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Colorado Amendment 1, Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) Initiative (1992)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Bond issue requirements |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 1 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 3, 1992. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring voter approval for tax increases and debt increases. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring voter approval for tax increases and debt increases. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 1 |
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812,308 | 53.68% | ||
| No | 700,906 | 46.32% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to the Colorado Constitution to require voter approval for certain state and local government tax revenue increases and debt; to restrict property, income, and other tares; to limit the rate of increase in state and local government spending; to allow additional initiative and referendum elections; and to provide for the mailing of information to registered voters. | ” |
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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State of Colorado Denver (capital) |
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