Ba
llot History
Year:
1978
Ballot Number:
2
Short Title:
Limiting Per Capita Expenditures by State and Political Subdivisions
Ballot Title:
Shall the Constitution of the State of Colorado be amended by adding a new article XA limiting annual increases in per capita expenditures by the state and its political subdivisions to the percentage increase in the united states consumer price index, except when a larger increase is approved by the voters in the affected jurisdiction in a special election; providing a procedure for emergency expenditures; prohibiting the state from imposing any part of the cost of new or expanded state programs on political subdivisions; requiring adequate funding of new and existing benefit programs; and establishing a maximum limit on the surplus fund for the state and providing that excess revenues collected by the state be returned to the taxpayers?
Election Results:
Rejected
Votes For
:
295,616
(
41.3%
)
Votes Against:
420,759
(
58.7%
)
Type of Change:
Constitutional
Initiative/Referendum:
Initiative
Bill/Resolution #:
Election Results - SOS:
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