amendment 71

Elway ads promote amendment 71, oppose 69 & 70

Oct 25, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Likely the most recognizable and perhaps admired person in Colorado, John Elway has made what may be his first highly visible entry into the political world, appearing in TV ads for the campaign promoting passage of Amendment 71, the Raise the Bar effort to make it harder to change the state constitution. The Hall of…
? Noonan: Both parties chastened by voters registering Unaffiliated en masse

Oct 18, 2016

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Paula Noonan

Voter registration trends for Colorado’s major political parties are getting worse by the month. The “totals” look bad and the “younger voters” numbers are terrible. Here are the facts: Sept. 1 registered voter numbers for Democrats: 1,166, 819; for Republicans: 1,147,424; and for Unaffiliateds: 1,337,145. Oct. 1 registered voter numbers for Democrats: 1,177,863; for Republicans: 1,154,370; for Unaffiliateds:…
Letter: Vote no on Amendment 71

Oct 10, 2016

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Colorado Politics

Editor: Television ads and robocalls have Mayor Wellington Webb asking voters to vote yes on Amendment 71. I don’t understand why citizens would vote against their own interests! A yes vote on Amendment 71 would amend the state constitution in a way that makes it much more difficult for the citizens of Colorado to address important issues. Two-thirds of…
Caldara: Don’t rig the bar for citizens’ initiatives; Vote no on Amendment 71

Oct 3, 2016

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Jared Wright

Do you like the fact that Colorado politicians must ask us first before they raise our taxes or debt? They sure don’t like it. Our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) only became law through our citizen’s initiative process. Amendment 71 destroys that very process. Do you like that our elected officials are term limited? Are…
No appeal of oil & gas measures signatures ruling

Sep 28, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Backers of two proposed constitutional amendments to restrict oil and natural gas development said Wednesday they will not appeal the Colorado Secretary of State’s ruling of an insufficient number of qualified petition signatures to place the measures on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced the ruling on Aug. 29,…
Amendment 72: The flawed fiscal logic behind raising tobacco taxes

Sep 20, 2016

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Peter Blake

Sure, why not triple the state cigarette tax, as Amendment 72 on the Colorado ballot proposes? It’s no bucks out of my billfold, and look who’s for it: Every goodthink organization you can think of, from the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado right…

amendment 71

Elway ads promote amendment 71, oppose 69 & 70

? Noonan: Both parties chastened by voters registering Unaffiliated en masse

Letter: Vote no on Amendment 71

Caldara: Don’t rig the bar for citizens’ initiatives; Vote no on Amendment 71

No appeal of oil & gas measures signatures ruling

Amendment 72: The flawed fiscal logic behind raising tobacco taxes