2026 Colorado Ballot Guide: Plain-English Breakdown of 14 Measures
Your Colorado ballots are hitting your mailboxes, and this year's is a doozy: 14 statewide questions. The worst part about receiving your ballot is trying to make sense of all the legal mumbo jumbo.
First, a quick primer. Colorado has two kinds of ballot measures. Amendments change the state constitution and usually need 55% of the vote to pass. Propositions change regular state law and need a simple majority.
For this November's ballots, here's each one in plain English, plus what both sides say.
Colorado's 2026 Ballot Measures, Explained in Plain English
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Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3.
Front Range voters also get Issue 7A, a train tax, but Western Slope ballots skip it.
Want the deep dive? The state's nonpartisan Blue Book covers every measure.
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