Gallagher Amendment

Colorado Referendum 1
The Gallagher Amendment
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 551,334 65.49%
No 290,590 34.51%
Valid votes 841,924 83.88%
Invalid or blank votes 161,850 16.12%
Total votes 1,003,774 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,455,828 68.95%

The Gallagher Amendment was an amendment to the Colorado Constitution enacted in 1982 and repealed in 2020 concerning property tax. It set forth the guidelines in the Colorado Constitution for determining the actual value of property and the valuation for assessment of such property.[1] The Gallagher Amendment was a legislative referendum[2] drafted by Dennis J. Gallagher, then a state legislator.[3][4] It was repealed in 2020.[5]

  1. ^ An Analysis of 1982 Ballot Proposals. Research Publication No. 269, page 2. Legislative Council of the Colorado Assembly, 1982.
  2. ^ An Analysis of 1982 Ballot Proposals. Research Publication No. 269, Cover letter from Representative John G. Hamlin, Chairman of the Colorado Legislative Council. Legislative Council of the Colorado Assembly, 1982.
  3. ^ Real estate center to host forum Dec. 9, 2009 release statewide impact of Gallagher Amendment
  4. ^ City and County of Denver: Biography of Dennis J. Gallagher, current Denver Auditor.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference repeal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).