Colorado Referendum H, Elimination of Immigrant Income Tax Deduction Measure (2006)
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| Topic Immigration policy and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Colorado Referendum H was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Colorado on November 7, 2006. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported eliminating a state income tax deductions for businesses that pay an unauthorized alien to perform labor services. |
A “no” vote opposed eliminating a state income tax deductions for businesses that pay an unauthorized alien to perform labor services. |
Election results
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Colorado Referendum H |
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744,475 | 50.74% | ||
| No | 722,651 | 49.26% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum H was as follows:
| “ | Shall state taxes be increased one hundred fifty thousand dollars annually by an amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes that eliminates a state income tax benefit for a business that pays an unauthorized alien to perform labor services, and, in connection therewith, prohibits certain wages or remuneration paid to an unauthorized alien for labor services from being claimed as a deductible business expense for state income tax purposes if, at the time the business hired the unauthorized alien, the business knew of the unauthorized status of the alien unless specified exceptions apply and, to the extent such a payment was claimed as a deduction in determining the business' federal income tax liability, requires an amount equal to the prohibited deduction to be added to the business' federal taxable income for the purpose of determining state income tax liability? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Colorado State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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