Colorado Retention of Excess State Revenue Initiative (2016)
| Colorado Retention of Excess State Revenue Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2016 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending and finance | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Retention of Excess State Revenue Initiative did not qualify for the November 8, 2016, ballot in Colorado as an initiated state statute.
The measure would have allowed the state to spend revenues that go beyond the constitutional limitation on fiscal year spending.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board was as follows:[1]
| “ | Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes authorizing the state to retain and spend state revenues that exceed the constitutional limitation on state fiscal year spending, and, in connection therewith, authorizing the state to retain and spend all such revenues collected during the ten fiscal years from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2026; authorizing the state to annually retain and spend such revenues for any subsequent fiscal year in an amount equal to the highest amount collected in any single fiscal year during the ten-year period adjusted for increases in state population and inflation; allocating at least 35% of any revenues retained to fund education and at least 35% to fund transportation projects; and allowing the state to use any remaining revenues for the same purposes or to fund mental health services and senior services??[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure can be read here.
Path to the ballot
- The proposed initiative was filed with the Colorado secretary of state's office on March 24, 2016, and the petition format was approved on May 4, 2016.[3]
- Initiative proponents needed to collect 98,492 signatures by August 8, 2016, to land the measure on the ballot.[3]
- Supporters suspended the campaign on July 19, 2016.[4]
State profile
| Demographic data for Colorado | ||
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 5,448,819 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 103,642 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 84.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 4% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 21.1% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 90.7% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 38.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $60,629 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13.5% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Colorado. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Colorado
Colorado voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, four are located in Colorado, accounting for 1.94 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Colorado had three Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 1.66 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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See also
- 2016 ballot measures
- Colorado 2016 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Colorado
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "Results for Proposed Initiative #117," accessed May 6, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2015-2016 Proposed Initiatives," accessed July 7, 2016
- ↑ Denver Business Journal, "Ballot campaign to suspend Colorado's TABOR revenue caps ends," July 19, 2016
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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