Second transportation measure makes the ballot
DENVER, Aug. 23, 2018 -- Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced today that another proposed transportation measure has made the ballot. The measure would increase the states' sales and use tax rate by 0.62 percent from 2.9 percent to 3.52 percent.
Backers of Initiative 153 submitted their petitions on Aug. 6. A 5-percent random sample of the submitted signatures projected the number of valid signatures to be greater than 110 percent of the total number of signatures required for placement on the ballot.
Petition verification summary for No. 153:
| Total number of qualified signatures submitted | 195,499 |
| 5% of qualified signatures submitted (random sample) | 9,775 |
| Total number of entries accepted (valid) from the random sample | 5,913 |
| Total number of entries rejected (invalid) from the random sample | 3,862 |
| Number of projected valid signatures from the random sample | 118,259 |
| Total number of signatures required for placement on the ballot | 98,492 |
| Projected percentage of required valid signatures | 120.07% |
Four other initiatives are still under review. They are:
- Initiative 108, just compensation for reduction in fair market value by government law or regulation,
- Initiative 126, payday loans,
- Initiative 97, setback requirement for oil and gas development, and
- Initiative 173, campaign contributions.
The results of the review must be announced by Sept. 5.
Two other initiatives have made the Nov. 6 ballot. Another transportation measure that would authorize bonds for transportation projects was placed on the ballot yesterday, and a proposed constitutional amendment that boosts taxes to raise money for education made the ballot earlier this month.
To examine the measures, go to the Initiative Filings, Agendas & Results link on the Secretary of State web page and the first set of measures marked "signature line review." When you click on each measure, there will be a link marked "hearing result." Click on that link and the ballot titles will say whether it is a proposed change to the Colorado Constitution or state statute.
Also on the ballot are six measures referred by the Colorado General Assembly:
- Amendment V, age requirement for legislators,
- Amendment W, election ballot format for judicial retention elections,
- Amendment X, industrial hemp definition,
- Amendment Y, congressional redistricting,
- Amendment Z, legislative redistricting, and
- Amendment A, prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude.
Secretary of State Wayne W. Williams
