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Both Anti-Oil & Gas Initiatives Fail to Make Colorado Ballot

Initiative 75 (local government control over oil and gas) and 78 (mandatory 2,500-ft. setback) fall short of required signatures The Colorado Secretary of State issued a press release today, explaining how two anti-oil & gas initiatives failed to achieve the minimum number of required signatures to make the November ballot. If either attempt had succeeded, it would have put the

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Colorado Anti-Oil & Gas Ballot Issues Move Closer to Being Counted

Only 2 Colorado Issues Remain Ahead of Oil & Gas in Queue The Colorado Secretary of State’s office reported today that the signatures for one more of the five remaining citizen initiatives have now been counted and verified. The cigarette tax initiative was verified and will be on the Colorado ballot in November, the Secretary said in a press release.

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No-Frac Backers Submit Petitions for 2,500-Foot Setback, Local Control of Oil & Gas in Colo.

Several Colorado ballot initiative groups turned in their collected signatures on petitions today by the 3:00 p.m. deadline. For the oil and gas industry, the Colorado Secretary of State has reported that initiative No. 75, which would cede control over oil and gas operations to local governments, essentially sidelining the authority of the state, and initiative No. 78, which would require a mandatory