Colorado Taxpayer's Bill of Rights - Independence Institute

Colorado Lawmakers’ Absurd Proposal to Void TABOR 0
- CONSTITUTION, TABOR
- April 22, 2025
The Colorado constitution as adopted in 1876 was admitted by all to be republican in form. But it imposed far more limits on the legislature’s financial powers than TABOR does.
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Is Voting on Taxes Unconstitutional?0
- CONSTITUTION
- April 14, 2025
A constitutional lawsuit against TABOR would have no objective merit, but the Colorado Supreme Court’s persistent hostility to TABOR might induce it to rule for the plaintiffs anyway.
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HJR 1023: Colorado lawmakers’ constitutional ignorance on display 0
- CONSTITUTION, TABOR
- April 9, 2025
When the federal government certified the Colorado Constitution as “republican” in 1876, the Colorado constitution limited the legislature more than TABOR does.
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Bishop: CO Legislature using TABOR refunds to pay for special interest tax benefits 0
- Opinion Editorials
- April 25, 2023
With the public distracted by gun control, abortion, and other hot-button issues, the Democrat-controlled Colorado legislature is quietly advancing nearly two dozen bills to redistribute your taxpayer refund to special interests. The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) in Colorado’s Constitution requires the state to refund excess tax revenue back to taxpayers. The state cannot spend this surplus
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Independence Institute Comments on 2nd Initiative 31 Draft Analysis – Income Tax Cut 0
- Updates
- August 3, 2022
The state constitution requires the state to produce a voter information booklet, commonly known as the “Blue Book,” on every legislatively referred and citizen initiated measure to appear on the statewide election ballot. The booklet, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (LCS), must provide fair and impartial analysis of each measure. LCS solicits comments from the
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Independence Institute Comments on Initiative 31 Draft Analysis – Income Tax Cut 0
- Updates
- July 11, 2022
The state constitution requires the state to produce a voter information booklet, commonly known as the “Blue Book,” on every legislatively referred and citizen initiated measure to appear on the statewide election ballot. The booklet, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (LCS), must provide fair and impartial analysis of each measure. LCS solicits comments from the
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