Opponents of new oil, gas law won't try for repeal this year

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Opponents of a new Colorado oil and gas law that puts public safety ahead of production said yesterday thatthey will not attempt to overturn it this year but may try in 2020. They had planned to ask voters in November 2019 to repeal and replace the law, but last week, the Coloradosecretary of state's office rejected four versions of their proposed ballot initiative. State officials said theproposals violated a law requiring initiatives to address only one subject.John Brackney, a former Arapahoe County commissioner and one of the leaders of the repeal effort, said thegroup decided not to appeal the secretary of state's ruling and instead will wait to see how the new rules takeshape before deciding whether to ask voters to overturn it.