Ballots are set to be mailed on October 10th this year.
Since this is an odd-numbered year, ballot initiatives are restricted to issues directly related to the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR).
That means unlike last year, Coloradans are not faced with a litany of complicated and often intentionally-misleading ballot questions.
In fact, your ballot will contain only two statewide propositions this year, Proposition LL and Proposition MM.
Both propositions were referred to your ballot by the State Legislature, rather than going through the signature gathering process. (HB25-1274 & SB 25-214)
Here's what you need to know:
Proposition LL
Vote "NO"
Proposition LL asks voters for permission to keep $12.4M in excess revenue raised as a result of a previous voter-approved tax hike from 2022. (Proposition FF) TABOR requires the government to ask permission to keep excess funding, any time there is any.
Those excess funds are required to be returned to you as a TABOR refund, if Proposition LL fails to pass.
That previous proposition was a tax hike on Coloradans earning more than $300,000 annually. But almost immediately, Democrats decided it wasn't enough.
"Free" school lunches were initially estimated to cost $100M, but in their very first year already spent $60M over that budget.
So Proposition LL gives you a choice. Bail out a failing government program? Or get your share of that $12.4M back as a refund?
Please vote "NO" on Proposition LL.
Proposition MM
Vote "NO"
Proposition MM seeks to raise taxes by cutting allowable deductions for Coloradans earning more than $300,000 a year. Single filers would see their deductions drop from $12,000 to $1,000, and joint filers from $16,000 to $2,000.
This is $95 million tax hike to be funded by just 5% of Coloradans.
Proponents seek to raise taxes again, because their previous tax hike for school lunches wasn't enough for them, and the program is already overspending drastically as mentioned above.
Voting for Prop MM may sound harmless if you're in the 95% of Coloradans earning less than $300,000 annually because it doesn’t hit your wallet today—but it will tomorrow, you can bet on that!
When lawmakers or voters single out “the wealthy,” “the poor,” “the smokers,” or any other group for special tax treatment, they create two Colorados: one paying the bill and another cashing the check. That division gives politicians power to pick winners and losers, weaponizing taxation.
These temporary, "feel-good" policies quickly become permanent costs for the middle class.
Please vote "NO" on Proposition MM.
Reminder!
Local jurisdictions are still fighting back against Jared Polis' $280M power grab.
Use the button below to contact your county commissioners and city councilmembers to tell them:
Stand up for local control! Don't cave to Polis' demands!
And while you fill out your ballot this year, take the time to appreciate all the local questions you get to cast a vote on.
It's sure better than top-down demands coming out of Denver!
Thank you!
For Freedom,
The Colorado Freedom Force Team
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