Ballot Title Setting Board
2023-2024

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

Funding available for counties, school districts, water districts, fire districts, and other districts funded, at least in part, by property taxes shall be impacted by a reduction of $3 billion in property tax revenue by a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning reductions in property taxes, and, in connection therewith, reducing the assessment rate for certain nonresidential property from 29% to 25.5% of the property value; and reducing the assessment rate for residential property from 7.15% to 5.7% of the property value after subtracting the lesser of $55,000 or the amount that causes the property valuation to be $1,000.

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

Shall funding available for counties, school districts, water districts, fire districts, and other districts funded, at least in part, by property taxes be impacted by a reduction of $3 billion in property tax revenue by a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning reductions in property taxes, and, in connection therewith, reducing the assessment rate for certain nonresidential property from 29% to 25.5% of the property value; and reducing the assessment rate for residential property from 7.15% to 5.7% of the property value after subtracting the lesser of $55,000 or the amount that causes the property valuation to be $1,000?

Hearing April 18, 2024

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Board members: Theresa Conley, Christy Chase, Kurt Morrison
Hearing adjourned 8:18 PM.

Rehearing April 26, 2024

Motion for rehearing (Wasserman, Terry) was granted only to the extent the Board made changes to the title (3-0).
Board members: Theresa Conley, Christy Chase, Kurt Morrison
Hearing adjourned 11:47 AM.

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