Measure on the ballot in the 2018 Colorado 2018 General Election in Denver County.
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Get StartedSHALL DENVER SALES AND USE TAXES BE INCREASED $11.2 MILLION ANNUALLY, COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2019, AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2029, FROM AN EIGHT ONE-HUNDREDTHS OF ONE PERCENT (.08%) SALES AND USE TAX RATE (ABOUT A PENNY ON A TEN DOLLAR PURCHASE) WITH THE TAX REVENUES BEING USED TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FOOD AND FOOD-BASED EDUCATION TO DENVER’S KIDS, PRIMARILY LOW INCOME AND AT-RISK YOUTH, AND THE TAX REVENUES BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DENVER FOOD COMMISSION WITH 13 COMMISSIONERS TO APPROPRIATE NONPROFIT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES; AND PROVIDING THAT THE TAX EXPIRES IN TEN YEARS, THE REVENUES FROM THESE INCREASED TAXES SHALL BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2029 BY DENVER WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY EXPENDITURE, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
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