科罗拉多州第87号修正案保住11月选票：丹佛法官驳回剔除诉讼，原告将上诉
位于科罗拉多州 Denver 的地方法院10月21日驳回一起要求将第87号修正案从11月选票上剔除的诉讼，该修正案暂时保住选票席位。据 Focal News 报道，法官 Heidi Kutcher 裁定，原告、Centennial 居民 Michael A. Hancock 未能证明请愿书征集员的注册问题足以使签名无效。原告律师表示将向科罗拉多州最高法院申请快速上诉，距离选举日约13天，该修正案的命运仍存变数。第87号修正案拟以累进税率取代科罗拉多州现行4.4%的单一固定所得税率。
前情是，该诉讼于今年9月提起，主张69名付费征集员收集的1.1万多个签名应作废。州务卿办公室认证的有效签名为130,938个，仅略高于法定门槛124,238个，若剔除争议签名，修正案可能掉出选票。州务卿办公室在庭上指出，原告点名的部分征集员其实已完成规定步骤，另一些则未被正式关联到该修正案；修正案组织方则辩称已实质合规，且州法并未规定漏办注册步骤即作废选民的有效签名。法官在裁决中认同这一立场。本站此前报道过该案的签名争议听证，当时法院尚未裁决。
关联：科罗拉多州第87号修正案签名争议开听证：法官听10小时证词未裁决 预计10月21日前有结果
Colorado Amendment 87 Stays on November Ballot: Denver Judge Rejects Removal Lawsuit, Plaintiff to Appeal
A Denver District Court judge in Denver, Colorado on October 21 rejected a lawsuit seeking to remove Amendment 87 from the November ballot, leaving the measure on the ballot for now. According to Focal News, Judge Heidi Kutcher ruled that the plaintiff, Centennial resident Michael A. Hancock, did not meet his burden of showing that petition circulators' registration issues invalidated signatures. The plaintiff's lawyer said he intends to seek an expedited appeal to the Colorado Supreme Court, with Election Day about 13 days away, leaving the measure's future uncertain. Amendment 87 would replace Colorado's current 4.4% flat income tax with graduated rates.
The lawsuit, filed in September, argued that more than 11,000 signatures collected by 69 paid circulators should be thrown out. State officials certified 130,938 valid signatures, only modestly above the 124,238 required, so removing the disputed signatures could have taken the measure off the ballot. The Secretary of State's office said some circulators named in the filing had completed the required steps, while others had not formally been linked to the measure. Organizers argued they had substantially complied and that state law does not specify that missed registration steps invalidate otherwise valid voter signatures. The judge agreed. GSM previously reported the signature dispute hearing in this case, at which time the court had not yet ruled.
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