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CCMU Endorses
Amendment 59 (SAFE) |
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Will
Provide More Revenue
to Meet Colorado's
Needs
SAFE would create a
savings account and
permanent funding
source for public
education, preserve
the right of
citizens to vote on
taxes and begin to
untangle the fiscal
knot in Colorado's
constitution. By
investing future
surpluses in the
State Education
Fund, the creation
of SAFE could
potentially free up
funding for
healthcare.
What is SAFE?
SAFE (Savings
Account For
Education) is a
proposed ballot
initiative to create
a savings account
for public
education. SAFE
dedicates a
permanent source of
funding to public
education, preserves
the right of
citizens to vote on
taxes, and untangles
the fiscal knot in
Colorado's
constitution.
What does SAFE do?
Invests future
surpluses in the
State Education
Fund. Creates a
long-term savings
account for
education. Sunsets
the constitutional
requirement to
increase P-12
spending.
What does SAFE mean
for kids?
Dedicates a
permanent source of
funding to
preschool-12th grade
education. Enables
the state to protect
public schools from
cuts during economic
downturns.
What does SAFE mean
for taxpayers?
Does not increase
tax rates. Preserves
the constitutional
right to vote on
taxes. Preserves the
constitutional
requirement to
balance the budget.
Prevents the state
government from
growing beyond its
means; triples state
reserves.
To learn more or get
involved, visit:
www.coloradosafe.org |
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The Colorado Ballot is a
crowded one and it is
imperative that voters
be informed about their
choices. To that end, we
wish to share with
you the Bell Policy's
Ballot Measure Guide
and
reiterate CCMU's support
for Amendment 59
(SAFE). We also have
begun our health policy
committee meetings to
set our agenda for the
2009 legislative
session. If you are
interested in
participating, see below
on how to become
involved. Vote
early....just not often!
Deborah Colburn
Executive Director |
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Bell Policy Center
Releases Ballot Measure
Voter Guide |
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Explanations
and Positions
This year Coloradans
will vote on 14
different measures. Many
of these are amendments
to Colorado's
Constitution while
others are changes to
regular
state law, known as the
Colorado Revised
Statutes. Many of these
measures, if passed,
could have profound
impacts on the lives of
everyday Coloradans.
Explaining these
amendments and referenda
in clear terms is not
easy. The language often
is dense and the issues
are complex. We hope all
voters take the time to
read and understand
these measures before
casting their votes on
November 4.
For each of the
measures, this ballot
guide provides the
following information:
· The measure's number,
official title, and
whether it would change
the state Constitution
or state statutes
· A short explanation of
the measure
· Pro and con
statements, along with a
campaign website (if
available) for each side
· The positions, if any,
of the Bell and the ACLU
Our organizations only
take positions on
measures that fall
within the scope of our
organizational
missions-you will see
that we agree on some
and disagree on others.
To read the full guide
visit:
Ballot Measure Voter
Guide
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CCMU Seeks Health Policy
Committee Members |
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Meetings
to Plan for 2009
Legislative Session
CCMU's Health Policy
Committee has started
meeting to plan for
the next legislative
session. The Committee
will meet monthly
between now and the
start of the
session; moving to every
other week once the
session starts.
Meetings are held on
Tuesdays from 11:30-1:00
at a location near the
State Capitol.
Activities include
initiating legislation,
taking a position on
health related bills and
supporting partner
initatives.
If you are interested in
joining, please email
Deborah Colburn,
Executive Director at:
deborah.colburn@ccmu.org |
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