The language of Prop HH on the ballot for your approval will not reduce property taxes, it merely changes property taxes.
That’s according to the state title board that scrutinizes ballot language to make it clearly understandable to voters.
The libertarian think tank Independence Institute submitted a ballot measure that mirrors Prop HH to check it for accuracy as it went through the title board process, rightly suspecting it wouldn’t pass muster.
Prop HH didn’t have to undergo the title board process because it was written by the legislature.
Big shock, lawmakers aren’t completely honest about what the measure actually does.
The carbon copy measure was immediately red flagged as problematic, reports CBS Colorado’s Shaun Boyd.
“Some of these provisions actually increase the tax,” said board member Jeremy Barry.
If the intent of the legislature was to reduce taxes, all they had to do was pass a bill reducing taxes.
There is no Colorado law that says voters must approve tax reductions.
But if the legislature wants to raise taxes, well that’s a different story. Voters must approve the increase.
The math here is easy.
Prop HH is not a property tax reduction measure.
Read Boyd’s report here.