CANDIDATE/LEGISLATOR PLEDGE

I                                                                 , candidate/Legislator for                        

hereby pledge to the Citizens of Colorado:

Tabor                            to honor and uphold the spirit as well as the letter of TABOR.

New Taxes                   to oppose any new net tax increase.

Spending Limit           to limit government spending to growth of Colorado population

                                      and inflation.

Tax Surplus                 to support the refund of surplus taxes to the citizens of Colorado

                                      proportional to their contributions.

Prioritize Spending     to support prioritizing the budget by shifting spending from

                                      lower valued programs to the higher priorities, and not fund

                                      spending with new net taxes.

Education                    to support educational alternatives such as vouchers to create

                                      competition and improve student results at a lower cost.

Privatize                       to support privatization of government departments and functions

                                      to make them more efficient and less expensive.

Property Rights           to defend private property rights from “takings” by government

                                      or by regulation.

Payroll Deductions     to oppose unauthorized payroll deductions that are used for

                                      political purposes.

Petition Rights            to support the citizen’s right to petition with rules as non-

                                      restrictive as possible.

Signature:                                                                          Date:                                           

Sponsored by:  Colorado Union of Taxpayers, 1685 So. Colorado Blvd., Unit S, PMB 162, Denver, CO  80222-4040 Tel (303) 494-2400  Rev 2/2000