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October 31, 2023 10:38 AM UTC

Return Those Ballots and Then Cast Another Vote Below

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  • by: Colorado Pols
The second vote — our poll — is much less consequential.

Remember, folks: If you are still in possession of a ballot for the 2023 election, DO NOT put it in the mail. Ballots must be received by 7:00 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 7, which means that it is now too late to ensure that your mailed ballot will arrive at your county clerk’s office in time to be counted.

The good news is that there are more than 400 drop boxes around the state where you can take your completed ballot. Go to GoVoteColorado.com to find the nearest drop box for your county.

Now, we want to get your opinion on the outcome of next Tuesday’s election. The biggest item on the statewide ballot is Proposition HH, the legislature’s attempt to reduce the impact on Coloradans from rising property taxes. Republican lawmakers oppose Prop. HH for reasons that they clearly cannot articulate (also, a ‘YES’ on HH does NOT mean that the terrorists will win, or whatever).

As always in our totally non-scientific polls, we want to know what you THINK will happen — not what you might want to happen or whether you personally support or oppose Prop. HH. Readers of Colorado Pols have traditionally been pretty good at predicting the outcomes of elections in Colorado, so let’s give it another try:

 

Will Proposition HH Pass or Fail?

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6 thoughts on “Return Those Ballots and Then Cast Another Vote Below

  1. Since it's Halloween, I'll guess the scare tactics against HH will prove effective. Ooga-booga, it's the bloody death of TABOR, kids!!!! But I hope I'm wrong.

  2. I’m just going to follow CHB’s advice on this one and vote for it although I suspect that most folks will do a Dave Barnes, think it is too hard to understand, and vote “No.”

  3. Broadly stated, HH will positively impact homeowners, and housing estimates are that 66% of the households own rather than rent.  The bigger the house value, the bigger the positive impact.  

    It will also offer a sizeable benefit to those who are over 65 and occupied their property for over 10 years, making the tax abatement benefit transferrable if the homeowner wants to move to a different property.

    It does next to nothing for those who do NOT own homes.  I've now heard a few optimists arguing that with the "transferrable" tax benefit, more homes will come on the market and that could make the purchase of a house easier.  I've yet to understand how a household selling a "too large" house and buying a "smaller house" and maintaining the tax benefit will impact the size of the housing market.

    Using the calculator [ https://hhcalc.apps.coleg.gov/calculators ] and approximate values, I find I am estimated to have a benefit in 2024:  Net Benefit: $312 .  My younger neighbors' approximation, with a slightly more valuable house and my guess about their greater income, also comes out ahead:  2024 Net Benefit: $223.

    My take — we'd be better off with going back to the drawing board and getting rid of TABOR, and moving to a more progressive approach to taxation.   But that may not be doable. 

     

    1. As a renter, my HH 2023 benefit will be $60 and -$43 in 2024, because I'd get less of a Tabor refund. Nevertheless, I'll vote for it as a de-Brucing step.

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