Colorado Proposition 101, Changes to Income, Vehicle, and Telecommunication Taxes Initiative (2010)
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| Topic Taxes and Transportation |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Colorado Proposition 101 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Colorado on November 2, 2010. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported reducing the state income tax, lowering taxes related to vehicles, removing taxes on telecommunication services, and requiring voter approval for tax raises on vehicles and telecommunication services. |
A “no” vote opposed reducing the state income tax, lowering taxes related to vehicles, removing taxes on telecommunication services, and requiring voter approval for tax raises on vehicles and telecommunication services. |
Election results
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Colorado Proposition 101 |
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| Yes | 564,588 | 32.31% | ||
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1,183,000 | 67.69% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 101 was as follows:
| “ | Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning limits on government charges, and, in connection therewith, reducing vehicle ownership taxes over four years to nominal amounts; ending taxes on vehicle rentals and leases; phasing in over four years a $10,000 vehicle sale price tax exemption; setting total yearly registration, license, and title charges at $10 per vehicle; repealing other specific vehicle charges; lowering the state income tax rate to 4.5% and phasing in a further reduction in the rate to 3.5%; ending state and local taxes and charges, except 911 charges, on telecommunication service customer accounts; and stating that, with certain specified exceptions, any added charges on vehicles and telecommunication service customer accounts shall be tax increases? | ” |
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 state statute.
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Footnotes
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