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The Colorado State Constitution provides an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state's governing charter, with an overview of Colorado's constitutional history, offering an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution. The second edition includes an updated history of the constitution focusing on events and amendments that have transformed the state in recent years including the state's extensive provisions for direct democracy, the initiative, veto referendum, and recall of elected officials.
List of contents
- Series Foreword by Lawrence Friedman
- Preface
- Part One: History of the Colorado Constitution
- Part Two: The Colorado Constitution and Commentary
- Article I: Boundaries
- Article II: Bill of Rights
- Article III: Distribution of Powers
- Article IV: Executive Department
- Article V: Legislative Department
- Article VI: Judicial Department
- Article VII: Suffrage and Elections
- Article VIII: State Institutions
- Article IX: Education
- Article X: Revenue
- Article XI: Public Indebtedness
- Article XII: Officers
- Article XIII: Impeachments
- Article XIV: Counties
- Article XV: Corporations
- Article XVI: Mining and Irrigation
- Article XVII: Militia
- Article XVIII: Miscellaneous
- Article XIX: Amendments
- Article XX: Home Rule Cities and Towns
- Article XXI: Recall from Office
- Article XXII: Intoxicating Liquor
- Article XXIII: Publication of Legal Advertising
- Article XXIV: Old Age Pensions
- Article XXV: Public Utilities
- Article XXVI: Nuclear Detonations
- Article XXVII: Great Outdoors Colorado
- Article XXVIII: Campaign and Political Finance
- Article XXIX: Ethics in Government
- Schedule
- Bibliographical essay
- Table of cases
- Index
- About the authors
About the author
Richard Collins is Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder, CO. He has spent fifteen years practicing Indian law. Professor Collins has written and lectured on such topics as the religion clauses and their relationship to Indian Tribes, the Commerce Clause, and ballot initiatives and referendums.
Dale Oesterle is the J. Gilbert Reese Chair in Contract Law at Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and was formerly the Monfort Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Summary
The Colorado State Constitution provides an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state's governing charter. It begins with an overview of Colorado's constitutional history, and then provides an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing important changes that have been made since its drafting. This treatment, which includes a list of cases, index, and bibliography, makes this guide indispensable for students, scholars, and practitioners of the Colorado constitution.
The second edition includes an updated history of the constitution that focuses on events and amendments that have transformed the state in recent years including population growth, background and interpretations of Colorado's complex and unique tax revolt, known as TABOR, the state's extensive provisions for direct democracy, the initiative, veto referendum, and recall of elected officials.
The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States is an important series that reflects a renewed international interest in constitutional history and provides expert insight into each of the 50 state constitutions. Each volume in this innovative series contains a historical overview of the state's constitutional development, a section-by-section analysis of its current constitution, and a comprehensive guide to further research.
Under the expert editorship of Professor Lawrence Friedman of New England Law School, Boson, this series provides essential reference tools for understanding state constitutional law. Books in the series can be purchased individually or as part of a complete set, giving readers unmatched access to these important political documents.
