2014 Ballot Questions: Some are obviously bad (i.e., personhood). What think fellow DUers in CO?

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KUSA - This election year, Colorado voters will be faced with four ballot questions covering personhood, gambling at a horse racetrack, collective bargaining at school board meetings and labelling genetically modified foods.
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Amendment 67: Colorado Definition of Person and Child Initiative Enough said IMO

Amendment 68: Colorado Horse Racetrack Limited Gaming Proceeds for K-12 Education

The official ballot question is:

Shall state taxes be increased $114,500,000 annually in the first full fiscal year, and by such amounts that are raised thereafter by imposing a new tax on authorized horse racetracks' adjusted gross proceeds from limited gaming to increase statewide funding for K-12 education, and, in connection therewith, amending the Colorado Constitution to permit limited gaming in addition to pre-existing pari-mutuel wagering at one qualified horse racetrack in each of the counties of Arapahoe, Mesa, and Pueblo; authorizing host communities to impose impact fees on horse racetracks authorized to conduct limited gaming; allowing all resulting revenue to be collected and spent notwithstanding any limitations provided by law. and allocating the resulting tax revenues to a fund to be distributed to school districts and the charter school institute for K-12 education?

If passed, Amendment 68 would amend the Colorado Constitution to allow expanded gaming at horse racetracks in Arapahoe, Mesa, and Pueblo counties. Currently, there are no racetracks in Mesa or Pueblo counties, so the only current beneficiary of the amendment is the Arapahoe racetrack.

Proponents note that the Amendment would provide $114 million in taxes for education. A 9NEWS Truth Test noted that this figure is misleading; the amendment would bring in $82 million in new taxes in its first full year. Regardless, that money would be distributed to every school district on a per-pupil basis.

Opponents note that this amendment would directly benefit a single Rhode Island company, Twin River Worldwide Holdings, which owns the Arapahoe racetrack. Since the Arapahoe racetrack is the only one that would be allowed to have expanded gaming, Twin River Worldwide Holdings is the only company benefiting from this amendment. Furthermore, they note that local voters wouldn't be able to vote on the racetrack directly, or further restrict it later.

Proposition 104: Colorado School Board Open Meetings

Proposition 105: Colorado Mandatory Labeling of GMOs
The official ballot question is:

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning labeling of genetically modified food; and, in connection therewith, requiring food that has been genetically modified or treated with genetically modified material to be labeled, "Produced With Genetic Engineering" starting on July 1, 2016; exempting some foods including but not limited to food from animals that are not genetically modified but have been fed or injected with genetically modified food or drugs, certain food that is not packaged for retail sale and is intended for immediate human consumption, alcoholic beverages, food for animals, and medically prescribed food; requiring the Colorado department of public health and environment to regulate the labeling of genetically modified food; and specifying that no private right of action is created for failure to conform to the labeling requirements?

http://www.9news.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/09/12/2014-ballot-questions/15520013/