Colorado Two-Year Property Tax Increase Amendment (1888)
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| Topic Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Colorado Two-Year Property Tax Increase 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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Colorado Two-Year Property Tax Increase Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 762 | 7.01% | ||
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10,102 | 92.99% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Two-Year Property Tax Increase Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall the rate of taxation on property for state purposes for the years 1889 and 1890 be increased to five mills on each dollar of valuation for each of those years? | ” |
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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