Ballot History

Year: 1994

Ballot Number: 1

Short Title: Tobacco Taxes

Ballot Title: Shall state taxes be increased $132.1 million annually by an amendment to the Colorado Constitution to increase tobacco taxes 2.5 cents per cigarette and 50% of the manufacturer's list price of other tobacco products, and to repeal the state sales and use tax exemption for cigarettes, effective July 1, 1995; to require appropriation of the revenues primarily for health care, educational programs to reduce tobacco use, and research concerning tobacco use and tobacco-related illnesses; and to authorize municipalities and counties to impose cigarette and tobacco taxes, subject to Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution?

Election Results:
Rejected

Votes For: 429,847 (38.5%)
Votes Against: 685,860 (61.5%)

Type of Change: Constitutional

Initiative/Referendum: Initiative

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Categories: Taxation