Colorado Civics: How Your State Government Works

by bam

A practical, non-partisan guide to how the state of Colorado governs itself, and how you take part where you live. You'll learn Colorado's Constitution of 1876; its strong direct democracy (initiative, referendum, recall); the three state branches; how a bill becomes a Colorado law in a General Assembly of 35 senators and 65 representatives; how Colorado picks judges by merit selection plus retention elections; and Colorado's signature feature, the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR), which requires VOTER approval for tax increases and caps state revenue, refunding the excess. It also covers Colorado's all-mail elections and its independent redistricting commissions, flagging TABOR's evolving mechanics and pointing to sos.state.co.us. Cited to Colorado's own official sources (leg.colorado.gov, sos.state.co.us, coloradojudicial.gov).