Skip to main content
rert
HomeVoter Resources - Vote With the League 2024 - Temp

Vote With the League

Prior to each election, League of Women Voters advocacy teams analyze statewide, county-level, and municipal ballot measures through the lens of our 104-year-old principles and established positions. When our positions align with one side of an issue or another, we'll tell you where we stand and you can decide whether you choose to Vote with The League.

Colorado State Ballot Issue Recommendations

Rationale for State Ballot Issue Recommendations

Local Ballot Issue Recommendation for City of Loveland Residents

LWVCO_Where-the-League-Stands-2024_temp_KGM.png


CONTEXT:

  • Loveland's 3.00% sales tax rate has been in place since 1984.
  • Sales Tax rates in other municipalities in the area range from 3.00% to 4.35%.
  • The elimination of Loveland's sales tax on food as of 2024 caused a significant loss of revenue that was not replaced by another funding stream.
  • This revenue reduction impacts City departments that rely on the General Fund, affecting police, fire stations, transportation, public works, small business support, parks, library, museum, and recreation offerings.
  • Reduced funding will force these departments to significantly curtail expenditures, meaning cutting staff, reducing training, reducing capital projects, reducing hours of service, increasing fees for recreation, eliminating festivals and special events, and making further budget cuts if prior funding levels are not re-established with some additional funding stream.
  • Such cutbacks will negatively affect public safety and quality of life in Loveland.


RATIONALE: The League of Women Voters of Larimer County supports Ballot Issue 2E because it creates a stable funding stream that would replace funding lost by the elimination of the sales tax on food. Re-establishing such funding would ensure critical public safety operations are not diminished, would support necessary public works operations, and would permit the City to continue to offer community, cultural, and recreational services at the current level.


LWV Principles & Positions Applicable to Ballot Issue 2E