Latest Posts Tagged 61

Voters Soundly Defeat 60, 61, 101

Post Date November 03, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Colorado voters soundly defeated Amendments 60, 61 & Proposition 101 by margins of more than two to one.

Colorado said NO to slashing taxes and slashing public services; no to dismantling our schools, colleges and universities; no to destroying the safety net that protects Colorado’s kids.  Colorado chose public education and long-term investments in our kids and economy, over short-term, short-sighted individual gain.

As we look over the past three months, we’re proud of the work we did along with so many other …

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Your One-Stop Shop to Defeat 60, 61, and 101

Post Date September 10, 2010

We have three easy ways for you to take action to protect Colorado’s kids from these three initiatives: Pledge to Vote NO, Volunteer an hour or two, or host a postcard writing party with your friends and neighbors!

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Tell Your School Board: Oppose 60, 61, 101

Post Date July 30, 2010

Amendments 60 & 61 and Proposition 101 will devastate our education system and make it impossible for our state to recover. We need every school board in the state to adopt resolutions against these “bad three”.

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Amendment 60, 61 & Proposition 101: Facts, Figures, and Ways to Take Action

Post Date July 23, 2010

Facts and Figures:

Print a two-page overview of Amendment 60, 61, and Proposition 101 and how they would impact education.

Print a one-page overview of Amendment 60, 61, and Proposition 101 and how they would impact education.

Ways to Take Action:

Schedule a presentation at your PTA or community meeting.

Print a resolution that your PTA can adopt opposing Amendments 60, 61, and Proposition 101.

Volunteer to help others get informed about 60, 61, and 101 and what they would mean for Colorado kids.

Sign our petition to the …

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2010 Colorado Ballot: Prop 101, Amendments 60 & 61

Post Date July 07, 2010

Great futures start with a great education, but great education will be impossible in Colorado, if Amendments 60, 61, or Proposition 101 pass. Find out why …

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School Board Resolutions Against Amendments 60, 61, and Proposition 101

Post Date June 22, 2010

Source: Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB)

Amendment 60

Resolution in opposition to the ballot initiative ON LOCAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE

WHEREAS, the _______________ Board of Education is a public entity that provides educational services to the children in the _______________ School District; and

WHEREAS, a ballot initiative to amend Article X, Section 20 (“Taxpayer Bill of Rights” or “TABOR”) of the Colorado Constitution, which will appear on the general election ballot this November as Amendment 60, would cut in half all local property taxes used for the …

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