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Supreme Court Allows Controversial Water Bills to be on 2012 Ballot

Update: the Colorado State Supreme Court rulings allowing for the ballot initiatives #3 and #45 to move forward are below. Thank you to the Colorado Water Congress for making them easily accessible.

Yesterday, April 16, 2012, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that two controversial ballot proposals attempting to eliminate private property in water rights each dealt with a single issue, and therefore may be included on the 2012 ballot. The lawsuit against these proposals, was brought by the Colorado Water Congress.

However, like many other appellate decisions, the Court only dealt within a narrow focus, and not the more fundamental issues I discussed in my recent Op-Ed on these ballot issues:

/2012/03/29/colorado-ballot-proposal-would-confiscate-water-rights/

Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hobbs, who I quoted in my recent article describing the dangers represented with these proposals, was the only dissenting vote on the State’s highest court.

J. Craig Green, PE
Senior Fellow in water policy

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