Colorado Springs, Colorado, Ballot Issue 2A, Police Department Measure (November 2023)

Colorado Springs Ballot Issue 2A
Election date November 7, 2023
Topic City budget and Local law enforcement
Status Defeated
Type Referral

Colorado Springs Ballot Issue 2A was on the ballot as a referral in Colorado Springs on November 7, 2023. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the city to spend $4.75 million for the purposes of constructing and equipping a training facility for the Colorado Springs Police Department.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the city to spend $4.75 million for the purposes of constructing and equipping a training facility for the Colorado Springs Police Department.

Election results

Colorado Springs Ballot Issue 2A
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		61,044	47.22%
No		68,220	52.78%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Ballot Issue 2A was as follows:

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WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX OR INCREASING THE RATE OF ANY EXISTING TAX, SHALL THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS BE PERMITTED TO RETAIN AND SPEND $4,750,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING PROPERTY, PLANNING, CONSTRUCTING, AND EQUIPPING A TRAINING FACILITY FOR THE COLORADO SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT, THIS AMOUNT BEING THE ESTIMATED 2022 REVENUES ABOVE THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR REVENUE/SPENDING LIMITATIONS, AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO ANY CONSTITUTIONAL, STATUTORY, AND CHARTER REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITATIONS THAT MAY OTHERWISE APPLY?

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Path to the ballot

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Colorado Springs

How to cast a vote

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