City of Manitou Springs Marijuana Sales Tax, Question 2A (November 2013)

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## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 3 Similar measures
* 3.1 Statewide
* 3.2 Local
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

A City of Manitou Springs Marijuana Sales Tax, Question 2A ballot question was on the November 5, 2013, election ballot for voters in the city of Manitou Springs in El Paso County, which is in Colorado. It was approved.

This measure authorized the city to impose an additional 5% sales tax on marijuana products.[1]

## Election results[edit]

Question 2A

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  1,218|  67.11%
No| 597| 32.89%

These results are from the El Paso elections office.

## Text of measure[edit]

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Shall city of Manitou Springs' taxes be increased by one hundred twenty two thousand dollars ($122,000.00) annually in the first full fiscal year and by such amounts as are raised annually thereafter by imposing an additional sales tax of 5% on the sale of retail marijuana and retail marijuana products with the rate of such tax being allowed to be decreased or increased without further voter approval so long as the rate of the tax does not exceed 10%, and with the resulting tax revenue being allowed to be collected and spent by the city without regard to any expenditure, revenue-raising, or other limitation contained in Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution or any other law?[1][2]

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## Similar measures[edit]

### Statewide[edit]

See also: Marijuana on the ballot

a Colorado Proposition AA, Taxes on the Sale of Marijuana (2013)
a Colorado Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Amendment 64 (2012)

### Local[edit]

See also: Local marijuana tax on the ballot

a City of Denver Additional Marijuana Sales Tax, Question 2A (November 2013)
a Town of Eagle Marijuana Occupation Tax, Question 2F (November 2013)
a Ballot Issue 2E: City of Littleton Marijuana Sales Tax
a Ballot Issue 1B: Pueblo County Marijuana Sales Tax
a Ballot Issue 2A: Town of Frisco Marijuana Excise Tax
a Ballot Issue 2F: Town of Silverthorne Marijuana Excise Tax
a Ballot Issue 2C: Town of Breckenridge Marijuana Excise Tax
a Town of Carbondale Marijuana Sales Tax Ballot Measure (November 2013)
a Measure 2C: Town of Fraser Marijuana Sales Tax
a Question 2A: City of Manitou Springs Marijuana Sales Tax
a Question 2G: Town of Red Cliff Marijuana Sales Tax

## See also[edit]

* November 5, 2013 ballot measures in Colorado
* El Paso County, Colorado ballot measures

## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 El Paso County Voter Guide
2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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