BALLOT ISSUES INFORMATION
STATE
Referendums
• Amendment P: Regulation of Games of Chance
• Amendment Q: Temporary Location for the State Seat of Government
• Amendment R: Exempt Possessory Interests in Real Property
Constitutional Initiatives
• Amendment 60: Property Taxes
• Amendment 61: Limits State and Local Borrowing
• Amendment 62: Application of the Definition of Person
• Amendment 63: Health Care Choice
Statutory Initiatives
• Proposition 101: Income, Vehicle and Telecommunications Taxes/Fees
• Proposition 102: Criteria for Setting Bail and Type of Bond
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LOCAL ISSUES:
PROS AND CONS, COMPILED BY LWVBC
Boulder County Issues 1A and 1B in English
and in Spanish
• Issue 1A: Human Services Safety Net Mill Levy Increase (passed)
• Issue 1B: Countywide Open Space Sales and Use Tax Increase and Bond Authorization (failed)
Boulder Valley School District RE-2 Issue 3A: Bond Issue (passed)
City of Boulder
• Issue 2A: Public Accommodations Tax (passed)
• Issue 2B: Five Year Utility Occupation Tax to Replace Lost Franchise Fee Revenue (passed)
• Issue 2C: Height Limit (passed)
City and County of Broomfield Question 1A: Prohibition on the Operation of Medical Marijuana Businesses
City of Louisville Issue 2D: Use Tax 2010louiscity.pdf
2010 LEAGUE POSITIONS ON BALLOT ISSUES
The League of Women Voters may choose to take a position on a ballot issue if we have studied the issue and the ballot issue proposal has been reviewed with respect to our Program Positions. Program Positions result from extensive study, member discussion, and consensus.
Boulder Valley School District 3A: NO POSITION
Boulder County
• 1A: SUPPORT (we support programs that encourage public responsibility for children's welfare while recognizing primary importance of parents; support government assistance for meeting basic human needs)
• 1B: SUPPORT (LWV supports the acquisition and resource management of Open Space lands, funding sources that include taxes, and management and stewardship of land as finite resource)
City of Boulder
• 2A: NO POSITION
• 2B: SUPPORT (LWV supports energy conservation and use of renewables; also promotes public understanding participation in resource management decisions)
• 2C: NO POSITION
City and County of Broomfield 1A: NO POSITION
City of Louisville
• 2D: NO POSITION