§ C.R.S. § 1-40-126.5(untitled)

Explanation of ballot titles and actual text of measures in notices
provided by mailing or publication. (1) In any notice to electors provided by the director of
research of the legislative council, whether in the ballot information booklet prepared pursuant to
section 1-40-124.5 or by publication pursuant to section 1-40-124, there shall be included the
following explanation preceding the title of each measure:
(a) For referred measures: "The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the
professional legal staff for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not
appear in the (Colorado constitution/Colorado Revised Statutes). The text of the measure that
will appear in the (Colorado constitution/Colorado Revised Statutes) below was referred to the
voters because it passed by a (two-thirds majority/majority) vote of the state senate and the state
house of representatives."
(b) For initiated measures: "The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the
professional staff of the offices of the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the legal staff
for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not appear in the
(Colorado constitution/Colorado Revised Statutes). The text of the measure that will appear in
the (Colorado constitution/Colorado Revised Statutes) below was drafted by the proponents of
the initiative. The initiated measure is included on the ballot as a proposed change to current law
because the proponents gathered the required amount of petition signatures."