2023 Ballot Measures
There are two ballot measures that are statewide. The Colorado Democratic Party has recommended positions on both of these. See below for more information about each ballot measure and the position recommended by the Democratic party. Also be sure to read your Blue Book.
Proposition HH
Vote YES
Shall the state reduce property taxes for homes and businesses, including expanding property tax relief for seniors, and backfill counties, water districts, fire districts, ambulance and hospital districts, and other local governments and fund school districts by using a portion of the state surplus up to the proposition HH cap as defined in this measure?
Rationale:
Colorado is in a housing crisis right now. Home values increased by 40% over the past two years and taxes are projected to increase by the same amount, leaving many Colorado families worried about being able to afford to stay in their homes. Prop HH provides property tax reductions that benefit everyone – and it provides extra targeted relief to those who need it the most like seniors on fixed incomes while protecting funding for schools, fire districts and other public services. The measure includes a modest adjustment to the TABOR cap, adding 1% annually, to ensure that local services continue to receive the funding they need to serve their communities.
Proposition II
Vote YES
Without raising taxes, may the state retain and spend revenues from taxes on cigarettes, tobacco, and other nicotine products and maintain tax rate on cigarettes, tobacco, and other nicotine products and use these revenues to invest twenty-three million six hundred fifty thousand dollars to enhance the voluntary Colorado preschool program and make it widely available for free instead of reducing these tax rates and refunding revenues to cigarette wholesalers, tobacco product distributors, nicotine products distributors, and other taxpayers, for exceeding an estimate included in the ballot information booklet for proposition EE?