2010 Colorado Amendment 62

Colorado Amendment 62 was an initiated constitutional amendment that appeared on the November 2, 2010 ballot defining personhood as “every human being from the beginning of the biological development of that human being.” It sought to ban abortion in the state of Colorado and challenge Roe v. Wade.

Amendment 62
Colorado Personhood Amendment
Results
Choice
Votes  %
Yes 509,062 29.47%
No 1,218,490 70.53%
Valid votes 1,727,552 94.95%
Invalid or blank votes 91,929 5.05%
Total votes 1,819,481 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 2,474,059 73.54%

Against
  80%–90%
  70%–80%
  60%–70%
  50%–60%

This was the second time a Personhood amendment appeared on the Colorado ballot. Both initiatives were led by the umbrella organization Personhood USA, and both initiatives failed.

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