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Colorado Proposal No. 3, Income Tax Laws Amendment (1962)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Proposal No. 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 6, 1962. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the General Assembly to use federal income tax laws to define Colorado's income tax laws and prohibiting the use of a percentage of the federal tax as the state tax. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the General Assembly to use federal income tax laws to define Colorado's income tax laws and prohibiting the use of a percentage of the federal tax as the state tax. |
Election results
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Colorado Proposal No. 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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231,784 | 53.46% | ||
| No | 201,795 | 46.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal No. 3 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to Article X of the constitution of the State of Colorado authorizing the General Assembly to define by reference to the laws of the United States the income upon which income taxes may be levied. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Colorado Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Colorado State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
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Footnotes
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