Colorado Property Tax Rate Amendment (1888)
| Colorado Property Tax Rate Amendment | |
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| Topic Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Property Tax Rate Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 6, 1888. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported temporarily increasing the state property tax rate to five mills per dollar of assessed valuation for the years 1889 and 1890. |
A "no" vote opposed temporarily increasing the state property tax rate to five mills per dollar of assessed valuation for the years 1889 and 1890. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 749 | 7.86% | ||
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8,778 | 92.14% | ||
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- Precincts reporting: 100%
Election results are unofficial until certified. These results were last updated on February 14, 2026 at 7:23:29 PM Eastern Time. - Source
- Precincts reporting: 100%
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Property Tax Rate Amendment was as follows:
| “ | "For the amendments" "Against the amendments" | ” |
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.
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