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2023 Colorado State and Select Local Mayoral Election Results

In this off-year election, voters across Colorado decided two statewide ballot measures and determined local races for mayors, city councils, school boards and local ballot measures. Below is a rundown of the results of the...more

11/10/2023 / Colorado , Election Results , Governor Polis , Mayors , Political Candidates , Political Parties , State and Local Government , State Elections

Tax Measures Once Again Loom Large— What to Expect on the November 2023 Ballot

The November 2023 election is quickly approaching and brings with it another round of tax—particularly property tax measures—that will soon be put to Colorado voters. And, if what has already been filed is any indication,...more

10/6/2023 / Colorado , Governor Polis , Income Taxes , New Legislation , State and Local Government , State Legislatures , State Taxes , Tax Reform

Dramatic Metro District Reform Placed on Hold in Favor of Modest Reform

In the latest development in the ongoing struggle between opponents of Colorado metropolitan districts and the developers who use them to finance infrastructure and other public works projects, the Senate Local Government...more

4/4/2023 / Construction Project , Infrastructure , Project Finance , Public Projects , State and Local Government , Urban Planning & Development

Colorado Court of Appeals Clarifies Time Frame for Property Tax Reassessments

The Court Remanded the Case to Determine Whether COVID-19 Was an “Unusual Condition” - After more than two years, it seems that the various COVID-19 public health orders are behind us. But, to borrow a phrase from Karen...more

10/21/2022 / Colorado , Property Owners , Property Tax , Property Valuation , Real Estate Market , Revaluation , State and Local Government , Tax Assessment , Tax Liability , Tax Planning

Colorado’s 2022 Ballot Certified—So What’s on It?

The statewide ballot for Colorado is set. This past week, Secretary of State Jena Griswold officially certified the state’s ballot for the Nov. 8, 2022, election. In addition to the candidates for state and local offices,...more

9/22/2022 / Alcohol Beverage Control , Colorado , Income Taxes , Liquor Licences , Proposed Legislation , State and Local Government , State Elections , State Legislatures , Tax Reform

Proposed Initiative Would Limit Residential Growth on Front Range

An unprecedented number of citizen-initiated ballot measures are making their way through Colorado’s process in advance of the Nov. 3, 2020, election. To date, 257 ballot measures have been submitted for the 2019-2020...more

2/12/2020 / Affordable Housing , Ballot Measures , Citizen Initiative Campaigns , Community Development , Municipalities , Residential Real Estate Market , State and Local Government

Results in for Colorado’s 2019 Off-Year Election

Colorado’s 2019 election results are rolling in. As previewed in our previous client alert and podcast on this odd-year election, Colorado voters selected local government officials and school board members, considered...more

11/11/2019 / Election Results , Legislative Agendas , Local Elections , Political Candidates , Political Parties , State and Local Government , State Elections , Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

Colorado Will Be Asked in November Whether to Legalize and Tax Sports Betting

On the last day of the 2019 state legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly passed a bill to ask voters whether to legalize and tax sports betting. The referred measure, now known as Proposition DD, had bipartisan...more

10/21/2019 / General Assembly , Legislative Agendas , Sports Betting , Sports Gambling , State and Local Government , State Taxes , Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

List of Potential Ballot Measures for November Election Starts to Come Into Focus

With the deadline to submit proposed ballot measures for the November election passing last Friday, Colorado voters and policymakers can now see the full range of potential measures—and topics—that voters might see when they...more

4/2/2018 / Ballot Measures , Gun Laws , Income Taxes , Public Schools , Real Estate Development , State and Local Government , State Elections , State Funding

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