{"id":13602,"date":"2008-11-05T12:20:21","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T19:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/11\/05\/colorado-ballot-propositions-recap.html"},"modified":"2012-11-08T23:12:19","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T06:12:19","slug":"colorado_ballot_propositi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/11\/05\/colorado_ballot_propositi-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Ballot Propositions – Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the most part, my vote “No” was echoed by most Colorado voters. My vote <\/em>[State vote]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

*<\/strong> AMENDMENT 46 – <\/strong>Colorado Civil Rights Initiative – <\/strong>Would prohibit the state from granting preferential treatment to anyone on the basis of race, sex or ethnicity in hiring, education and contracts. Poorly written and , to my mind, premature (albeit in a perfect world it would make great sense, and thus be unnecessary). No<\/strong>.<\/em> [NO 50.4% — too close to call?]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

* AMENDMENT 47 – <\/strong>Right to work – <\/strong>Would outlaw agreements requiring workers covered by union contracts to pay fees for representation. Again, in a perfect world, “forced-unionism” wouldn’t be necessary. As it is, all those folks professing love and sympathy for the poor workers who have to pay union fees are the sort of folks that unions were designed to address.  Definitely No.<\/strong><\/em> [NO 55%]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

* AMENDMENT 48 – <\/strong>Definition of person – <\/strong>Would ban abortion by defining personhood as beginning at fertilization. If you want to ban abortion, then be up front and ban it, don’t play with semantics. Definitely No.<\/strong><\/em> [NO, 73%]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

* AMENDMENT 49 – <\/strong>Allowable Government Paycheck Deductions – <\/strong>Would ban governments from taking deductions directly from employee paychecks for any nongovernmental special interest group. Read: union dues. No.<\/strong><\/em> [NO, 60%]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

* AMENDMENT 50 – Limited <\/strong>Gaming in Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek – <\/strong>Would allow casino towns to vote on whether to increase bet limits to $100 from $5, expand hours of operation and add games. While I’m philosophically inclined to allow it, there’s no convincing argument made that it’s necessary to vote yes.  No.<\/strong><\/em> [YES 59%]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

* AMENDMENT 51 – <\/strong>Sales tax for disabled services – <\/strong>Would increase the state sales tax (by 2 cents on every $10) to fund services for those with developmental disabilities. I’m certainly in favor of funding services for those with developmental disabilities. A state constitutional amendment for a sales tax increase? Bad way to do it. <\/em>No. <\/em>[NO 63%]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

* AMENDMENT 52 – <\/strong>Use of Severance Tax Revenue for Highways – <\/strong>Would allocate more severance tax money to transportation. Instead of water projects? Stupid. No.<\/strong><\/em> [NO 64%]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

* AMENDMENT 54 – <\/strong>Campaign Contributions from Certain Government Contractors – <\/strong>Would bar sole-source government contractors and unions with exclusive bargaining powers from making contributions to political candidates. Wow, what’s that, three anti-union measures on the ballot? There’s something to be said for some of the provisions here, but it’s a ham-handed approach, and doesn’t prove its case. No.<\/strong><\/em> [YES 52%]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

* AMENDMENT 58 – <\/strong>Severance taxes on the Oil and Natural Gas Industry – <\/strong>Would reduce energy company tax breaks and use revenue to pay for college scholarships and other programs. Explain to me again why are we subsidizing energy companies? Yes.<\/strong><\/em> [NO 69%]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

* AMENDMENT 59 – <\/strong>Education Funding and TABOR Rebates – <\/strong>Would lift constitutional limits on state spending and direct additional revenue into an education fund. I’m no TABOR fan, but this one hasn’t convinced me. No.<\/strong><\/em> [NO 59%]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

* REFERENDUM L: <\/strong>Would lower the age of a candidate for the Colorado House and Senate from 25 to 21. Let the voters decide. Yes.<\/strong><\/em> [NO 54%]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

* REFERENDUM M – <\/strong>Would eliminate obsolete provisions in the state constitution about land value increases. It’s not clear they are all that obsolete. No.<\/strong><\/em> [YES 62%]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

* REFERENDUM N: – <\/strong>Would eliminate obsolete provisions in the constitution about intoxicating liquor. In this case, there’s no reason for the provisions. Yes.<\/strong><\/em> [YES 69%]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

* REFERENDUM O: <\/strong>Would increase the number of signatures required on petitions for constitutional amendments to at least 6 percent of votes cast in the previous election for governor. Retains citizen initiatives but makes constitutional changes a bit harder. Yes.<\/strong><\/em> [NO 53%]<\/strong> <\/p>\n

So I actually ended up with a pretty good percentage matching the overall vote, and there aren’t any where I “lost” that I feel particularly bitter or angsty about. That’s sort of a welcome change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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