Skimming over twenty words included in ballot questions can mean giving up your state constitutional rights—and consent over taxpayer refunds–forever.
Here’s the red flag: A tax hiking ballot question that says some variation of “…without regard to any spending, revenue raising, or other limitation contained within Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution.”
Let’s unpack that ballot language.
Article X, Section 20 is our Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). Citizens put TABOR in our state Constitution because some politicians and bureaucrats detest citizens having a voice and despise asking for our consent.
There are several important taxpayer protections included in TABOR. One section limits government revenue. For a portion of the state budget, the tax revenue growth is limited to a formula of population growth plus inflation.
See the full article by Natalie Menten, September 30, 2022