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Ohio Joe

(21,761 posts) Wed Aug 29, 2012, 05:14 PM Aug 2012

Personhood Initiative Fails To Get On Ballot

DENVER -- The so-called "personhood" amendment fell short of the number of signatures required to appear on the November ballot, the Secretary of State announced Wednesday.
Of the 106,119 signatures submitted on Aug. 6, the Secretary of State’s office says staff verified 82,246. A total of 86,000 verified signatures are required to appear on the ballot, so the proposed initiative fell 3,859 signatures short
Initiative 46, or the “Application of the Term of Person,” was supported by the Personhood Colorado group.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/politics/31395300/detail.html

Woohoo, the fundies are kept at bay for another election

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Personhood Initiative Fails To Get On Ballot (Original Post) Ohio Joe Aug 2012 OP

well, that is one bit of good news for the day. considering it lost 70-30 last time, one would think niyad Aug 2012 #1

You have to give the fundies this: They NEVER give up. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2012 #3

you are correct niyad Aug 2012 #5

they are on a mission from God....zealots... spanone Aug 2012 #8

Thank heavens...We've already beaten this back, what, at least twice? hlthe2b Aug 2012 #2

they will keep trying, because they are so damned righteous, pure and holy niyad Aug 2012 #6

They can still get it on the ballot if they collect more signatures in time. Grave Grumbler Aug 2012 #4

This was the third attempt and the repukes in that state wouldn't support it. n/t cynatnite Aug 2012 #7

votes for this cursed bill that keeps appearing on the ballot trending downward librechik Aug 2012 #9

Ohio is doing good work.... midnight Aug 2012 #10

niyad

(113,532 posts)

1. well, that is one bit of good news for the day. considering it lost 70-30 last time, one would think

Reply to Ohio Joe (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 05:16 PM

Aug 2012

they would give up

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,683 posts)

3. You have to give the fundies this: They NEVER give up.

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 05:19 PM

Aug 2012

There is a lesson there for us.

They just keep hammering away at their issues. No matter what.

niyad

(113,532 posts)

5. you are correct

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 05:28 PM

Aug 2012

spanone

(135,862 posts)

8. they are on a mission from God....zealots...

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 05:34 PM

Aug 2012

hlthe2b

(102,343 posts)

2. Thank heavens...We've already beaten this back, what, at least twice?

Reply to Ohio Joe (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 05:17 PM

Aug 2012

Yup here:

Similar abortion bans on Colorado ballots in 2010 and 2008 elections failed. The measure has steadily lost momentum since 2008. Each year, fewer people have signed the petition to put the measure on the ballot, and Coloradans have voted against it by three-to-one margins.

niyad

(113,532 posts)

6. they will keep trying, because they are so damned righteous, pure and holy

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 05:31 PM

Aug 2012

Grave Grumbler

(160 posts)

4. They can still get it on the ballot if they collect more signatures in time.

Reply to Ohio Joe (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 05:28 PM

Aug 2012

As per the linked story:

This is the first time supporters failed to get the proposal on the ballot on their first try. They can still try again to collect more signatures in order to win a place on the ballot.