In the Matter of the Title, Ballot Title, and Submission Clause for 2011-2012 # 45 Douglas Kemper, Petitioner V…

Summary

The court affirmed the Title Board's determination that Initiative 45 and its titles satisfy Colorado's single-subject and clear-title requirements. Applying the plain meaning of the initiative, the court held that its provisions are necessarily and properly connected to the single subject of public control of waters, and that the titles fairly and clearly describe the proposal's purpose and effect. Justice HOBBS, dissenting, would have held that the initiative concealed three separate subjects and that the titles were misleading.