Ballot Title Setting Board
2023-2024

The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

An amendment to the Colorado constitution prohibiting the collection of existing and new fees that fund mass transit unless certain conditions are met, and, in connection therewith, requiring such fees, including fees that fund bus and passenger rail, to be approved by voters of the areas served and collected only in those areas; and excluding fees to fund roads, highways, or bridges from these requirements.

The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution prohibiting the collection of existing and new fees that fund mass transit unless certain conditions are met, and, in connection therewith, requiring such fees, including fees that fund bus and passenger rail, to be approved by voters of the areas served and collected only in those areas; and excluding fees to fund roads, highways, or bridges from these requirements?

Hearing April 17, 2024

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
The Board determined that the proposed initiative requires the addition of language to the Colorado Constitution. The requirement for approval by fifty-five percent of the votes cast applies to this initiative.
The Board made technical corrections to the text of the initiative.
Board members: Theresa Conley, Jason Gelender, Kurt Morrison
Hearing adjourned 12:27 PM.

Rehearing April 25, 2024

Motion for rehearing (Akright) was granted only to the extent the Board made changes to the title (3-0).
Motion for rehearing (Proponents) was granted in that the Board made changes to the title.
Board members: Theresa Conley, Jason Gelender, Kurt Morrison
Hearing adjourned 1:07 PM.

* Unofficially captioned "Transportation Fees" by legislative staff for tracking purposes. This caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.