Ballot title: Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes creating new law to increase water and land conservation funding without raising taxes, and, in connection therewith, through a voter-approved revenue change, allowing the state to keep and spend a portion of revenue from the state sales tax on sporting goods and equipment to conserve and protect Colorado’s water, land, and forests, prevent wildfires, support outdoor recreation training and activities, and reduce revenue spent on these conservation purposes if necessary to preserve funding for certain tax credits?
- A yes vote
- A “yes” vote on Proposition 137 directs existing sales tax revenue collected from sales of sporting goods to be spent on certain conservation, wildfire risk mitigation, and outdoor recreation programs, and exempts it from state revenue limitations.
- A no vote
- A “no” vote on Proposition 137 keeps the sales tax revenue collected from sporting goods in the state’s general budget and subject to the state’s revenue limit, with the revenue either spent on priorities decided annually by the legislature or refunded to taxpayers when required.
Yes 52.0%
No 48.0%
1,366,060 yes and 1,261,003 no.
The state's ballot guide, page 64 · The state's unofficial results