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Our call — vote YES
The measure
This is a citizen-initiated statute. It establishes the current state income tax rate of 4.4% — for individuals and corporations — as the statutory maximum rate, beginning January 1, 2027. The Blue Book notes that if both this measure and Amendment 87 pass, they conflict above $500,000 of income, and the outcome would generally be determined by which measure receives more affirmative votes, with the legislature or a court resolving any remaining conflict.
What YES does
A YES vote caps the income tax rate at 4.4% in statute. A future increase would require another vote of the people or a legislative override of a voter-enacted statute.
What NO does
A NO vote leaves the rate at 4.4% today, with no cap — free to be raised by the process Amendment 87 represents.
The math
The Blue Book's fiscal analysis assigns this measure no fiscal impact on its own, because the rate is already 4.4%: it changes what may happen to the rate in the future, not what anyone pays now.
OUR CALL
Our call: YES.
A rate cap is the cleanest tax restraint on the ballot: nobody's tax rises, nobody's falls, and no future legislature or initiative can raise the income tax without coming back to the voters. Paired with a NO on Amendment 87, it locks in the flat, predictable tax structure that has served Colorado's economy. YES.
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Sources
- Ballotpedia, List of Colorado ballot measures — https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_Colorado_ballot_measures
- Colorado 2026 State Ballot Information Booklet (Blue Book), Legislative Council Staff, as reproduced in the Colorado 2026 ballot measures guide — https://whipplewood.com/insights/colorado-2026-ballot-measures-guide/
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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