Please access The Womanifesto to review our positions on Amendment 79, Amendment J, Proposition KK, and four local ballot measures. Below is a summary of the other measures on the statewide ballot plus a selection of proponents and opponents. Please also visit The Colorado Health Foundation’s Local Ballot Measure Tracker to review local ballot measures. We encourage you to review your Blue Book and other ballot guides. Check out our Civic Engagement page for more!
Amendment 80 – Constitutional Right to School Choice Initiative
Summary of Ballot Measure: If passed, this measure would add an amendment to the state’s constitution that states “each K-12 child has the right to school choice”.
Proponents: Advance Colorado Institute
Opponents: Colorado Education Association
Amendment G – Property Tax Exemption for Veterans with Individual Unemployability Status Amendment
Summary of Ballot Measure: If passed, this measure would add an amendment to the state’s constitution to expand the property tax exemption for veterans with a disability to include veterans with individual unemployability status.
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Amendment H – Independent Judicial Discipline Adjudicative Board Amendment
Summary of Ballot Measure: If passed, this would measure would create an independent judicial discipline adjudicative board and create rules for the judicial process.
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Amendment I – Remove Right to Bail in First Degree Murder Cases Amendment
Summary of Ballot Measure: If passed, this measure would remove the right to bail in cases of first-degree murder when the proof is evident or the presumption is great from the state’s constitution.
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Amendment K - Initiative and Referendum Filing and Judicial Retention Filing Deadlines Amendment
Summary of Ballot Measure: If passed, this measure would amend the state’s constitution by adjusting the signature deadline for initiative and referendum signature gathering, moving the deadline for justices and judges to file declarations of intent to run, and change the amount of the secretary state has to certify ballot order and content and election officials’ deadline to transmit ballots.
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Proposition 127 – Prohibit Hunting of Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx Initiative
Summary of Ballot Measure: If passed, this ballot measure would prohibit trophy hunting of mountain lions, lynx, and bobcats.
Proponents: Cats Aren't Trophies
Opponents: Colorado's Wildlife Deserve Better
Proposition 128 – Parole Eligibility Initiative
Summary of Ballot Measure: If passed, this measure would require offenders convicted of certain violence crimes to serve at least 85% of their sentence before being eligible for parole, and offenders with two prior violent crime convictions to serve their full sentence before beginning parole.
Proponents: Advance Colorado Institute
Opponents: American Civil Liberties Union
Proposition 129 – Veterinary Professional Associate Initiative
Summary of Ballot Measure: If passed, this measure would establish a veterinary professional associate. It would require a master’s degree and registration with the state board of veterinary medicine to practice under supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
Proponents: All Pets Deserve Vet Care
Opponents: Keep Our Pets Safe
Proposition 130 – Law Enforcement Funding Initiative
Summary of Ballot Measure: If passed, this measure would create the Peace Officer Training and Support Fund to provide funding for law enforcement training, retention, and hiring; training surrounding the use of force; and death benefits for surviving spouses and children of officers or first responders killed in the line of duty.
Proponents: Advance Colorado Institute
Opponents: American Civil Liberties Union
Proposition 131 – Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative
Summary of Ballot Measure: If passed, this measure establishes top-four primary elections and ranked choice voting for federal, statewide offices, and state representatives. Due to a bill passed in the 2024 Colorado legislative session, if this measure passes, local governments would be required to independently adopt, use, and report on the new system then the federal, statewide offices, and state representatives would utilize the new system.
Proponents: Colorado Voters First
Opponents: First Choice Counts
Proposition JJ - Retain Sports Betting Tax Revenue for Water Projects Measure
Summary of Ballot Measure: If passed, this measure would allow the state to retain tax revenue collected about the $29 million annually from the tax on sports betting proceeds.
Proponents: Colorado Gaming Association
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