Amendment 49 was a proposed
initiative
Popular initiative
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In direct initiative, the proposition is put direct ...
on the
Colorado
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ballot for 2008. It was defeated.
Goals
According to the
Blue Book
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Academia and education
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* A component of the '' Blue and Brown Books'', containing lectures by Ludwig Wittgenstein in 1933 and 1934
* The ...
, the state-provided ballot guide, Amendment 49 "proposes amending the Colorado Constitution to: prohibit any
public employee
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paycheck deduction, except for:
*
deductions required by federal law;
*
tax withholding
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s;
* court-ordered
liens
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and
garnishments;
* health benefit and other
insurance
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deductions;
* deductions for savings, investment, and retirement plans; and
* deductions for charitable, religious, educational, and other
tax-exempt
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organizations."
[2008 State Ballot Information Booklet,]
Blue Book
", State of Colorado
Results
Support and opposition
Vote Yes On Amendment 49Protect Colorado's Future
References
Amendment 49
Initiatives in the United States
Constitution of Colorado
U.S. state constitutional amendments
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