TIME LINE FOR INITIATIVE PROPOSITION #215 Failure

• File Draft Wording of Initiative with Legislative Council November 2, 1999 Draft 1
• Legislative Council Sets Hearing Date (Within 2 weeks)
• Review and Comment Hearing with Legislative Council November 15, 1999
• Amended Proposal Filed with Legislative Council January 21, 2000 Draft 2
• Resubmit for Review and Comment Hearing (1) (Substantial Change)
• File Initiative with Secretary of State
Colorado Constitution Article XVI
• Secretary of State Sets Title Board Hearing February 4, 2000
• Office of State Planning and Budget and Department of Local Affairs - Impact Letters February 11, 2000 (Friday Before Hearing)
• Secretary of State - Text, Draft Titles, Summary and Impact Letters February 15, 2000 (Tuesday Before Hearing)
• Title Board Hearing February 16, 2000
• Secretary of State Delivers Title Board Result
• Motions for Rehearing Filed With Secretary of State, February 23, 2000.
  Colin James Henderson
  Stuart Sanderson and the Colorado Mining Association
  Ken Kluksdahl and Amy Mekrti
  (Within 7 Days of Result)
• Title Board Rehearing, March 1, 2000.
• Secretary of State Delivers Title Board Rehearing Result
• Appeal of Rehearing to Supreme Court, March 6, 2000. (Within 5 days)
• Supreme Court Docket at Head of Calendar, Briefs by March 27, 2000. (Summary Judgment)
• Form of Petitions Approved by Secretary of State April 14, 2000
• Supreme Court Ruling May 1, 2000
• File Initiative with Secretary of State
May 5, 2000, Proposition 215a
• Title Board Hearing 
May 17, 2000, Proposition 215 and 215a
Secretary of State Delivers Title Board Rehearing Result Proposition 215  
PROPOSITION 215(A) WITHDRAWN BY PROPONENT MAY 25, 2000

• Circulation of Petition, 62,438 valid signatures required (6 Months Maximum)
• Monthly Disclosure of Paid Circulators to Secretary of State (10^th of Month)
• Legislative Council prepares ballot analysis for information booklet first draft.
• Comments due on first draft of ballot analysis, July 7, 2000.
• Legislative Council mails second draft of ballot analysis, July 14, 2000.
• Comments due on second draft of ballot analysis, July 24, 2000.
• Legislative Council mails final draft of ballot analysis, August 4, 2000.
• PETITIONS WERE NOT SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE BY THE DEADLINE, August 7, 2000.
• Filing of Petition for Verification of Signatures with the Secretary of State and Aggregate Disclosure of Paid Circulators (Before August 7, 2000)
• Comments due on final draft of ballot analysis, August 14, 2000.
• Legislative Council mailing of responses to comments on final draft of ballot analysis, August 24, 2000.
• Public hearing on final draft of ballot analysis, September 5, 2000.
• Secretary of State Statement of Sufficiency (30 days)
• Filing of Addendum for Insufficient Signatures (15 days)
• Secretary of State Statement of Cure (10 days)
• File Protest on Statement of Sufficiency (30 Days)
• Hearing on Sufficiency of Signatures with Secretary of State
• Review of Sufficiency Hearing by Supreme Court
• Filing of Complaint in Federal Court
• Secretary of State Certifies Ballot Titles and Numbers for Election
• Publication of Initiative in Newspaper
• Publication of Initiative in Ballot Information Booklet (15-25 Days Before Election)
• Voting November 7, 2000
• Counting of Votes
• Secretary of State Provides Governor a Certificate of Election
• Legislation Takes Effect, if Passed (Within 30 Days)
• Petitions Retained for 3 Years