.17 Income tax.
- s.18 License fees and excise taxes—use of.
- s.19 State income tax laws by reference to United States tax laws.
- s.20 The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.
- s.21 Tobacco Taxes for Health Related Purposes.
- Art.XI Public Indebtedness
- s.1 Pledging credit of state, county, city, town or school district forbidden.
- s.2 No aid to corporations—no joint ownership by state, county, city, town, or school district.
- s.2a Student loan program.
- s.3 Public debt of state—limitations.
- s.4 Law creating debt.
- s.5 Debt for public buildings—how created.
- s.6 Local government debt.
- s.7 State and political subdivisions may give assistance to any political subdivision.
- s.8 City indebtedness; ordinance, tax, water obligations excepted.
- s.9 This article not to affect prior obligations.
- s.10 1976 Winter Olympics.
- Art.XII Officers
- s.1 When office expires—suspension by law.
- s.2 Personal attention required.
- s.3 Defaulting collector disqualified from office.
- s.4 Disqualifications from holding office of trust or profit.
- s.5 Investigation of state and county treasurers.
- s.6 Bribery of officers defined.
- s.7 Bribery—corrupt solicitation.
- s.8 Oath of civil officers.
- s.9 Oaths—where filed.
- s.10 Refusal to qualify—vacancy.
- s.11 Elected public officers—term—salary—vacancy.
- s.12 Duel—disqualifies for office.
- s.13 Personnel system of state—merit system.
- s.14 State personnel board—state personnel director.
- s.15 Veterans’ preference.
- Art.XIII Impeachments
- Art.XIV Counties
- s.1 Counties of state.
- s.2 Removal of county seats.
- s.3 Striking off territory—vote.
- s.4 New county shall pay proportion of debt.
- s.5 Part stricken off—pay proportion of debt.
- County Officers
- s.6 County commissioners—election—term.
- s.7 Officers compensation.
- s.8 County officers—election—term—salary.
- s.8.5 Sheriff—qualifications.
- s.8.7 Coroner—qualifications.
- s.9 Vacancies—how filled.
- s.10 Elector only eligible to county office.
- s.11 Justices of the peace—constables.
- s.12 Other officers.
- s.13 Classification of cities and towns.
- s.14 Existing cities and towns may come under general law.
- s.15 Compensation and fees of county officers.
- s.16 County home rule.
- s.17 Service authorities.
- s.18 Intergovernmental relationships.
- Art.XV Corporations
- s.1 Unused charters or grants of privilege.
- s.2 Corporate charters created by general law.
- s.3 Power to revoke, alter or annul charter.
- s.4 Railroads—common carriers—construction—intersection.
- s.5 Consolidation of parallel lines forbidden.
- s.6 Equal rights of public to transportation.
- s.7 Existing railroads to file acceptance of constitution.
- s.8 Eminent domain—police power—not to be abridged.
- s.9 Fictitious stock, bonds—increase of stock.
- s.10 Foreign corporations—place—agent.
- s.11 Street railroads—consent of municipality.
- s.12 Retrospective laws not to be passed.
- s.13 Telegraph lines—consolidation.
- s.14 Railroad or telegraph companies—consolidating with foreign companies.
- s.15 Contracts with employees releasing from liability—void.
- Art.XVI Mining and Irrigation
- Art.XVII Militia
- Art.XVIII Miscellaneous
- s.1 Homestead and exemption laws.
- s.2 Lotteries prohibited—exceptions.
- s.3 Arbitration laws.
- s.4 Felony defined.
- s.5 Spurious and drugged liquors—laws concerning.
- s.6 Preservation of forests.
- s.7 Land value increase—arboreal planting exempt.
- s.8 Publication of laws.
- s.9 Limited gaming permitted.
- s.9a U.S. senators and representatives—limitations on terms.
- s.10 Severability of constitutional provisions.
- s.11 Elected government officials—limitation on terms.
- s.12 Repealed.
- s.12a Congressional Term Limits Declaration.
- s.12b Prohibited methods of taking wildlife.
- s.14 Medical use of marijuana for persons suffering from debilitating medical conditions.
- s.15 State minimum wage rate.
- s.16 Personal use and regulation of marijuana.
- (1) Purpose and findings.
- (2) Definitions.
- (3) Personal use of marijuana.
- (4) Lawful operation of marijuana-related facilities.
- (5) Regulation of marijuana.
- (6) Employers, driving, minors and control of property.
- (7) Medical marijuana provisions unaffected.
- (8) Self-executing, severability, conflicting provisions.
- (9) Effective date.
- Art.XIX Amendments
- Art.XX Home Rule Cities and Towns
- s.1 Incorporated.
- s.2 Officers.
- s.3 Transfer of government.
- s.4 First charter.
- s.5 New charters, amendments or measures.
- s.6 Home rule for cities and towns.
- s.7 City and county of Denver single school district—consolidations.
- s.8 Conflicting constitutional provisions declared inapplicable.
- s.9 Procedure and requirements for adoption.
- s.10 City and county of Broomfield—created.
- s.11 Officers—city and county of Broomfield.
- s.12 Transfer of government.
- s.13 Sections self-executing—appropriations.
- Art.XXI Recall from Office
- Art.XXII Intoxicating Liquors
- Art.XXIII Publication of Legal Advertising
- Art.XXIV Old Age Pensions
- s.1 Fund created.
- s.2 Moneys allocated to fund.
- s.3 Persons entitled to receive pensions.
- s.4 The state board of public welfare to administer fund.
- s.5 Revenues for old age pension fund continued.
- s.6 Basic minimum award.
- s.7 Stabilization fund and health and medical care fund.
- s.8 Fund to remain inviolate.
- s.9
- Art.XXV Public Utilities
- Art.XXVI Nuclear Detonations
- Art.XXVII Great Outdoors Colorado
- s.1 Great Outdoors Colorado Program.
- s.2 Trust Fund created.
- s.3 Moneys allocated to Trust Fund.
- s.4 Fund to remain inviolate.
- s.5 Trust Fund expenditures.
- s.6 The State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund.
- s.7 No effect on Colorado water law.
- s.8 No substitution allowed.
- s.9 Eminent domain.
- s.10 Payment in lieu of taxes.
- s.11 Effective date.
- Art.XXVIII Campaign and Political Finance
- s.1 Purpose and findings.
- s.2 Definitions.
- s.3 Contribution limits.
- s.4 Voluntary campaign spending limits.
- s.5 Independent expenditures.
- s.6 Electioneering communications.
- s.7 Disclosure.
- s.8 Filing—where to file—timeliness.
- s.9 Duties of the secretary of state—enforcement.
- s.10 Sanctions.
- s.11 Conflicting provisions declared inapplicable.
- s.12 Repeal of conflicting statutory provisions.
- s.13 Applicability and Effective Date.
- s.14 Severability.
- s.15
- s.16
- s.17
- Art.XXIX Ethics in Government
- Schedule
- s.1 All laws remain till repealed.
- s.2 Contracts—recognizances—indictments.
- s.3 Territorial property vests in state.
- s.4 Duty of general assembly.
- s.5 Supreme and district courts—transition.
- s.6 Judges—district attorneys—term commence on filing oath.
- s.7 Seals of supreme and district courts.
- s.8 Probate court—county court.
- s.9 Terms probate court, probate judge, apply to county court, county judge.
- s.10 County and precinct officers.
- s.11 Vacancies in county offices.
- s.12 Constitution takes effect on president’s proclamation.
- s.13 First election, contest.
- s.14 First election—canvass.
- s.15 Senators—representatives—districts.
- s.16 Congressional election—canvass.
- s.17 General assembly, first session—restrictions removed.
- s.18 First general election—canvass.
- s.19 Presidential electors, 1876.
- s.20 Presidential electors after 1876.
- s.21 Expenses of convention.
- s.22 Recognizances, bonds, payable to people continue.
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