Referendums C and D
Early voting continues today in Denver .
Most of the arguments have been made and very few are still on the fence about Referendum C. Now is the time to get out the vote, according to the Rocky Mountain News [October 26, 2005, "Both sides working hard to get voters to the polls"]. So get off your duff and vote.
Governor Owens is still on the stump for Referendum C, according to the Denver Post [October 26, 2005, "Owens hits road to campaign for Referendums C, D"]. From the article, "With a week left until voters cast their ballots in the biggest issue election in a decade, Gov. Bill Owens urged voters along the Front Range on Tuesday to say yes. Owens started the day in Colorado Springs on the University of Colorado campus at a rally for the budget measures. He was surrounded, he estimated, by 300 students and faculty. The governor then headed north to a town hall meeting in Castle Rock where he explained Referendums C and D and took questions. Later, Owens hit the airways with his pitch during the afternoon drive on a metro-area talk radio show. 'I, as a conservative Republican, wouldn't be pushing it as hard as I am if I didn't think ... these referenda were vital for Colorado's future,' Owens said."
Here's an opinion piece from the Denver Post in favor of Referendums C and D [October 26, 2005, "C&D will boost Colorado's future"]. Republican State Senator Jack Taylor writes, "TABOR as it was designed to work by asking Colorado citizens and voters to approve a temporary timeout from TABOR for five years that allows Colorado to retain revenue and invest in specific areas: 55 road and bridge projects across Colorado; funding for textbooks and in-classroom instructions for K-12 education; funding to retain and maintain higher education; and much-needed funding for health care. In the sixth year, TABOR will be reinstated with a reduction in the Colorado income tax rate from 4.63 percent to 4.5 percent and an adjustment to the ratchet effect to prevent a similar problem in future recessions. I would urge you to read the blue book, which has been sent to all registered voters. It was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative council research staff. Copies are also available through county clerks' offices. Since 1992, when TABOR was passed, more than 700 eligible entities have successfully asked voters to suspend certain revenue limits to allow those dollars to be earmarked for specific projects. But those are permanent. What we propose under Referendums C and D is temporary."
The Denver Post editorial staff seeks to inform voters about Referendums C and D in today's edition of the paper [October 26, 2005, "Cutting through fog on C&D"]. They write, "By now, most Coloradans have seen one too many TV ads about Referendums C and D, the centerpiece issues of the Nov. 1 election. We wanted to address some questions that have been fogged over during the course of the TV barrage."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
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