Petition launched to stop Colorado’s nickel-and-dime delivery surcharge
By Sherrie Peif | Complete Colorado
DENVER — Colorado voters may get the chance to repeal at least one of the many news fees set by the Colorado legislature in the recent past— the retail delivery fee of .29 cents on any tangible property that is delivered by motor vehicle.
The fee, which was passed by majority Democrats in the legislature in 2021 and amended in 2023, is scheduled to be reduced to .28 cents on July 1.
The money generated by the fee, nearly $90 million in 2023, is currently earmarked for transportation projects.
The ballot initiative language approved by the title board on May 21, would repeal the fee entirely. The measure is now awaiting approval of petitions to begin circulating for signatures. Supporters will then have six months to gathe...