Colorado Referendum D, Unemployment Insurance and Compensation Amendment (1996)
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| Topic Public assistance programs and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Referendum D was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 5, 1996. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the increase in unemployment insurance taxes without voter approval and excluding unemployment compensation revenues from the calculation of governmental spending limits. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the increase in unemployment insurance taxes without voter approval and excluding unemployment compensation revenues from the calculation of governmental spending limits. |
Election results
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Colorado Referendum D |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 376,860 | 29.32% | ||
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908,476 | 70.68% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum D was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to section 20 of article X of the constitution of the state of Colorado, concerning the exclusion of funds for unemployment compensation from fiscal limitations, and, in connection therewith, modifying the definition of "fiscal year spending' to exclude unemployment compensation funds, excluding actions relating to charges imposed to fund unemployment compensation from the voter-approval requirement for tax increases, and requiring a one-time reduction in district bases to exclude a portion of a district's fiscal year spending from unemployment compensation funds. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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Footnotes
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