AMENDMENT 59: Move to rescind TABOR voted down

November 4, 2008 - 7:46 PM
THE GAZETTE

Colorado voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would end a major feature of Colorado's tax-capping law.

Amendment 59 would have allowed the state to establish an education fund with taxes that would have been rebated to citizens under the Taxpayers Bill of Rights.

El Paso County results, with 99.5% of precincts reporting,

YES 68,012 (40.99%)

NO 97,913 (59.01%)

Colorado results, with 74% reporting,

YES 776,859 (45%)

NO  959,181 (55%)