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South Adams County Fire Protection District, Colorado, Ballot Issue 6B, Mill Levy Override (November 2018)

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Local ballot measure elections in 2018
Ballot Issue 6B: South Adams County Fire Protection District Mill Levy Override
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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local spending limit
Related articles
Local spending limit on the ballot
November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Colorado
Adams County, Colorado ballot measures
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A mill levy override was on the ballot for South Adams County Fire Protection District voters in Adams County, Colorado, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of A yes vote is a vote in favor of authorizing the district to collect and spend revenue from property taxes previously approved by voters through overriding tax limits.
A no vote was a vote against A yes vote is a vote in favor of authorizing the district to collect and spend revenue from property taxes previously approved by voters through overriding tax limits.

Election results

Adams County Ballot Issue 6B

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

9,871 52.43%
No 8,956 47.57%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

SHALL THE SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $5,506,000 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE) ANNUALLY, BEGINNING IN LEVY YEAR 2018 (FOR COLLECTION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2019) BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S EXISTING PROPERTY TAX BY 4.85 MILLS, TO ENABLE THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CRITICAL FIRE, MEDICAL, RESCUE AND OTHER EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES TO ITS FAST-GROWING COMMUNITIES, AND SHALL ALL REVENUE AND ANY EARNINGS ON THIS TAX CONSTITUTE A PERMANENT VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW? [2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Colorado

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of South Adams County Fire Protection District , Colorado.

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Footnotes

  1. AdamsVotes.com, "Sample Ballot 2018," October 30, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.