Colorado Amendment No. 4, State Funding and Approval and New or Increased Taxes Initiative (1986)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment No. 4 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 6, 1986. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported requiring new or increased taxes to be approved by voters and requiring the state provide funding to political subdivisions when the state mandates an increase in spending by the political subdivision. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring new or increased taxes to be approved by voters and requiring the state provide funding to political subdivisions when the state mandates an increase in spending by the political subdivision. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment No. 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 375,097 | 37.50% | ||
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625,158 | 62.50% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment No. 4 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to the Colorado Constitution prohibiting new or increased state or local taxes without the approval, at a biennal election, of the voters of the unit of government proposing and increasing the tax, and requiring the state to provide the funds for any increase in spending it mandates for a political subdivision. | ” |
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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