Colorado state constitution

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foundational legal document state constitution

The Colorado state constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Colorado.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Colorado Constitution	16
Constitution of the State of Colorado	4
Colorado state constitution canonical	2
Bill of Rights for Colorado	1
Colo. Const.	1
Colorado Constitution of 1876	1
Constitution of Colorado	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4772841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Colorado state constitution
Context triple: [Colorado House of Representatives districts including Mesa County, subjectTo, Colorado state constitution]

A. Arizona Constitution
The Arizona Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Arizona’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
B. Oregon Constitution
The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.
C. Colorado statutes
Colorado statutes are the codified laws enacted by the Colorado General Assembly that establish and regulate the legal framework for the state’s government, institutions, and residents.
D. Colorado Department of State
The Colorado Department of State is a state-level government agency responsible for overseeing elections, business registrations, and various administrative and regulatory functions in the state of Colorado.
E. Nebraska Constitution
The Nebraska Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Nebraska, outlining its structure of government, powers, and citizens’ rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Colorado state constitution
Target entity description: The Colorado state constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Colorado.

A. Arizona Constitution
The Arizona Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Arizona’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
B. Oregon Constitution
The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.
C. Colorado statutes
Colorado statutes are the codified laws enacted by the Colorado General Assembly that establish and regulate the legal framework for the state’s government, institutions, and residents.
D. Colorado Department of State
The Colorado Department of State is a state-level government agency responsible for overseeing elections, business registrations, and various administrative and regulatory functions in the state of Colorado.
E. Nebraska Constitution
The Nebraska Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Nebraska, outlining its structure of government, powers, and citizens’ rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy	constitutional convention of Colorado ⓘ
adoptedOn	1876-08-01 ⓘ
allows	amendment by legislative referral ⓘ amendment by voter initiative ⓘ
amendedBy	Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Colorado ⓘ linked to: Colorado
citationForm	Colo. Const. ⓘ linked to: Colorado state constitution
contains	Bill of Rights for Colorado ⓘ linked to: Colorado state constitution
containsProvision	home rule for counties ⓘ home rule for municipalities ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createsBody	Colorado Court of Appeals ⓘ Colorado General Assembly ⓘ Colorado House of Representatives ⓘ Colorado Senate ⓘ linked to: Colorado State Senate Colorado Supreme Court ⓘ
createsOffice	Governor of Colorado ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Colorado ⓘ
defines	powers of Colorado state government ⓘ
effectiveFrom	1876-08-01 ⓘ
establishes	structure of Colorado state government ⓘ
establishesBranch	executive branch of Colorado ⓘ judicial branch of Colorado ⓘ legislative branch of Colorado ⓘ
governs	relationship between state and local governments in Colorado ⓘ
guarantees	civil liberties to Colorado residents ⓘ political rights to Colorado residents ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	binding law in Colorado ⓘ
limits	powers of Colorado state government ⓘ
protectsRight	due process of law ⓘ equal protection of the laws ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ right to bear arms ⓘ
publisher	State of Colorado ⓘ linked to: Colorado
ratifiedBy	voters of Colorado ⓘ
regulates	elections in Colorado ⓘ initiative and referendum processes in Colorado ⓘ local government powers in Colorado ⓘ public education in Colorado ⓘ state debt and finance in Colorado ⓘ taxation in Colorado ⓘ
requires	voter approval for constitutional amendments ⓘ
subjectTo	United States Constitution ⓘ
supremeLawOf	State of Colorado ⓘ linked to: Colorado

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