HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-21 Declaring Vail Town Council's Opposition to Amendment 12RESOLUTION NO. 21
SERIES OF 1994
A RESOLUTION DECLARING VAIL TOWN COUNCIL'S
OPPOSITION TO AMENpMENT 12, WHICH WILL APPEAR ON THE
NOVEMBER $, 1994 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT.
WHEREAS, Amendment 12 would open the initiative, referendum and recall petition
process to widespread fraud by making signature validation on such petitions virtually unworkable;
and
WHEREAS, taxpayers would be forced to pay for printing of petitions and provisions of
other services to private petitioners; and
WHEREAS, by removing critical voter identification and anti-fraud requirements, thus
permitting non-residents to sign petitions, Amendment 12 would impair local voters control of their
initiative, referendum and recall processes; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 12 contains numerous provisions designed to prevent voters from
receiving any objective information concerning a ballot issue or its fiscal impact from their local
governments; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 12 will divert millions of tax dollars away from public purposes
and into the pockets of ballot issue promoters and political candidates via a campaign contributors
tax credit scheme; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 12 would potentially open every governmental action, including
bid awards, personnel matters and permit decisions to petition, expensive delays and endless
elections; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 12 would be a dream come true for community crackpots,
malcontents and fringe groups, because it radically reduces the number of signatures required
to force publicly financed initiative, referendum and recall elections; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 12 is so ambiguous and badly written that thousand of taxpayer
dollars in attorney fees and court time will be required to determine what it actually means; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 12's reduced signature and anti-fraud requirements, combined
with mandated delays of effective dates would provide a potent tool to small political cliques that
want to frustrate or delay public projects; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 12 deals with a multitude of issues which conceal various
provisions from public understanding and scrutiny.
Resohition Nn. 27 ,Series of 1994
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Vail,
Colorado that:
1. Amendment 12 is hereby opposed because it would be severely detriments! to the
Town and its citizens.
2. Citizens are encouraged to become fully informed about all of the details of the
Amendment and its effects on them, their community and their state before voting on November
6.
3. The citizens of the Town are encouraged to vote "NO" on Amendment 12.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of October, 1994.
M~fgaret A. Osterfoss, M or
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Holly L. McCutcheon, Tawn Clerk
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