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TABOR limits and refunds
Where candidates stand on this statement, based only on what they or a cited source have said.
The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights caps how much revenue the state can keep and refunds the rest. Proposition NN on this ballot would let the state keep some of it. Supporters of the limits say they restrain government growth; critics say they starve schools and services.
state issue
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Promises to protect TABOR.
“And I'll protect TABOR, so government can't quietly drain your wallet when families are already stretched thin.”
State Treasurer
Supports TABOR as a check on government growth.
“TABOR is a good mechanism that helps limit the growth of government and limit government's ability to use more and more of the citizens' dollars when they're hurting to try to buy groceries.”
Wants to raise the TABOR cap to invest more in K-12 schools, while keeping voters' right to approve tax increases.
“I think we need to raise the TABOR [cap] in order to invest more in public K-12 education,”