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1 |  | This was created by CRL Associates, Inc. on behalf of The Colorado Health Foundation. It is our intention to provide up-to-date information, but with the variying times and methods juridictions use to provide updates we may miss something. Please contact Danielle (dglover@crlassociates.com) or Jin (jtsuchiya@ColoradoHealth.org) with any information that needs to be updated. Please note: The Foundation provides this tracker for educational and informational purposes only. The Foundation is prohibited from engaging in direct lobbying activities and does not take positions in support or opposition to any state or local ballot measure. | *results updated as of 11/3 at ___ | ||||||||||
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2 | Jurisdiction | Ballot # | Year | County 1 | County 2 | Issue/Subject | Ballot Question | Subject | Short summary | Yes | No | Pass/Fail | |
3 | Arapahoe County | 1A | 2021 | Arapahoe | Without increasing the tax rate, shall the County be authorized to extend its existing one-quarter of one percent sales and use tax, or 25 cents for every 100 dollars, which will not be collected on sales of food or prescriptions drugs, with the proceeds to be used for the same purposes...with the continued requirement that the County's program expenditures for projects and grants be first submitted to a Citizen Advisory Board for recommendation. | Continue existing funding for Arapahoe County's open spaces, trails, and parks | 76.74% (117,546) | 23.26% (35,653) | Pass | ||||
4 | Arvada | 3C | 2021 | Jefferson | Shall "qualifications" of the City Charter concerning qualifications to be a candidate for City Council, be amended by deleting language that prohibits an employee from another municipality from holding public office in Arvada? | Elections Eligibility | The question asks voters if they should or should not approve a change to allow employees from a different muncipality to hold public office in Arvada. | 33.50% (13.029) | 66.50% (25,885) | Fail | |||
5 | Arvada | 3D | 2021 | Jefferson | Shall "Vacancies" of the City Charter concerning procedures for filing vacancies on City Council, be amended by increasing the number of days to fill a City Council vacancy from 30 days to 45 days? | City Council Vacancies | Increases the number of days to fill a City Council seat vacancy from 30 days to 45 days. | 69.17% (26,846) | 30.83% (11,966) | Pass | |||
6 | Arvada | 3E | 2021 | Jefferson | Shall "Initiative Procedures" of the City Charter concerning procedures for submitting initiative petitions, be amended by increasing the amount of time permitted to gather signatures, on an initiative petition from 30 days to 60 days? | Petitions | Increases the number of days to obtain initiative petition signatures from 30 days to 60 days. | 60.91% (23,658) | 39.09% (15,185) | Pass | |||
7 | Arvada | 3F | 2021 | Jefferson | Shall "Referendum Procedures" of the City Charter concerning procedures for submitting referendum petitions, be amended by increasing the amount of time permitted to gather signatures on a referendum petition from 30 days to 60 days? | Referendum Petitions | Increases the number of days to obtain referendum petition signatures from 30 days to 60 days. | 60.22% (23,389) | 39.78% (15,449) | Pass | |||
8 | Aspen | 2A | 2021 | Pitkin | Amendment to Aspen Municipal Code regarding the Wheeler Real Estate Transfer Tax | 60% required to continue the real estate transfer tax to fund Wheeler Opera House | 71.17% (1,629) | 28.83% (660) | Pass | ||||
9 | Aspen | 2B | 2021 | Pitkin | Authorization to Exchange City Property for a Conservation Easement over the Pride of Aspen property on Shadow Mountain | See title; exchange city land for conservation easement | 74.43% (1,633) | 25.57% (561) | Pass | ||||
10 | Avon | 2C | 2021 | Eagle | Shall the Town's taxes be increased by $1.5M in 2022 and by any additonal amounts thereafter by levying an excise tax of 2% on the amount charged to any person leasing a short-term rental unit, defined as leasing any property assessed as residential by the Eagle County Assessor for a period of less than 30 days to fund community housing, includiing land acquisition, construction of housing, extension of public infrastructure to serve community housing development, purchase of deed restrictions, down payment assistance programs, etc. | Housing | 70.84% (792) | 29.16% (326) | Pass | ||||
11 | Basalt | 3A | 2021 | Eagle | Pitkin | Without imposing any new tax, shall the Town's debt be increased by $18M with a maximum total repayment cost of not more than $23M for the purpose of financing the acquisition, development, construction, repair, improvement, and provision of the following projects: - increasing the supply of affordable housing in the Town Master Plan's urban growth boundary - streetscape, sidewalk, and related infrastructure improvements on Midland Ave. in Downtown Basalt - Green projects such as solar/electric-vehicle charging stations | 71.02% (924) | 28.98% (377) | Pass | ||||
12 | Black Hawk | 2A | 2021 | Gilpin | Shall the City taxes be increased by an estimated $420k in 2022 and by additional amounts in subsequent years by the creation of new categories of occupational tax [for gambling games] to be used for general governmental purposes? | 87.76% (43) | 12.24% (6) | Pass | |||||
13 | Black Hawk | 2B | 2021 | Gilpin | Shall the City taxes be increased by an estimated $630k in 2022 and additional amounts in subsequent years by the creation of a new category of occupational tax [for betting services for sport events] for general governmental purposes? | 87.76% (43) | 12.24% (6) | Pass | |||||
14 | Boulder | 302 | 2021 | Boulder | Let Boulder Voters Decide on Annexation of CU South | Require that any agreement with the University of Colorado regarding terms of annexation for the land known as CU South include certain specific details, and that the annexation agreement gain voter approval in an election prior to provision of city utilities and services other than flood control facilities to or on any portion of CU South | 42.32% (7,974) | 57.68% (10,869) | Fail | ||||
15 | Boulder | 300 | 2021 | Boulder | Bedrooms Are For People | Housing | Expand access to housing by allowing all housing units to be occupied by a number of people equal to the number of legal bedrooms, plus one additional person per home, provided that relevant health and safety codes are met. | 42.15% (8,127) | 57.85% (11,154) | Fail | |||
16 | Boulder | 301 | 2021 | Boulder | Humane Clothing Act | Prohibit the sale and manufacture for sale of certain fur products? | 49.77% (9,242) | 50.23% (9,326) | Too close | ||||
17 | Boulder | 2I | 2021 | Boulder | Extension of Community, Culture, Resilience and Safety Sales and Use Tax (TABOR) | Existing Community, Culture and Safety sales and use tax of 0.3%, scheduled to expire Dec. 31, 2021, be extended to Dec. 31, 2036, and be known as the Community, Culture, Resilience and Safety Tax, with the revenue from such tax extension and all earnings thereon be used to fund city capital improvement projects. | 86.33% (26,284) | 13.67% (4,161) | Pass | ||||
18 | Boulder | 2J | 2021 | Boulder | Approval of Issuance of Bonds to be Paid from Extended Community Culture Resilience and Safety Sales and Use Tax (TABOR) | City of Boulder debt to be increased up to $110,000,000 (principal amount) with a maximum repayment cost of up to $158,000,000 (such amount being the total principal and interest that could be payable over the maximum life of the debt) to be payable solely from the extension of the Community, Culture, Resilience and Safety Sales and Use Tax of 0.3% (previously known as the Community, Culture and Safety Tax) | 80.48% (23,931) | 19.52% (5,806) | Pass | ||||
19 | Boulder | 2K | 2021 | Boulder | Council Committees | City Charter to be amended pursuant to Ordinance No.8478 to (a) remove provisions that expired in December 2017, (b) explicitly allow council to appoint council committees that generally contain no more than two councilmembers and in no event equal or exceed a quorum of council and allow councilmembers not appointed to the committee to attend, but not participate in council committee meeting, and (c) require council to appoint a recruitment committee of no more than two members for each of the three council appointments | 74.94% (19,911) | 25.06% (6,659) | Pass | ||||
20 | Boulder | 2M | 2021 | Boulder | Council Payment Schedule | Allow council members serving on January 1, 2022 and thereafter, and the mayor elected in November 2023 and thereafter, to receive compensation for fifty-two meetings each year on the same schedule as other city employees or on a schedule prepared by the city manager | 79.89% (23,092) | 20.11% (5,813) | Pass | ||||
21 | Boulder | 2L | 2021 | Boulder | Clarification of Signatures for Petitions | Amends sections 38A, “Signatures required for initiative, referenda and recall petitions,” 44, “Referendum petition,” and 46, “Certificate of petition,” of the Boulder City Charter to clarify that the number of signatures for initiative, referenda and recall petitions are required to be registered electors of the city and that the number of signatures of registered electors on a referendum petition must be at least ten percent of the average number of voters in the previous two municipal candidate elections consistent with other changes approved by the voters in 2018. | 87.06% (24,947) | 12.94% (3,708) | Pass | ||||
22 | Brighton | 3B | 2021 | Adams | Weld | Shall taxes be increased by $2M annually in 2022 and raised annually by imposing a tax of 4% on the sale of marijuana and marijuana products to fund capital projects? And shall the operation of marijuana businesses be permitted in the City? | Marijuana | Raises taxes on marijuana sales by $2M to fund capital projects. | 47.20% (3,718) | 52.80% (4,159) | Fail | ||
23 | Broomfield | 2A | 2021 | Broomfield | Shall Chapter 4-06 of the Municipal Code of the City and County of Broomfield be amended to add the following section: 4-06-020 Voting Method: The mayor and all councilmembers will be elected using a ranked voting method, as defined in the Title 31 of the C.R.S. beginning with the Nov. 7, 2023 municipal elections and for all elections moving forward. | Elections | Establishes a rank voting method to elect all councilmembers including the mayor. | 51.75% (11,488) | 48.25% (10,711) | Pass | |||
24 | Calhan | 2B | 2021 | El Paso | Tax Reform | Increases levy on Pikes Peak Transportation Authority for funding public transport and road maintenance | 59.03% (134) | 40.97% (93) | Pass | ||||
25 | Castle Rock | 2A | 2021 | Douglas | New housing construction tax for police and fire | Public Services | Increase taxes by $13.9M annually for the sole purpose of providing police, fire protection, and emergency medical services from a new housing construction tax imposed and paid upon issuance of a building permit at a rate up to $7.00 per square foot of a new residential construction. | 47.71% (10,917) | 52.29% (11,964) | Fail | |||
26 | Castle Rock | 2B | 2021 | Douglas | Parks and Recreation sales tax on lodging | Parks and Recreation | Shall Castle Rock taxes be increased by $650,000 annually in the first full year of such increase, and by whatever additional amounts are raised annually thereafter, from an additional 6.0% sales tax on lodging, to be used solely for parks and recreation purposes | 51.92% (11,844) | 48.08% (10,970) | Pass | |||
27 | Castle Rock | 2C | 2021 | Douglas | Open space sales and use tax | Open Space | Shall Castle Rock taxes be increased by $1,870,000 annually in the first full year of such increase, and by whatever additional amounts are raised annually thereafter, from a 0.1% sales and use tax, to be used solely for the purpose of acquiring, developing and maintaining open space and trails | 37.62% (8,595) | 62.38% (14,253) | Fail | |||
28 | Castle Rock | 2D | 2021 | Douglas | Use of all excess revenues solely for police, fire, and roads | Public Services/Infrastructure | Without creating new taxes or raising current taxes and solely to pay for the following: - police, fire protection, EMS, roads and transportation puroposes including to Crystal Valley/I-25 interchange. | 52.76% (12,034) | 47.24% (10,774) | Pass | |||
29 | Cedaredge | 2021 | Delta | ||||||||||
30 | Central City | 2021 | Gilpin | Clear Creek | |||||||||
31 | Clear Creek County | 1A | 2021 | Clear Creek | Tax Reform | Increase taxes from 1.65% to 2.65% to improve roads and bridges. | 56.32% (1,879) | 43.68% (1,457) | Pass | ||||
32 | Colorado Springs | 2C | 2021 | El Paso | TOPS Tax Extension and Increase | Parks and Open Space | Shall City taxes be increased $11.13M annually beginning Jan. 1, 2022 by increasing the rate of sales and use tax dedicated to trails, open space and parks from its current rate of .1% or one penny on every ten dollar purchase to .2%, two cents on every ten dollars purchase except for purchases of prescription drugs, food, and others exempted from sales tax? | 46.51% (51,868) | 53.49% (59,652) | Fail | |||
33 | Colorado Springs | 2D | 2021 | El Paso | TABOR Rentention | Wildfire Mitigation | Without imposed any new tax or increasing the rate of any existing tax, shall the City be permitted to retain and spend up to $20M to create a City-wide and regional wildfire mitigation and prevention program to be managed by the City Fire Dept.? | 57.78% (64,288) | 42.29% (46,984) | Pass | |||
34 | Colorado Springs | 6B | 2021 | El Paso | Proposed Colorado Springs Briargate General Improvement District | Special District - Operations and Maintenance | Shall the CO Springs Briargate GID 2021 taxes be increased $1.4M annually beginning Jan. 1, 2022 by the imposition of a mill levy imposed on all taxable property located within the district of not more than 4.409 mills, solely for the purpose of funding the district's operations, maintenance, and other reasonable expenses as determined by the Board of Directors? | 63.65% (5,849) | 36.35% (3,341) | Pass | |||
35 | Conejos County | 1A | 2021 | Conjeos | Public Safety | Tax increase to fund sheriffs' office, county jail, and emergency medical equipment | 59.70% (1,495) | 40.30% (1,009) | Pass | ||||
36 | Costilla County | 1A | 2021 | Costilla | Infrastructure | Tax increase for open space management | 40.78% (460) | 59.22% (668) | Fail | ||||
37 | Crested Butte | 2C | 2021 | Gunnison | Tax Reform | Institution of a community housing tax and sales tax, and an increase in town debt | 43.43% (344) | 56.57% (448) | Fail | ||||
38 | Crested Butte | 2D | 2021 | Gunnison | Tax Reform | Institution of a community housing tax and sales tax, and an increase in town debt to fund affordable housing | 74.91% (594) | 25.09% (199) | Pass | ||||
39 | Custer County | 1A | 2021 | Custer | Increase in taxes to fund courthourse and detention center | 35.90% (887) | 64.10% (1,584) | Fail | |||||
40 | De Beque | 2A | 2021 | Mesa | Marijuana | Institutes a 5% sales tax on retail marijuana | 67.33% (68) | 32.67% (33) | Pass | ||||
41 | Deer Trail | 2A | 2021 | Arapahoe | Public Services | Shall the Town's taxes be increased annually by $170k commencing in 2022 , and thereafter, from a two and one quarter percent (2.25%) sales tax the proceeds of such taxes to be used to provide basic town services? | 30.85% (92) | 69.15% (204) | Fail | ||||
42 | City of Delta | 2A | 2021 | Delta | Change restrictions on the exercise of power of the City Council. | 51.75% (934) | 48.25% (871) | Pass | |||||
43 | City of Delta | 2B | 2021 | Delta | Limitations and regulations regarding debt, bonds, and borrowing. | 45.96% (813) | 54.04% (956) | Fail | |||||
44 | Denver | 2A | 2021 | Denver | Denver Facilities System Bonds | Increased debt by $104M to pay for critical infrastructure improvements. | 64.84% (77,545) | 35.16% (42,058) | Pass | ||||
45 | Denver | 2B | 2021 | Denver | Denver Housing and Sheltering System Bonds | Increase debt by $38M for repairs and improvements to the housing and sheltering system. | 63.02% (75,306) | 36.98% (44,196) | Pass | ||||
46 | Denver | 2C | 2021 | Denver | Denver Transportation and Mobility System Bonds | Increase debt by $63M for repairs and improvements to the transportation system. | 62.77% (75,035) | 37.23% (44,509) | Pass | ||||
47 | Denver | 2D | 2021 | Denver | Denver Parks and Recreation System Bonds | Increase debt by $54M for repairs and improvements to the Denver Parks and Recreation system. | 63.65% (76,013) | 36.35% (43,410) | Pass | ||||
48 | Denver | 2E | 2021 | Denver | National Western Stock Show Arena & 1909 Historic Building | Economic Recovery and Food Market | $190M. $160M to build a 10,000 seat arena at the National Western Center. $30M to rehabilitate the historic 1909 building and establish a public market. | 41.86% (49,928) | 58.14% (69,332) | Fail | |||
49 | Denver | 2F | 2021 | Denver | Safe and Sound Denver | Repeals ordinance 2020-0888, regulatiing residential care facilities. | 30.73% (36,486) | 69.27% (82,244) | Fail | ||||
50 | Denver | 2G | 2021 | Denver | Fill Future Vacancies for Independent Monitor | Allow Citizen Oversight Board to appoint an Independent Monitor with consent of City Council. | 68.95% (79,625) | 31.05% (35,857) | Pass | ||||
51 | Denver | 2H | 2021 | Denver | Election Day Change | Moves the general election from the first Tuesday in May of odd-numbered years to first Tuesday of April of odd numbered years. | 75.27% (87,887) | 24.73% (28,870) | Pass | ||||
52 | Denver | 300 | 2021 | Denver | Pandemic Research Fund | Marijuana | Increase retail marijuana sales tax by $7M annually for a pandemic research fund. | 39.65% (47,242) | 60.35% (71,909) | Fail | |||
53 | Denver | 301 | 2021 | Denver | Parks and Open Spaces | Land | Prohibit any commercial or residential development on land designated as a city park and land protected by City-owned conservation easement. | 63.16% (74,342) | 36.84% (43,363) | Pass | |||
54 | Denver | 302 | 2021 | Denver | Conservation Easement | Land | Amend the definition of conservation easement to apply only to conservation easements which have been reviewed and approved by the Division of Conservation and for which an income tax credit certificate has been issued by the Division of Conservation, 2) require voter approval before the City allows residential or commercial construction on City park land or City property protected by a conservation easement with exceptions for limited construction related to recreational use, cultural facilities, or construction consistent with the terms of a conservation easement; and 3) require voter approval to extinguish a City-owned conservation easement. | 37.17% (43,346) | 62.83% (73,256) | Fail | |||
55 | Denver | 303 | 2021 | Denver | Unauthorized Camping Enforcement and Safety | Public Safety | 43.10% (51,137) | 56.90% (67,507) | Fail | ||||
56 | Denver | 304 | 2021 | Denver | Denver Sales Tax Cap | Reduce the total sales and use tax levied from 4.81% to 4.5%. | 36.09% (42,669) | 63.91% (75,545) | Fail | ||||
57 | Eagle Downtown Development Authority | 2B | 2021 | Eagle | Redevelopment | Shall the Town debt be increased $27M with a repayment cost of $47M for the purpose of financing the costs of redevelopment projects to be undertaken by the Eagle Downtown Development Authority of the Town of Eagle? | 78.72% (37) | 21.28% (10) | Pass | ||||
58 | Eagle County | 1A | 2021 | Eagle | Modifying term limits for the Office of County Commissioner | Term Limits | Shall persons elected to the Office of County Commissioner be limited to serving three consecutive terms, a modification of the current term limits permitted by Article XVIII, Sec. 11 of the Colorado Constitution? | 57.55% (8,449) | 42.48% (6,231) | Pass | |||
59 | Eckley | 2A | 2021 | Yuma | Tax Reform | Sales Tax Increase | 67.86% (38) | 32.14% (18) | Pass | ||||
60 | Elbert County | 2021 | Elbert | ||||||||||
61 | Elizabeth | 2A | 2021 | Elbert | Election date change | Changes municipal election date to the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in even number years | 58.43% (253) | 41.57% (180) | Pass | ||||
62 | El Paso County | 1A | 2021 | El Paso | Tax Reform | Allows the county to spend more than TABOR limitations without surpassing county revenue cap | 45.03% (75,418) | 54.97% (92,070) | Fail | ||||
63 | Englewood | 6D | 2021 | Arapahoe | Downtown Development Authority | Development | Shall the City debt be increased $70M with a repayment cost of $189M without raising taxes and to finance the objectives and purposes contained in any Englewood Downtown Dev. Authority Plan of Development. | 59.34% (54) | 40.66% (37) | Pass | |||
64 | Evans | 2B | 2021 | Weld | Police | Without increasing the City's current sales and use taxes, shall the City be authorized to expand the uses for which its sales tax on domestic food, approved by the voters in 2002, may be used, to include financing the costs of designing, constructing, equipping, and maintaining a new City police station? | 63.67% (1605) | 36.33% (916) | Pass | ||||
65 | Fort Lupton | 2C | 2021 | Weld | Marijuana | Increase taxes by $100,000 annually and thereafter by imposing, effective Jan. 1, 2022, a new excise tax of 1.5% when unprocessed retaiil marijuana is first sold or transferred by a retail marijuana cultivation facility with the tax revenues being used to fund general government expenses as determined by City Council, with the rate not exceeding 4% without further voter approval? | 48.95% (677) | 51.05% (706) | Fail | ||||
66 | Fort Morgan | 2G | 2021 | Morgan | Charter amendment allowing council to only act by ordinance, resolution, or motion | 63.19% (1,339) | 36.81% (780) | Pass | |||||
67 | Glenwood Springs | 2A | 2021 | Garfield | Airport tax | Tax Reform | Institues a tax to build an airport | 19.20% (483) | 80.80% (2,033) | Fail | |||
68 | Glenwood Springs | 2B | 2021 | Garfield | Airport debt increase | Increases the city debt ceiling to support building of an airport | 20.44% (515) | 79.56% (2,004) | Fail | ||||
69 | Golden | 2A | 2021 | Jefferson | Marijuana | Should retail marijuana be allowed in the city? | 50.40% (3,320) | 49.60% (3,267) | Pass | ||||
70 | Golden | 2B | 2021 | Jefferson | Marijuana | 6% retail marijuana sales tax | 58.68% (3,851) | 41.32% (2,712) | Pass | ||||
71 | Golden | 2C | 2021 | Jefferson | Short Term Rental | Institute a 6% lodging tax on short term rentals | 62.75% (4,116) | 37.25% (2,443) | Pass | ||||
72 | Grand County | 1A | 2021 | Grand | Emergency Medical Services | Increase taxes by $1.75M with an additional property tax of 1.75 mills for the emergnecy medical services fund. | 51.38% (2,729) | 48.62% (2,582) | Pass | ||||
73 | Grand County | 1B | 2021 | Grand | Term Limits | Reinstate term limits for the office of County Clerk and Recorder and limit to three total terms. | 62.57% (3,273) | 37.43% (1,958) | Pass | ||||
74 | Grand County | 1C | 2021 | Grand | Terms Limits | Reinstate term limits for the office of County Treasurer and limit to three total terms. | 65.59% (3,418) | 34.41% (1,793) | Pass | ||||
75 | Grand County | 1D | 2021 | Grand | Terms Limits | Renstate term limits for the office of the County Assessor and limit to three total terms. | 66.99% (3,481) | 33.01% (1,715) | Pass | ||||
76 | Grand County | 1E | 2021 | Grand | Terms Limits | Reinstate term limits for the office of the County Sheriff and limit to three total terms. | 61.72% (3,188) | 38.28% (1,977) | Pass | ||||
77 | Grand County | 1F | 2021 | Grand | Terms Limits | Reinstate term limits for the office of the County Surveyor and limit to three total terms. | 59.51% (3,088) | 40.49% (2,101) | Pass | ||||
78 | Grand County | 1G | 2021 | Grand | Terms Limits | Reinstate term limits for the office of the County Coroner and limit to three total terms. | 47.47% (2,453) | 52.53% (2,714) | Fail | ||||
79 | Greeley | 2F | 2021 | Weld | Infrastructure | Without raising taxes, shall the existing voter-approved 0.65% of the City sales tax rate (which does not apply to food) be extended until 12/31/2029 for the purpose of continuing to fund: - Street-related infrastructure - Pedestrian safety improvements - Safety, traffic flow, and congestion improvements | 79.83% (14.742) | 20.17% (3,725) | Pass | ||||
80 | Greeley | 2G | 2021 | Weld | Keep Greeley Moving (*Note: Possible ballot measure, not yet confirmed) | Water Infrastructure | Shall the Greeley Home Rule Charter be amended to further restrict the City's power to sell or lease excess water or infrastructure, including limiting the normal practice of temporary leasing to agricultural or industrial users, and likely increasing water costs and affecting the quality of service, by requiring an outside engineering study for such action, then voter approval by a majority of all registered electors, regardless of turnout, in a special election? | 21.03% (3,849) | 78.97% (14,454) | Fail | |||
81 | Greeley | 2H | 2021 | Weld | Water Ballot Measures (2) (*Note: Possilbe ballot measures, not yet confirmed). | Water | Shall the Home Rule Charter be amended to restrict the City's aquisition and use of water and its responses to drought and other emergencies, likely increasing water costs and affecting the quality of service, by requiring that the purchase, lease or use of critical portions of existing and future water supply be subject to additional ouside engineering analysis and then voter approval? | 18.76% (3,443) | 81.24% (14,910) | Fail | |||
82 | Greenwood Village | 2B | 2021 | Arapahoe | Shall Section 6.04, Procedure of Passage, of the Home Rule Charter be amended to delete the reference to legal newspaper and allow City Council to establish publication requirements by ordinance, which may include electronic publication? | 71.73% (4,055) | 28.27% (1,598) | Pass | |||||
83 | Gunnison | 2B | 2021 | Gunnison | Tax Reform | 1% sales tax to improve roads and funding capital needs | 46.47% (705) | 53.53% (812) | Fail | ||||
84 | Gypsum | 2021 | Eagle | ||||||||||
85 | Haxtun | 2A | 2021 | Phillips | Infrastructure | Debt increase for road improvements | 82.28% (325) | 17.72% (70) | Pass | ||||
86 | Haxtun | 2B | 2021 | Phillips | Tax Reform | Change 0.5% sales tax from community center funding to street improvement funding | 81.01% (320) | 18.99% (75) | Pass | ||||
87 | Idaho Springs | 2A | 2021 | Marijuana | 5% sales tax on retail marijuana | 50.09% (272) | 49.91% (271) | Pass | |||||
88 | Idaho Springs | 2B | 2021 | Infrastructure | Sales tax increase to pay for water management | 49.91% (269) | 50.09% (270) | Fail | |||||
89 | Jackson County | 1A | 2021 | Salex Tax continuation | 65.61% (351) | 34.39% (184) | Pass | ||||||
90 | Julesburg | 2A | 2021 | Tax Reform | Debt and tax increase to pay for Parks and Recreation | 61.90% (299) | 38.10% (184) | Pass | |||||
91 | Kiowa County | 1A | 2021 | Tax Reform | 1.5% sales tax to fund road and bridge construction | 43.60% (269) | 56.40% (348) | Fail | |||||
92 | Lafayette | 2B | 2021 | Public Safety | Increased sales tax to fund mental health responders and support current responders | 66.32% (6,269) | 33.68% (3,184) | Pass | |||||
93 | Lafayette | 2C | 2021 | Health | Increased sales tax to fund mental health and human services | 72.17% (6,765) | 27.83% (2,609) | Pass | |||||
94 | Lafayette | 2D | 2021 | Administration | Amends the charter to include only gender neutral wording | 65.74% (6,159) | 34.26% (3,210) | Pass | |||||
95 | Lafayette | 2E | 2021 | Administration | Amends the charter to update archaic language | 72.52% (6,808) | 27.48% (2,580) | Pass | |||||
96 | Lafayette | 2F | 2021 | Administration | Lowers residency period for potential city councilors to one year | 67.21% (6,255) | 32.79% (3,052) | Pass | |||||
97 | Lakewood | 2D | 2021 | (*Note: A sales tax increase on marijuana and marijuana-infused products) | Marijuana | Additional sales tax of 5% on retail marijuana and retail marijuana-infused products; a 5% excise tax on wholesale transfers of marijuana and marijuana-infused products from or to a marijuana business in the City. | 41.31% (17,089) | 58.69% (24,275) | Fail | ||||
98 | Lamar | 2A | 2021 | Shall the City of Lamar taxes be increased by $450,000 annually by imposing an additional sales tax of 5% on the sale of retail marijuana and medical marijuana? | Marijuana | 5% retail Marijuana sales tax | 54.99% (1,102) | 45.01% (902) | Pass | ||||
99 | Lamar | 2B | 2021 | Shall the establishment and operation of medical and retail marijuana and products be permitted in the City of Lamar? | Marijuana | Retail Marijuana permission | 54.04% (1,078) | 45.96% (917) | Pass | ||||
100 | Las Animas | 2A | 2021 | Infrastructure | Increased tax to fund Parks and Rec | 50.60% (295) | 49.40% (288) | Pass | |||||
101 | Las Animas | 2B | 2021 | Marijuana | 5% sales tax on retail marijuana | 56.33% (325) | 43.67% (252) | ||||||
102 | Las Animas County | 1A | 2021 | Salex Tax continuation | 63.42% (2,554) | 36.58% (1,473) | Pass | ||||||
103 | Leadville | 2A | 2021 | Short Term Rental | Institues a 4.92% accomodations tax to short term rentals | 69.71% (580) | 30.29% (252) | Pass | |||||
104 | Littleton | 3A | 2021 | Shall the City's sales and use taxes be increase by an estimated $9.7M annually, by a 3/4 cent (from 3.0% to 3.75%) which amounts to 75 cents on $100 in purchases excluding those items exempt from taxation by City Code, that will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022 and directed to the City's Capital Projects Fund to pay for the costs of backlogged projects. | Infrastructure | 58.81% (8,630) | 41.19% (6,045) | Pass | |||||
105 | Log Lane | 2F | 2021 | Term Limits | Should state mandated term limits be ignored by the town? | 38.32% (41) | 61.68% (66) | Fail | |||||
106 | Lone Tree | 2E | 2021 | Infrastructure | Increase sales taxes by 1% to maintain vital city services dedicated to : -- Repairing, maintaining, and improving City streets and aging infrastructure; – Maintaining service and response times for public safety; and – Maintaining and improving parks, trails, and open space. | 57.61% (2,892) | 42.39% (2,128) | Pass | |||||
107 | Louisville | 2A | 2021 | Debt and Tax Increase for Transportation Improvements | Property Tax | Increase debt to $51,420,000, with a repayent cost up to $90,240,000; and shall property taxes be increased up to $3,786,000 annually or by such lesser amount as may be necessary to pay such debt from an additional ad valorem property tax mill levy not to exceed 5.45 mills subject to conditions. | 44.64% (3,617) | 55.36% (4,486) | Fail | ||||
108 | Lyons | 2G | 2021 | Infrastructure | Should the city be allowed to build a soloar geneation and battery storage facility? | 64.56% (532) | 35.44% (292) | Pass | |||||
109 | Mead | 2D | 2021 | Shall the Town's taxes be increased not more than $2.9M annually beginning Jan. 1, 2022 and thereafter by an additional sales and use tax imposed at a rate of 1.0% to pay exclusively for street improvements in the Town? | Infrastructure | Increase sales and use taxes by $2.9M beginning in 2022 to pay for Town street improvements. | 52.41% (858) | 47.59% (779) | Pass | ||||
110 | Mead | 2E | 2021 | Shall the Town adopt an Ordinance in the specific form set forth in the Citizens' Initiative Petition (2021-CI 1) permitting the operation of medical and retail marijuana businesses with the boundaries of the Town and replacing Article VI of Chapter 6 of the Code with the regulations concerning the operation of such medical and retail marijuana businesses? | Marijuana | Whether or not to permit medical and retail marijuana businesses within the Town's boundaries. | 39.40% (647) | 60.60% (995) | Fail | ||||
111 | Mesa County | 1A | 2021 | Shall the County taxes be increased by $752k annually in the first year and amounts raised thereafter throught the imposition of an excise tax of 5% on the first sale or transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana by a retail marijuana cultivation facility located within unincorporated areas of Mesa County if 1C passes to fund mental health services, substance abuse services, and/or related governmental services? | Marijuana | Imposing a 5% excise tax on the sale or transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana by facilities in the unincorporated County to fund mental health and substance abuse services, etc. | 52.43% (26,498) | 47.57% (24,043) | Pass | ||||
112 | Mesa County | 1B | 2021 | Without increasing taxes, shall the County be authorized to allow the right to provide telecommunications services, advanced services, and/or cable television services to residents, businesses, schools, libraries, nonprofit entities, and other users of such services, either directly or indirectly with public or private sector partners. | Telecommunications | The County will vote on whether to opt out of Senate Bill 152 (2005) legislation to establish its rights to provide telecommunication, cable television, and broadband services to residents. | 72.17% (35,950) | 27.83% (13,862) | Pass | ||||
113 | Mesa County | 1C | 2021 | Shall the County permit optional premises cultivation operations licenses to allow marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and testing facilities within unincorporated areas of Mesa County? | Marijuana | Whether or not to allow permits of marijuana cultivation operations licenses, manufacturing, and testing sites in the unincorporated County area. | 53.07% (26,941) | 46.93% (23,821) | Pass | ||||
114 | Milliken | 2A | 2021 | Without increasing taxes, shall the Citizens of the Town re-establish the town's right to provide all services restricted by Title 29, Article 27, of the C.R.S., described as "advanced services," "telecommunications services" and "cable television services," including any new and improved broadband and high speed internet services and facilities based on future technologies, either directly or indirectly, with or without public or private sector partners, to residents, businesses, schools, libraries, non-profit entities and other users of such services? | Broadband | The Town will vote on whether to opt out of Senate Bill 152 (2005) legislation to establish its rights to provide telecommunication, cable television, and broadband services to Town residents. | 81.34% (1,055) | 18.66% (242) | Pass | ||||
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116 | Monument | 2E | 2021 | Allows the town to spend full revenue until 2028 | 58.53% (1,893) | 41.47% (1,341) | Pass | ||||||
117 | Monument | 2F | 2021 | Sales tax increase to fund law enforcement | 62.377% (2,054) | 37.63% (1,239) | Pass | ||||||
118 | Monument | 2G | 2021 | Should a Home Rule Charter commission be formed? | 61.40% (1,928) | 38.60% (1,212) | Pass | ||||||
119 | Mount Crested Butte | 2A | 2021 | Term Limit | Limits city councilor term to four years | 44.35% (165) | 55.65% (207) | Fail | |||||
120 | Norwood | 2E | 2021 | Tax Reform | Authorization for the town to adjust mill levy anually | 57.26% (67) | 42.74% (50) | Pass | |||||
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122 | Ouray | 2A | 2021 | Authorization to Impose an Excise Tax | Short Term Rentals | A 15% tax on short term rentals for wastewater treatment plant | 56.83% (312) | 43.17% (237) | Pass | ||||
123 | Ouray County | 1A | 2021 | Mill Levy Increase | 42.88% (1,106) | 57.12% (1,473) | Fail | ||||||
124 | Park County | 1A | 2021 | Sherrif's office tax increase | Law Enforcement | An increase in sales tax to help fund the Sheriff's office. | 44.19% (2,892) | 55.81% (3,652) | Fail | ||||
125 | Pueblo | 2A | 2021 | Revenue retention for road repairs and improvements | 71.08% (15,356) | 28.92% (6,248) | Pass | ||||||
126 | Ramah | 2A | 2021 | Tax Reform | Tax increase to fund municipal operations | 52.83% (28) | 47.17% (25) | Pass | |||||
127 | Rico | 2A | 2021 | Tax Reform | Mill Levy Increase for public works | 45.74% (43) | 54.25% (51) | Fail | |||||
128 | Rico | 2B | 2021 | Tax Reform | Lodging tax increase | 79.79% (75) | 20.20% (19) | Pass | |||||
129 | Saguache County | 1A | 2021 | Marijuana | 5% Tax on Retail Marijuana and Marijuana products | 56.05% (954) | 43.95% (748) | Pass | |||||
130 | San Miguel County | 2021 | (*Note: 1 issue from Roraring Fork School | ||||||||||
131 | Sedgwick County | 1A | 2021 | Sales tax extension for building a nursing home and maintaining health center | 83.39% (753) | 16.61% (150) | Pass | ||||||
132 | Statewide | Proposition 119 | 2021 | Creation of Out-of-School Education Program and Marijuana Sales Tax Increase Initiative (#25) | Out-of-school Education | Increases state taxes by $137.6M (5%) annually on retail marijuana sales. Creates an out-of-school education program and a board to govern it. | 45.65% (670,757) | 54.35% (798,620) | Fail | ||||
133 | Statewide | Amendment 78 | 2021 | Constitutional Amendment - funds received by the State of Colorado | An amendment to the Colorado Constitution and a change to the C.R.S. concerning money that the state receives, custodial money, to be subject to appropriation by the General Assembly after a public hearing | 43.45% (625,140) | 56.65% (816,783) | Fail | |||||
134 | Statewide | Proposition 120 | 2021 | Property Tax Rate Assessment Reduction and Voter-approved Revenue Change | Statutory - Property Taxes | Reduces the residential and non-residential property tax rates by an estimated $1.03B in 2023; Reduces tax rate assessment from 7.15% to 6.5%; authorizes the state to retain and spend $25 million in revenue above the state's TABOR spending cap, which it would otherwise be required to refund to taxpayers. | 43.19% (628,706) | 56.81% (827,009) | Fail | ||||
135 | Superior | 2H | 2021 | Tax Increase | 41.03% (1,448) | 58.97% (2,081) | Fail | ||||||
136 | Telluride | 2A | 2021 | TABOR Issue 2A | Short Term Rentals | 2% Lodgers tax on rentals less than 30 days. | 65.10% (748) | 34.90% (401) | Pass | ||||
137 | Telluride | 2B | 2021 | Amendment to the Home Rule Charter | Charter Language | Changes in wording of various sections of the charter. | 83.24% (854) | 16.76% (172) | Pass | ||||
138 | Telluride | 2C | 2021 | Amendment to the Home Rule Charter | Charter | Moving some sections of the charter to the Municipal Code. | 78.17% (752) | 21.83% (210) | Pass | ||||
139 | Telluride | 2D | 2021 | Amendment to the Home Rule Charter | Business Licensure | Changing language in the Business license section of the charter. | 55.30% (657) | 44.70% (531) | Pass | ||||
140 | Telluride | Question 300 | 2021 | Small business license cap | Small Business | Caps the number of annual small business licenses at 400, determined by lottery. | 40.10% (482) | 59.90% (720) | Fail | ||||
141 | Vail | 2A | 2021 | Dedicated Housing Fund | Increase sales taxes by 0.5%, from 4.0% to 4.5%, to collect $4.3M annually for housing initiatives, developments, and programs. Tax increase does not apply to food consumption. Begins Jan. 2022 and sunsets Dec. 2052. | 53.61% (957) | 46.39% (828) | Pass | |||||
142 | Walsenburg | 2A | 2021 | Tax Reform | Reallocate a 1999 sales tax to include equipment purchases | 78.53% (750) | 21.47% (205) | Pass | |||||
143 | Wellington | 2A | 2021 | Parks and Open Space | May previously approved sales and use tax revenues continue to be applied to pay costs of Parks, Trails, and Open Space as well as Streets | 69.73% (2,299) | 30.27% (998) | Pass | |||||
144 | Wellington | 2B | 2021 | Marijuana | Allowing the sale of of Medical and Retail Marijuana in the Town. | 50.04% (1,672) | 49.96% (1,669) | Pass | |||||
145 | Wellington | 300 | 2021 | Marijuana | Shall the Town taxes be increased by $400k in the first fiscal year and amounts thereafter by imposing an additional sales tax of 3.5% on the sale of retail (recreational) marijuana and retail (recreational) marijuana products? | 55.62% (1,811) | 44.38% (1,445) | Pass | |||||
146 | Westminster | 3G | 2021 | Shall "Elective Officers and Terms of Office," Special Elections and Recall be amended to bring sections into compliance with state and federal law including specifying that that an elected officer shall be sworn in after results certification, extending election deadlines for comply with Uniform Military Overseas Voters Act (CO) and Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Acting (Federal) and merge recall elections with general and special elections if within 120 days? | Terms of Office | Aligns the City Charter's Elective Officers and Terms of Office, Special Elections into compliance with state and federal law. | 77.78% (20,444) | 22.22% (5,839) | Pass | ||||
147 | Westminster | 3H | 2021 | Shall "Eligibility for Office and Employment in City" be amended to provide for background checks by third-parties approved by the Police Department in addition to the Police Dept. itself, in order to bring the charter into compliance with the Colorado Bureau of Investigations and NCIC policies which prevent the City Police Dept. from conducting such checks? | Law Enforcement | Amends the City Charter to allow third-party background checks approved by the Police Department and aligns the charter with Colorado Bureau of Investigations/NCIC requirements. | 82.42% (21,920) | 17.58% (4,677) | Pass | ||||
148 | Westminster | 3I | 2021 | Shall the City Charter be amended to replace exclusively masculine pronouns with gender neutral pronouns? | Pronouns | Amends the City Charter to replace gendered pronouns with neutral ones. | 48.54% (13,032) | 51.46% (13,816) | Fail | ||||
149 | Westminster | 3J | 2021 | Shall the City Council establish a commission to explore potential future charter amendments providing for the election of some or all City Councillors from geographic Wards within the City, rather than at-large? | Elections | Creates a commission to investigate potential charter amendments for an all-ward elections instead of at-large. | 43.62% (11,217) | 56.38% (14,497) | Fail | ||||
150 | Westminster | 3K | 2021 | Shall the City allow the operation of marijuana businesses and amend the Code by the addition of new sections permitting certain activities relating to marijuana, and by doing so repeal sections to the extent that they are inconsistent with such authorization, authorizing additional taxation of marijuana businesses in the City and contingent and only effective upon enactment of regulations by the City Council? | Marijuana | Allows marijuana businesses in the City of Westminster. | 52.92% (14,320) | 47.08% (12,740) | Pass | ||||
151 | Westminster | 3L | 2021 | Shall taxes be increased by $2M annually and raised annually thereafter by imposing addiitional sales tax of 5% on the sale of retail marijuana and marijuana products sold within the City to fund marijuana industry regulations enforcement, education and public health programs associated with marijuana consumption including prevention of underage consumption? | Marijuana | Imposes an additional 5% sales tax on marijuana sales to enforce marijuana rules and regulations. | 48.88% (13,374) | 51.12% (13,989) | Fail | ||||
152 | Westminster | 3M | 2021 | Shall City taxes be increased $5M annually by increasing the rate of public safety sales and use tax levied on the City by fifteen-hundreths of one percent, effective Jan. 1, 2022, and increase City debt $25M with a repayment cost of $34M with all proceeds of debt and teaxes to be used exclusively to improve the safety and security of residents? | Public safety, services, mental health co-responders. | Increases taxes by $5M annually and increases the City's debt by $25M to improve public safety. | 42.37% (11,554) | 57.63% (15,714) | Fail | ||||
153 | Westminster | 3N | 2021 | Shall City debt be increased $15M with a repayment cost of $20.2M and extend the current expiration of the one-quarter of one percent parks, open space, and trails sales and use tax until 12/31/2041 to protect water quality, maintain parks, and add recreation opportunities? | Parks and Open Space | Increases City debt by $15M for the purpose of using funds to protect water quality, parks trails, open space, and other recreational facilities. | 54.23% (14,847) | 45.77% (12,530) | Pass | ||||
154 | Wiggins | 2D | 2021 | Land | Should the town sell land to JM Investments | 32.80% (143) | 67.20% (293) | Fail | |||||
155 | Williamsburg | 2A | 2021 | 48.73% (115) | 51.27% (121) | Fail | |||||||
156 | Williamsburg | 2B | 2021 | Removal of Revenue and Spending Limits | 56.78% (134) | 43.22% (102) | Pass | ||||||
157 | Windsor | 3A | 2021 | Broadband | Shall the Town, without increasing taxes by this measure, be authorized to provide high-speed internet services (advanced services), telecommunications services, and/or cable television services, including but not limited to any new and improved high bandwith service(s) based on future technologies, to residents, businesses, schools, fire and rescue service providers, libraries, nonprofit entities and other users of such services, either directly or indirectly with public or private sector partners? | 76.66% (8,319) | 23.34% (2,536)) | Pass | |||||
158 | Wray | 2D | 2021 | Marijuana | Allowing Marijuana manufacturing facilities, and establishing taxes for these products | 45.17% (248) | 54.83% (301) | Fail | |||||
159 | Yuma | 2B | 2021 | Tax Reform | Should the city of Yuma's taxes be increased by $1.4M by imposing an excise tax on retail marijuana | 48.50% (403) | 51.50% (428) | Fail | |||||
160 | Yuma | 2C | 2021 | Tax Reform | Should the city of Yuma's taxes be increased by $1.5M by raising the sales tax from 3% to 4.5%? | 18.85% (157) | 81.15% (676) | Fail | |||||