Initiatives #96, #121, and #122 Qualify For 2022 General Election Ballot
Denver, August 26, 2022 - The Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office announced today that Proposed Initiative #96 (“Concerning Liquor Licenses”), Proposed Initiative #121 (“Sales of Alcohol Beverages”), and Proposed Initiative #122 (“Third-Party Delivery of Alcohol Beverages”) obtained the sufficient number of signatures and has qualified for inclusion on the November 8, 2022 General Election ballot.
The “Concerning Liquor Licenses” Initiative submitted 225,400 petition signatures, needing 124,632 valid signatures to qualify for inclusion on the 2022 ballot. After reviewing a 5% random sample of the submitted signatures, the Elections Division of the Secretary of State’s Office projected the number of valid signatures to be 149,799, greater than 120 percent of the total number of signatures required for placement on the ballot.
Random Sample Verification Summary, Initiative #96:
| Total number of qualified signatures lines submitted | 225,400 |
| 5% of qualified signatures submitted (random sample) | 11,270 |
| Total number of entries accepted (valid) from the random sample | 7,490 |
| Total number of entries rejected (invalid) from the random sample | 3,780 |
| Number of projected valid signatures from the random sample | 149,799 |
| Total number of valid signatures required for placement on ballot | 124,632 |
| Projected percentage of required valid signatures | 120.19% |
The “Sale of Alcohol Beverages” Initiative submitted 192,017 petition signatures, needing 124,632 valid signatures to qualify for inclusion on the 2022 ballot. After reviewing a 5% random sample of the submitted signatures, the Elections Division of the Secretary of State’s Office projected the number of valid signatures to be 142,697, greater than 114 percent of the total number of signatures required for placement on the ballot.
Random Sample Verification Summary, Initiative #121:
| Total number of qualified signatures lines submitted | 192,017 |
| 5% of qualified signatures submitted (random sample) | 9,601 |
| Total number of entries accepted (valid) from the random sample | 7,135 |
| Total number of entries rejected (invalid) from the random sample | 2,466 |
| Number of projected valid signatures from the random sample | 142,697 |
| Total number of valid signatures required for placement on ballot | 124,632 |
| Projected percentage of required valid signatures | 114.49% |
The “Third-Party Delivery of Alcohol Beverages” Initiative submitted 185,790 petition signatures, needing 124,632 valid signatures to qualify for inclusion on the 2022 ballot. After reviewing a 5% random sample of the submitted signatures, the Elections Division of the Secretary of State’s Office projected the number of valid signatures to be 139,312, greater than 111 percent of the total number of signatures required for placement on the ballot.
Random Sample Verification Summary, Initiative #122:
| Total number of qualified signatures lines submitted | 185,790 |
| 5% of qualified signatures submitted (random sample) | 9,290 |
| Total number of entries accepted (valid) from the random sample | 6,966 |
| Total number of entries rejected (invalid) from the random sample | 2,324 |
| Number of projected valid signatures from the random sample | 139,312 |
| Total number of valid signatures required for placement on ballot | 124,632 |
| Projected percentage of required valid signatures | 111.78% |
Signature requirements are outlined by Article V, Section 1 (3) of the Colorado constitution and 1-40-116 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.
The full Statement of Sufficiency for Proposed Initiative #96 (“Concerning Liquor Licenses”) (PDF) is available here. A calculation of sufficiency signatures from the random sample for Proposed Initiative #96 (“Concerning Liquor Licenses”) (PDF) is available here. The text of the “Concerning Liquor Licenses” Initiative is available here.
The full Statement of Sufficiency for Proposed Initiative #121 (“Sales of Alcohol Beverages”) (PDF) is available here. A calculation of sufficiency signatures from the random sample for Proposed Initiative #121 (“Sales of Alcohol Beverages”) (PDF) is available here. The text of the “Sales of Alcohol Beverages” Initiative is available here.
The full Statement of Sufficiency for Proposed Initiative #122 (“Third-Party Delivery of Alcohol Beverages”) (PDF) is available here. A calculation of sufficiency signatures from the random sample for Proposed Initiative #122 (“Third-Party Delivery of Alcohol Beverages”) (PDF) is available here. The text of the “Third-Party Delivery of Alcohol Beverages” Initiative is available here.
A copy of each petition is on file with the Secretary of State’s office.
