Staff Publications

Ranked Choice Voting

Subjects

Elections & Redistricting

Local Government

Agency

Published

01/05/2022

This memorandum provides an overview of ranked-choice voting, or instant-runoff voting. Ranked‑choice voting (RCV) is currently used in some nonpartisan elections in three Colorado municipalities, with an additional two municipalities using it in future elections. House Bill 21-1071, passed in the 2021 legislative session, may lead to more municipalities using RCV in nonpartisan elections beginning 2023.

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Staff Publications

Broadband Internet Service Programs in Colorado

This memorandum provides an overview of broadband internet service programs in Colorado, including the Colorado High Cost Support Mechanism; state grant programs and other state efforts; local governments’ ability to provide broadband; and related recent legislation.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/22/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Local Government

State Government

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Housing Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to affordable housing, landlord-tenant agreements, construction defects, and homelessness.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/02/2017

Subjects:

Housing

Local Government

Staff Publications

Impacts of Senate Bill 17-267 on Special Districts

This memorandum presents the impact of Senate Bill 17-267 on special districts that previously assessed sales taxes on retail marijuana transactions.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/26/2017

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Local Government

Other

Summit County Prescription Drug Profile

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 1, 2017, meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/29/2017

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Local Government

Public Health

Issue Briefs

Local Government Sales and Use Taxes (17-26)

In Colorado, sales taxes are imposed by the state government, counties, municipalities, and special districts. Overlapping boundaries create 754 unique tax jurisdictions, many with different tax bases, rates, and administrators. This issue brief summarizes information on how local...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/21/2017

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Local Government

Staff Publications

Legislative History of County Courthouse Funding

This memorandum provides a legislative history of county courthouse funding in Colorado. Specifically, this memorandum provides information on:

the origins of county courthouse funding laws;
notable legal decisions regarding county courthouse funding;
county

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/20/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

Staff Publications

Overview of County Jails

This memorandum provides an overview of county jails, including their function, population served, cost per day, and relationship with the state Department of Corrections.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/20/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Local Government

Staff Publications

Legislative History of County Courthouse Funding

This memorandum provides a legislative history of county courthouse funding in Colorado. Specifically, this memorandum provides information on:

the origins of county courthouse funding laws;
notable legal decisions regarding county courthouse funding;
county

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/18/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Overview of Courthouse Funding (2017)

There are 86 courthouse facilities in Colorado: 71 courthouses and 15 probation offices. This issue brief provides an overview of court and court facility funding. Specifically, information is provided on state, county, and municipal court funding requirements and state supplemental funding...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/13/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Residential Assessment Rate and the Gallagher Amendment

A video presentation about Colorado property taxes and the Gallagher Amendment. It is anticipated that the residential assessment rate will be reduced for the first time in 14 years, impacting homeowners and the tax base of every local taxing jurisdiction in the state.

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Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/09/2017

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Local Government

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

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Pages

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