Amendment 66 loses, Glenwood fire mill levy passing, Carbondale fire tax failing
The Associated Press has called the races for Colorado’s two statewide ballot issues. With more than 65 percent of precincts reporting, the AP reports that Amendment 66 received about 65 percent no votes and 35 percent yes votes. Amendment 66 would have raised the state income tax rate to provide more funds for K-12 education.
Proposition AA, which will impose two taxes totalling 25 percent on legalized recreational marijuana, passed by an almost identical margin, 66 percent for and 34 percent against.
Locally, Garfield County reports the following results
Colorado Mountain College District 3 (Garfield County only)
Mary Ellen Denomy 3,987 49.66%
Jay Rickstrew 4,041 50.34%
Garfield Re-2 School Board District A
Mickie Hosack 1,268 40.49%
Addy Marantino 557 17.78%
Shirley M. Parks 1,307 41.73%
Amendment 66 (GarCo only)
YES/FOR 3,620 32.15%
NO/AGAINST 7,639 67.85%
Proposition AA
YES/FOR 7,152 63.73%
NO/AGAINST 4,071 36.27%
City of Glenwood Springs Fire Mill levy
YES 1,061 53.56%
NO 920 46.44%
Town of Silt sales tax
YES 133 27.03%
NO 359 72.97%
Town of Carbondale marijuana tax
YES 959 72.76%
NO 359 27.24%
Gypsum Fire Protection District mill levy (GarCo only)
YES 11 50.00%
NO 11 50.00%
Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District mill levy
YES 1,133 42.79%
NO 1,515 57.21%
Glenwood Springs Rural Fire Protection District mill levy
YES 548 58.67%
NO 386 41.33%
Silt Water Conservancy District “de-Brucing”
YES 1,142 47.60%
NO 1,257 52.40%
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