Press Release Sept. 29, 2016 Initiative 75 and 78 advocates will not issue a challenge, but vow to fight on After weighing the extensive costs required to challenge Secretary of State ruling, advocates of Initiatives 75 and 78 turn their focus on defeating industry-backed Raise the Bar. Denver, CO — After a thorough investigation into the Secretary of State’s ruling of insufficient signatures for ballot initiatives 75 and 78, the grassroots groups supporting the initiatives determined that the costs and time involved would be too great to move forward with an appeal.