Two new ballot initiatives, for parole eligibility and school choice, submit signatures to secretary of state
Two more initiatives vying for a spot on the November ballot have submitted signatures to the Secretary of State.
Two more initiatives vying for a spot on the November ballot have submitted signatures to the Secretary of State.
A ballot initiative to reduce property tax assessment rates has received enough signatures to qualify for the November 2024 ballot, its sponsors announced Tuesday.ย
The list of ballot measures awaiting Colorado voters in November is growing. State lawmakers voted to send five measures to the ballot before the Colorado Legislature adjourned on May 8, adding to two citizen-initiated measures that hadย already officially qualifiedย for the ballot: an effort toย includeย economic impact statements before the questionsย on ballot measures, and another toย cap property tax revenue increases at 4 percentย each year.
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ย Colorado is one of just 21 states that allow citizensโ ballot initiatives to change state statute or amend the state Constitution, and one of just 14 states that allow for direct initiatives, meaning the stateโs legislature does not have to confirm the statute.
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In an effort to avoid having to go to voters for tax increases, Colorado state lawmakers have increasingly turned to fees.
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Colorado is one of 24 states to have a Citizens Ballot Initiative process. Coloradans, that means โWe the Peopleโ have a process by which to make law. Article V, Section II, Item 2.0, of the Colorado Constitution clearly lays out the peopleโs process by stating: โThe first power hereby reserved by the people is the initiativeโฆโ The FIRST power.