Ballot Title Setting Board
2015-2016

The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

A change to the Colorado Revised Statutes to repeal the alcohol content limitation in the definition of fermented malt beverage, commonly known as 3.2% beer, to allow businesses licensed under Colorado law to manufacture, distribute, or sell malt beverages that contain more than 3.2% alcohol by weight or 4% alcohol by volume, including products commonly known as full-strength beer.

The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes to repeal the alcohol content limitation in the definition of fermented malt beverage, commonly known as 3.2% beer, to allow businesses licensed under Colorado law to manufacture, distribute, or sell malt beverages that contain more than 3.2%alcohol by weight or 4% alcohol by volume, including products commonly known as full-strength beer?

Hearing April 6, 2016

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
The Board made technical corrections to the text of the initiative. A corrected version of the final text was filed by proponents on April 7, 2016.
Hearing adjourned 1:17 PM.

Rehearing April 20, 2016

Motion for Rehearing denied.
Hearing adjourned 8:55 AM.

* Unofficially captioned “Change to Definition of Fermented Malt Beverage” by legislative staff for tracking purposes. This caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.