November 5, 2013 ballot measures in Colorado

Below are five articles about local measures proposing a moratorium or permanent ban on fracking in cities across Colorado. Four of these measures were on the ballot on November 5, 2013 and one, a City of Loveland Two Year Fracking Suspension Initiative, is awaiting a court case decision and may or may not be put on a later special election ballot. The four measures banning or putting a moratorium on fracking that were on the ballot in November 2013 were approved.

There were also sales tax increases for recreational marijuana on the ballot in the cities of Denver and Boulder and a marijuana occupation tax in the town of Eagle, which were on the ballot in concert with the proposed state-wide measure seeking a excise and sales tax on all recreational marijuana, Proposition AA. All three local measures and the state measure were approved.

In eleven counties, voters voted on a resolution requiring their respective county commissions "to Pursue the Creation of a 51st State" in concert with the other counties seeking to succeed. According to the current, unofficial vote count, 6 counties rejected the "51st state initiative," while five approved it. The counties in which this question was before voters on November 5 were:

d Weld
d Logan
d Sedgwick
a Phillips
a Washington
a Yuma
d Elbert
d Lincoln
a Kit Carson
a Cheyenne
d Moffat

Local ballot measures

Arapahoe

See also: Arapahoe County, Colorado ballot measures

a Ballot Issue 2E: City of Littleton Marijuana Sales Tax

Boulder

See also: Boulder County, Colorado ballot measures

a Question 2H: City of Boulder Five Year Fracking Suspension
a Question 2A: City of Boulder Recreational Marijuana Tax
a Question 300: City of Lafayette "Community Rights Act" Fracking Ban Amendment

Broomfield

See also: Broomfield County, Colorado ballot measures

a Question 300: Broomfield Five Year Fracking Suspension
a Question 2A: Broomfield Back Yard Chicken Ordinance

Cheyenne

See also: Cheyenne County, Colorado ballot measures

a Question 1A: Cheyenne County "Whether to Pursue the Creation of a 51st State"

Denver

See also: Denver County, Colorado ballot measures

a Question 2A: City of Denver Additional Marijuana Sales Tax
a Question 2B: City of Denver Administration, Department Authorities and Investment Amendments
a Question 2C: City of Denver Public Safety Administration Amendments
a Question 2D: City of Denver Election Procedures Amendments

Douglas

See also: Douglas County, Colorado ballot measures

a Ballot Issue 2E: City of Littleton Marijuana Sales Tax

Eagle

See also: Eagle County, Colorado ballot measures

a Question 2F: Town of Eagle Marijuana Occupation Tax
a Question 2G: Town of Red Cliff Marijuana Sales Tax

Elbert

See also: Elbert County, Colorado ballot measures

d Question 1A: Elbert County "Whether to Pursue the Creation of a 51st State" Referendum Question

El Paso

See also: El Paso County, Colorado ballot measures

a Question 2A: City of Manitou Springs Marijuana Sales Tax

Grand

See also: Grand County, Colorado ballot measures

a Measure 2C: Town of Fraser Marijuana Sales Tax

Jackson

See also: Jackson County, Colorado ballot measures

a Town of Carbondale Marijuana Sales Tax Ballot Measure (November 2013)

Jefferson

See also: Jefferson County, Colorado ballot measures

a Ballot Issue 2E: City of Littleton Marijuana Sales Tax

Kit Carson

See also: Kit Carson County, Colorado ballot measures

a Referendum 1A: Kit Carson County "Whether to Pursue the Creation of a 51st State"

Larimer

See also: Larimer County, Colorado ballot measures

a Question 2A: City of Fort Collins Five Year Fracking Suspension
City of Loveland Two Year Fracking Suspension Initiative (This measure was moved to a July 20, 2014 election ballot.)

Lincoln

See also: Lincoln County, Colorado ballot measures

d Referendum 1A: Linoln County "Whether to Pursue the Creation of a 51st State"

Logan

See also: Logan County, Colorado ballot measures

d Referendum 1D: Logan County "Whether to Pursue the Creation of a 51st State"

Moffat

See also: Moffat County, Colorado ballot measures

d Referendum 1H: Moffat County "Whether to Pursue the Creation of a 51st State" Referendum Question

Phillips

See also: Phillips County, Colorado ballot measures

a Referendum 1A: Weld County "Whether to Pursue the Creation of a 51st State" Referendum Question

Pueblo

See also: Pueblo County, Colorado ballot measures

a Ballot Issue 1B: Pueblo County Marijuana Sales Tax

Washington

See also: Washington County, Colorado ballot measures

a Question 1C: Washington County "Whether to Pursue the Creation of a 51st State" Referendum Question

Weld

See also: Weld County, Colorado ballot measures

d Referendum 1A: Weld County "Whether to Pursue the Creation of a 51st State" Referendum Question

Sedgwick

See also: Sedgwick County, Colorado ballot measures

d Question 1A: Sedgwick County "Whether to Pursue the Creation of a 51st State" Referendum Question

Summit

See also: Summit County, Colorado ballot measures

a Ballot Issue 2A: Town of Frisco Marijuana Excise Tax
a Ballot Issue 2F: Town of Silverthorne Marijuana Excise Tax
a Ballot Issue 2C: Town of Breckenridge Marijuana Excise Tax

Yuma

See also: Yuma County, Colorado ballot measures

a Question 1A: Yuma County "Whether to Pursue the Creation of a 51st State" Referendum Question

State ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Proposition AA	Taxes/Marijuana	Impose a 15% excise tax and a 10% sales tax on all marijuana sales in the state	a
CICA	Amendment 66	Taxes	Raise additional taxes for funding public schools, and implement the new School Finance Act (SB 213)	d