Colorado Income Tax Credit for Education Act (1998)

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Colorado Amendment 17, also known as the Income Tax Credit for Education Act, was on the November 3, 1998 election ballot in Colorado as an initiated constitutional amendment, where it was defeated, with 39.7% of voters in favor.d

Election results

Amendment 17
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		782,982	60.3%
Yes		515,942	39.7%

Text of measure

The language that appeared on the ballot:

An amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning the establishment of an income tax credit for parents or legal guardians of children enrolled in public, non-public schools and non-public home-based educational programs, and in connection therewith, requiring the General Assembly to establish an income tax credit for income tax years beginning in 1999.

See also

• 1998 ballot measures
• Colorado 1998 ballot measures

External links

• National Conference of State Legislatures
• I&R Institute ballot measure database for Colorado