2018 Ballot Issues - Amendment 73, Education Initiative

03 Sep 2018 17:21 #1 by Mountain-News-Events
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Amendment 73 - Establish Income Tax Brackets and Raise Taxes for Education Initiative (2018)

Colorado Amendment 73, the Establish Income Tax Brackets and Raise Taxes for Education Initiative, formerly known as Initiative 93, is on the ballot in Colorado as a combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute on November 6, 2018.

  • A yes vote supports the ballot initiative to establish a tax bracket system rather than a flat tax rate and raise taxes for individuals earning more than $150,000 per year, raise the corporate income tax rate, and create the Quality Public Education Fund.
  • A no vote opposes the ballot initiative to establish a tax bracket system rather than a flat tax rate and raise taxes for individuals earning more than $150,000 per year, raise the corporate income tax rate, and create the Quality Public Education Fund.
Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced on August 9, 2018, that the measure had qualified for the ballot. Proponents submitted 130,022 valid signatures. A total of 98,492 valid signatures were required to secure a place on the November ballot.[1]

A 55 percent supermajority vote is required for the approval of this initiative.

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Opposed:
Michael Fields: Say no to Amendment 73's massive tax hike By Michael Fields
Posted: 08/28/2018

Vote NO on Amendment 73, An Annual Tax Increase For Life! By Douglas County Republicans
July 20, 2018

Other:
What is Amendment 73? by Jeffco Public Schools

Opinion IN RESPONSE | Amendment 73 will build great schools, thriving communities Authors: Martha Olson of Boulder and D.J. Anderson of Fort Collins, in Colorado Politics
August 27, 2018

VIDEO: Hickenlooper raises concerns about Amendment 73 By Colorado Rising Action
August 27, 2018

Why is Initiative 73 for school funding so complicated? Local experts explain. By Julia Rentsch, Reporter-Herald Staff Writer
August 24, 2018

Colorado educators hope voters give the go-ahead to Amendment 73 By the DenverChannel.com Team
Aug 19, 2018

Coloradans to consider amending state constitution to better fund education By Sasha Nelson, Craig Daily Press
August 16, 2018

Initiative 93 approved for November ballot as Amendment 73 By Lisa Cook, Jeffco PEN (Public Education Network)
August 14, 2018

Education tax initiative lands on fall ballot By CHARLES ASHBY, The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
August 10, 2018

Education tax hike will be on Colorado's November ballot, Secretary of State says By Ed Sealover – Reporter, Denver Business Journal
August 9, 2018

Guest editorial: Complexity alone should kill the Initiative 93 tax increase By Steve Miller, Larimer County Assessor, in The Complete Colorado
June 1, 2018

Ballot initiative seeks to fix Colorado school funding inadequacy By Callie Jones, Journal-Advocate news editor
04/11/2018

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04 Sep 2018 17:25 #2 by Mountain-News-Events
Park County School District RE-2 Public Forum on Amendment 73
When: September 5, 2018 from 6-8pm
Where: Foss Smith Multi-Purpose Room, Park County School District Campus, 640 Hathaway Street, Fairplay CO 80440

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