BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3186561:Event:7063 DTSTAMP:20260523T210127Z SUMMARY:Action Alert: SCR11-001 legislative reform of ballot initiati ve DESCRIPTION:The best explanation for this alert is copied below from a lert.  Please call, e-mail, or attend this hearing as identified belo w.  Also, if you are into Facebook I recommend following:  \"Libert y Watch-Colorado\", but this one came from \"Colorado's Campaign for L iberty\"\n \nhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Colorados-Campaign-for-Lib erty/266042121343?ref=ts&v=wall#!/notes/colorados-campaign-for-liberty /urgent-action-alert-colorado-senate-attempting-to-end-grassroots-orga nizations/170287536351469\n \n********************************\n \n  \nThe Colorado Senate is seeking to strip grassroots organizations an d Colorado citizens  of our rights to use one of our most effective p olitical tools, the ballot initiative.  How are they doing this?  Th rough a sneaky reform of the ballot initiative rules, SCR11-001.\n \n If SCR11-001 passes, government and special interest groups win and we lose our power over government .  The vote to pass this out of comm ittee is on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 1:30pm.  You must act NOW to tell them to vote NO on this infringement of grassroots and voters Co nstitutional rights. \n \nCurrent Law:\n\nPetitioners can get signat ures from all over the state without minimum requirements from each di strict. (That in itself is an extremely challenging feat. ) \nA 51% vote in a public election on a ballot initiative can make a change to the constitution.   \n\nSCR11-001 changes these two rul es to make it almost impossible to get a ballot initiative going and w ill strip Colorado grassroots organizations and Colorado citizens of o ne of their most effective political tools.\n\nSCR11-001 Makes it mand atory that a minimum number of signatures come from each individual di strict.  (This would make it impossible to petition.  It would strip our right to petition because it would not be possible to meet this r equirement in remote areas and they know it.)\nSCR11-001 Makes it mand atory that a 60% vote in a public election on a ballot initiative can make a change to the constitution.\n\nOur own elected officials sudden ly feel 51% of the voters vote isn't enough? \n \nYOU, the grassroot s political activist and Colorado voter can do something about this no w!  You only have to call/email FIVE Senators to tell them to vote NO on SCR11-001 and/or come to the Capitol on Monday, February 14th, to have your voice heard!\n \nSenator Rollie Heath:  303-866-4872  E-M ail: rollie.heath.senate@state.co.us\nSenator Bob Bacon:  303-866-48 41  E-mail: bob.bacon.senate@state.co.us\nSenator Betty Boyd:  303- 866-4857  E-mail: betty.boyd.senate@state.co.us\nSenator Bill Cadman :  303-866-2737  E-mail: bill.cadman.senate@state.co.us\nSenator Ke vin Grantham:  303-866-4877  E-Mail: kevin.grantham.senate@state.co .us\nSenate Staff Contact:  Julia.Jackson@state.co.us\n \nState Capi tol trip:\nLobbying day/Rally against SCR11-001\nFebruary 14, 2011\n1: 30pm – when it ends\nState Veteran and Military Affairs Committee\nI n old Supreme Court Room inside the State Capitol Building on Colfax a nd Lincoln\n\n\n\n\nFor more information visit https://arapahoeteapart y.ning.com/events/action-alert-scr11001 DTSTART:20110214T203000Z DTEND:20110214T230000Z CATEGORIES:hearing, "legislative committee", "action alert" LOCATION:State Capitol, in old Supreme Court Room WEBSITE: URL: CONTACT: ORGANIZER:posted by W. Branstetter ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg": ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="W. Brans tetter":https://arapahoeteaparty.ning.com/profile/WBranstetter END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR