Proposed Ballot Measure Deemed Sufficient

“Discrimination/Preferential Treatment by Colorado Governments” random sample results deemed inconclusive

Denver, August 21, 2008 – Today Secretary of State Mike Coffman announced that the proposed ballot measure concerning Discrimination/Preferential Treatment by Colorado Governments requires verification of all submitted signatures.

Petitions were submitted to the Secretary of State’s office on August 4. Secretary of State staff immediately began verifying a random sample of the signatures. This five-percent sample is selected by computer. The results are as follows:

Random Sample Summary:

• Total number of qualified signatures submitted: 117,771
• 5% of qualified signatures submitted (random sample): 5,889
• Total number of entries accepted (valid) from random sample: 3,828
• Total number of entries rejected (invalid) from random sample: 2,061
• Number of projected valid signatures from random sample: 76,551
• Total number of accepted entries necessary for placement on ballot: 76,047
• Percentage of presumed valid signatures: 100.66%

Because the percentage of presumed valid signatures falls between 90% and 110%, the Department is required to perform a line-by-line analysis of every signature submitted. The measure will still need to have at least 76,047 valid signatures before being placed on the November ballot.