Proposition 137: Designate Sporting Goods Sales Tax Revenue for Conservation
Colorado
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 5,862,189 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,862,189 ÷ 5,862,189) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in CO (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Environment and Public Health
The state would keep about $175 million a year in sales tax already collected on sporting goods, instead of refunding it under TABOR, and spend it on wildfire prevention, water, parks and outdoor programs. Tax rates do not change, but TABOR refunds shrink by that amount in over-limit years.
A YES vote means
Starting in 2027, about $175 million a year in sporting goods sales tax goes to wildfire, water, parks and outdoor programs instead of taxpayer refunds.
A NO vote means
Sporting goods sales tax keeps counting toward the state's spending limit, so that money is refunded to taxpayers in years the state collects too much.
Campaign Finance Information
Campaign Finance Information
Largest donors supporting
- The Nature ConservancyNational land conservation nonprofit$1,580,853
- WRA Action FundWestern environmental advocacy group$524,331
- Fund for a Better Future · CASacramento nonprofit; donors not public$349,857
- Trust for Public LandParks and land conservation nonprofit$212,750
- Thomas Walton · ARWalmart founding family member$125,000
Largest donors opposing
No large donors reported.
Filings as of September 17, 2026 · Source: tracer.sos.colorado.gov
Sources: coloradosos.gov · sos.state.co.us · leg.colorado.gov