Associated Press
DENVER - The Colorado Supreme Court stood its ground Monday, refusing to allow a ballot initiative that would deny most state services to illegal immigrants.
However, the justices modified their original opinion with more in-depth explanations of their reasoning in rejecting the proposal by Defend Colorado Now.
Proponents of the initiative, which had been placed on the November ballot by a petition drive, had asked the court to reconsider.
In a June 12 ruling, the justices ruled 4-2, with one abstention, that the proposal violated the state constitution's requirement that initiatives deal with only one subject. They said it contained at least two subjects: decreasing public spending for the welfare of illegal immigrants in Colorado and restricting access to administrative services such as recording real estate transactions.
Posted by Richard at June 27, 2006