Amendment 40 proposes a change to Section 1 of Article VI of the Colorado Constitution that: - limits the number of terms that Colorado Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges, called appellate court judges, may serve;
- reduces the term of Supreme Court justices from ten years to four years, and of Court of Appeals judges from eight years to four years;
- requires appellate court judges who have already served ten years or more to leave their current position in January 2009; and
- requires appellate court judges who are eligible to serve another term to appear on the November 2008 ballot for retention.
Source for Popular Vote data: Colorado Secretary of State. COLORADO CANVASS REPORT: GENERAL ELECTION: Amendment 40, Colorado Secretary of State (http://) (accessed 07 May 2007)