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Colorado Amendment 11, Property Tax Exemptions Initiative (1996)
| Colorado Amendment 11 | |
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 11 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 5, 1996. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported amending provisions relating to what property owned by religious, charitable, or school organizations is exempt from taxation. |
A “no” vote opposed amending provisions relating to what property owned by religious, charitable, or school organizations is exempt from taxation. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 11 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 242,543 | 16.68% | ||
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1,211,637 | 83.32% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning property tax exemptions, and, in connection therewith, eliminating any property tax exemptions for real property used for religious purposes, real property used for for-profit schools, real property used for charitable purposes other than for community corrections facilities, orphanages, or for housing low-income elderly, disabled, homeless, or abused persons, and real property used for nonprofit cemeteries; continuing the property tax exemptions for real property used for nonprofit schools, community corrections facilities, orphanages, and housing low-income elderly, disabled, homeless, or abused persons, unless otherwise provided by general law; continuing the property tax exemptions for personal property used for religious worship or strictly charitable purposes, unless otherwise provided by general law; and decreasing the property tax rate to prevent a net revenue gain to any taxing entity as a result of the elimination of exemptions, unless otherwise provided by general law. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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