A favorite trick of elected officials is to call something a “fee”, when most citizens would consider it a tax. TABOR requires that only taxes by voted on by citizens. Fees may be arbitrarily assigned by elected offices without a vote of the people.
The TABOR Foundation’s legal counsel has been instrumental in the challenge of the arbitrary mandate on hospitals requiring payment of an annual “fee” for the privilege of providing service to the residents of Colorado. The Hospital Provider lawsuit is ongoing and asks the courts to determine a critical question: What is a tax, and what is a fee?
A big role for the TABOR Foundation is to educate voters on what TABOR is and how it impacts their everyday life. If you’d like a speaker for your group, please contact us.
Why #TABOR matters: A big role for the TABOR Foundation is to educate voters on what TABOR is and how it impacts their everyday life. If you’d like a speaker for your group, please contact us.
The City of Steamboat Springs failed to ask voters for a new city property tax – a clear violation of taxpayers’ rights. The TABOR Committee is assisting with legal advice.
The TABOR Committee reviewed a proposed ballot measure for a mil levy increase for the Park County Fire District. The language was proper; the voters said yes.
The TABOR Committee is helping citizens in Loveland to determine any violations and legal cause of action regarding the city’s efforts to skirt TABOR on its cable internet project.
Denver Trial Testimony Demonstrates the Need to Protect Nonprofit Donors
by Matt Miller February 8, 2019
A recently concluded trial in Denver, Colorado, centered on the right of 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) nonprofit groups to protect their donors from being put on a government list and having their addresses, occupations, and employers published on the Internet. The Goldwater Institute brought the case on behalf of two Colorado nonprofits—the Colorado Union of Taxpayers Foundation and the TABOR Committee—to challenge a Denver ordinance that requires groups spending more than $500 to support or oppose a Denver ballot measure to disclose to the government the personal information of anyone who gave them money to communicate with voters. Continue reading →