Phil Weiser opposes Colorado’s Amendment 87

Weiser takes a position

Phil Weiser has announced his opposition to Amendment 87, a Colorado ballot question concerning a graduated income tax. The announcement means Weiser is publicly against the measure’s passage.

A graduated income tax applies different tax rates at different income levels, rather than using one rate across taxable income. Amendment 87 asks Colorado voters to decide whether to adopt the specific changes written into the measure.

Weiser’s position does not change the proposal’s text or remove it from the ballot. It adds his voice to the public debate over the measure and its approach to state income taxes. His announcement is a position on the ballot question, not a government action that settles the policy.

What the decision means for voters

Colorado voters will make their own choice on Amendment 87. A vote for the measure would support the tax changes it proposes, while a vote against it would reject those changes.

The official ballot language and measure text control what Amendment 87 would do. Voters can use those documents to examine the proposed tax structure and determine how the measure describes its operation.

Public statements from political figures may shape the campaign around a ballot question, but they do not carry legal force by themselves. The next steps in the process include publication of official election information, arguments from supporters and opponents, and voting on the measure during the election in which it appears.