Colorado Measure 5, 20-Mill Tax Rate Limit Initiative (1936)
| Colorado Measure 5 | |
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| Topic Property taxes |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Measure 5 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 3, 1936. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported limiting ad valorem property tax rates for county, school, municipal, and other purposes to 20 mills in cities and towns and 15 mills elsewhere. |
A “no” vote opposed limiting ad valorem property tax rates for county, school, municipal, and other purposes to 20 mills in cities and towns and 15 mills elsewhere. |
Election results
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Colorado Measure 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 60,228 | 17.52% | ||
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283,583 | 82.48% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 5 was as follows:
| “ | An Act Amending Section 8 of Article X of the State Constitution and Limiting Rates of Ad Valorem Property Taxation for County, School, Municipal, and Other Purposes to Twenty Mills in Cities and Towns and to Fifteen Mills in All Other Territorial Subdivisions. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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