Colorado Amendment 39, School District Spending Initiative (2006)
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| Topic Education |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 39 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 7, 2006. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported requiring school districts spend at least 65% of their budget on certain expenses. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring school districts spend at least 65% of their budget on certain expenses. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 39 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 569,483 | 37.61% | ||
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944,735 | 62.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 39 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning a requirement that in each state fiscal year a school district spend at least 65% of its operational expenditures on classroom instruction, with limited exceptions. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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