2003 Nov 4 :: State of Colorado :: ReferendumReferendum A: Revenue Bonds for Water Projects See summary »

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Summary

Shall the state of Colorado debt be increased $2 billion, with a repayment cost of $4 billion, maximum total state cost, by an amendment to the Colorado revised statutes providing for drought relief by the financing of improvements to water infrastructure in Colorado, and, in connection therewith, authorizing the Colorado water conservation board to issue revenue bonds for the construction of private or public water infrastructure projects costing $5 million or more that have been approved by the governor; authorizing the water conservation board to recommend projects, including at least two projects from different river basins with a start date of 2005, and requiring the governor to approve at least one such project; setting aside $100 million of bond proceeds to finance projects, or portions of projects, that augment or improve existing facilities or conserve existing water supplies without creating new storage facilities; exempting the bond proceeds, the proceeds of sales by the board of water, power, or other assets from facilities financed y the bonds, and any earnings from all such proceeds, from the revenue and spending limits imposed by article X, section 20 of the state constitution and article 77 of title 24, Colorado revised statutes; and requiring the general assembly and executive branch agencies to adopt by july 1, 2004, any necessary statutes and rules, respectively, to ensure the marketability of the bonds authorized by this measure? 50referendum a: shall the state of Colorado debt be increased $2 billion, with a repayment cost of $4 billion, maximum total state cost, by an amendment to the Colorado revised statutes providing for drought relief by the financing of improvements to water infrastructure in Colorado, and, in connection therewith, authorizing the Colorado water conservation board to issue revenue bonds for the construction of private or public water infrastructure projects costing $5 million or more that have been approved by the governor; authorizing the water conservation board to recommend projects ,including at least two projects from different river basins with a start date of 2005, and requiring the governor to approve at least one such project; setting aside $100 million of bond proceeds to finance projects, or portions of projects, that augment or improve existing facilities or conserve existing water supplies without creating new storage facilities; exempting the bond proceeds, the proceeds of sales by the board of water, power, or other assets from facilities financed by the bonds, and any earnings from all such proceeds, from the revenue and spending limits imposed by articlex, section 20 of the state constitution and article 77 of title 24, Colorado revised statutes; and requiring the general assembly and executive branch agencies to adopt by july 1, 2004, any necessary statutes and rules, respectively, to ensure the marketability of the bonds authorized by this measure?

2003 Nov 4 :: State of Colorado :: ReferendumReferendum A: Revenue Bonds for Water Projects See summary »

Ballot Question Results

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County
Yes
No
Total Votes Cast
Totals
 
307,412
627,716
935,128
Adams
 
19,665
35,053
54,718
Alamosa
 
523
2,641
3,164
Arapahoe
 
45,148
61,137
106,285
Archuleta
 
609
2,732
3,341
Baca
 
511
1,297
1,808
Bent
 
320
872
1,192
Boulder
 
20,907
53,366
74,273
Broomfield
 
3,060
5,436
8,496
Chaffee
 
1,102
4,733
5,835
Cheyenne
 
313
510
823
Clear Creek
 
787
2,040
2,827
Conejos
 
143
1,282
1,425
Costilla
 
167
729
896
Crowley
 
174
594
768
Custer
 
195
1,070
1,265
Delta
 
1,075
7,680
8,755
Denver
 
29,748
69,056
98,804
Dolores
 
130
527
657
Douglas
 
22,144
23,620
45,764
Eagle
 
965
4,833
5,798
El Paso
 
33,035
54,546
87,581
Elbert
 
2,349
3,059
5,408
Fremont
 
3,607
7,647
11,254
Garfield
 
1,631
8,575
10,206
Gilpin
 
439
1,263
1,702
Grand
 
668
3,256
3,924
Gunnison
 
322
3,606
3,928
Hinsdale
 
68
284
352
Huerfano
 
566
1,617
2,183
Jackson
 
80
359
439
Jefferson
 
49,042
83,842
132,884
Kiowa
 
135
238
373
Kit Carson
 
753
1,212
1,965
La Plata
 
1,391
8,822
10,213
Lake
 
294
1,329
1,623
Larimer
 
19,307
33,569
52,876
Las Animas
 
785
2,613
3,398
Lincoln
 
633
1,055
1,688
Logan
 
2,535
2,671
5,206
Mesa
 
4,586
30,765
35,351
Mineral
 
25
238
263
Moffat
 
483
2,270
2,753
Montezuma
 
777
4,664
5,441
Montrose
 
1,110
7,835
8,945
Morgan
 
2,834
3,694
6,528
Otero
 
1,495
3,607
5,102
Ouray
 
163
1,162
1,325
Park
 
688
2,386
3,074
Phillips
 
778
861
1,639
Pitkin
 
482
2,702
3,184
Prowers
 
962
1,992
2,954
Pueblo
 
6,361
27,925
34,286
Rio Blanco
 
137
1,027
1,164
Rio Grande
 
331
2,018
2,349
Routt
 
797
4,028
4,825
Saguache
 
251
1,157
1,408
San Juan
 
12
151
163
San Miguel
 
246
1,356
1,602
Sedgwick
 
445
609
1,054
Summit
 
869
4,342
5,211
Teller
 
2,120
4,052
6,172
Washington
 
545
647
1,192
Weld
 
14,113
17,682
31,795
Yuma
 
1,476
1,775
3,251
Totals
 
307,412
627,716
935,128