2026 COLORADO STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES
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Requires local police to report undocumented immigrants to ICE, even before a court has decided if that person is guilty or not.
Amendment 81 would increase racial profiling and give law enforcement and ICE significantly more power to cause harm in our communities. Many Coloradans would be targeted by ICE under this measure without due process.
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Who put this measure on the ballot?
Amendment 81 was put on the ballot by a dark-money, conservative corporate interest group called Advance Colorado . Advance Colorado is a right-wing group that spent tens of millions of dollars getting 7 different measures on our ballot.
Learn more about Advance Colorado here: WhoIsAdvanceColorado.org
NO
An intentionally misleading measure that locks in a permanent new “right” for corporate polluters to overturn our rules that limit toxic water pollution and methane gas fracking near our homes and schools.
Amendment 82 would increase energy costs and pollution, and would make it harder for Colorado to hold big polluters accountable. This measure gives polluters the legal power to overturn rules meant to protect our health, water, and environment.
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Who put this measure on the ballot?
Amendment 82 was put on the ballot by a dark-money, conservative corporate interest group called Advance Colorado . Advance Colorado is a right-wing group that spent tens of millions of dollars getting 7 different measures on our ballot.
Learn more about Advance Colorado here: WhoIsAdvanceColorado.org
Creates a constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife using traditional methods.
New Era is not taking a position on this measure.
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Who put this measure on the ballot?
Amendment 83 was largely funded and put on the ballot by the International Order of T. Roosevelt, a hunting advocacy group based in Marshfield, Wisconsin.
Learn more about the International Order of T. Roosevelt here: t-roosevelt.org
NO
Requires all voters to publicize their Social Security number or driver's license on the outside of their mail ballot in order for their vote to count.
Amendment 84 would add barriers to voting and require voters to put sensitive identifying information on the outside of their ballot envelope. If the information is missing or does not match, their vote would not count. Colorado already has safe and secure voting systems.
More about Amendment 84
Who put this measure on the ballot?
Amendment 84 was put on the ballot by a dark-money, conservative corporate interest group called Advance Colorado . Advance Colorado is a right-wing group that spent tens of millions of dollars getting 7 different measures on our ballot.
Learn more about Advance Colorado here: WhoIsAdvanceColorado.org
NO
Requires ballot measure language to be written at an 8th-grade level and removes key information from initiative language on your ballot, making it harder to know what you are voting on.
Amendment 85 is put on by wealthy interest groups to purposely leave out important information from ballot measures. If passed, there will be no more tables showing fiscal impact or additional information on how a ballot measure would impact you.
More about Amendment 85
Who put this measure on the ballot?
Amendment 85 was put on the ballot by a dark-money, conservative corporate interest group called Advance Colorado . Advance Colorado is a right-wing group that spent tens of millions of dollars getting 7 different measures on our ballot.
Learn more about Advance Colorado here: WhoIsAdvanceColorado.org
NO
Changes the constitution to require additional steps for any mid-decade redistricting process.
Amendment 86 is backed by right-wing interests and changes congressional redistricting rules to benefit conservative districts. This measure would also restrict what Colorado could do if circumstances ever required new congressional maps before the next census.
More about Amendment 86
Who put this measure on the ballot?
Amendment 86 was put on the ballot by a dark-money, conservative corporate interest group called Advance Colorado . Advance Colorado is a right-wing group that spent tens of millions of dollars getting 7 different measures on our ballot.
Learn more about Advance Colorado here: WhoIsAdvanceColorado.org
YES
Creates a graduated income tax, so those who make less, pay less, and those who make more, pay more. If passed, 97% of Coloradans would get a tax cut, while the top 3% of earners would pay more to fund healthcare, childcare, and K-12 in Colorado.
Colorado’s tax system currently treats a billionaire and a person making less than $50,000 a year the same. Amendment 87 would flip that around, cut taxes for 97% of Coloradans, and ensure those making over half a million dollars pay their fair share.
More about Amendment 87
Who put this measure on the ballot?
Amendment 87 was put on the ballot through a grassroots effort powered by volunteers and more than 100 local, community, and advocacy organizations from across Colorado. The coalition is led by Protect Colorado’s Future, a statewide group of parents, educators, health care advocates, community leaders, and economic justice organizations working to build a fair tax system that better invests in Colorado’s future.
Learn more about Protect Colorado’s Future here: protectcoloradosfuture.com
YES
This measure would increase state investment in K-12 education by 2% each year for 10 years. This is funded by raising the annual limit on state fiscal year spending.
Colorado is almost last when it comes to K-12 funding in the nation. Proposition NN will give schools the resources they need to help Colorado students succeed, putting billions of dollars into our public schools for better teacher pay, more one-on-one attention, and career training.
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Who put this measure on the ballot?
Proposition NN was referred to voters by the Colorado legislature. The main campaign supporting it is Yes for Colorado Kids, a coalition of education advocates and organizations supporting increased funding for Colorado public schools.
Learn more about Yes for Colorado Kids here: yesforcoloradokids.com
NO
Significantly increases mandatory prison sentences to 8-32 years for possessing any amount of fentanyl, even if you are unaware fentanyl was present.
Proposition 132 significantly impacts young people. If you took a pill with fentanyl in it without knowing, you will be served a minimum of 8 years. Judges will not be able to give you a lesser sentence for a mistake.
More about Proposition 132
Who put this measure on the ballot?
Proposition 132 was put on the ballot by a dark-money, conservative corporate interest group called Advance Colorado . Advance Colorado is a right-wing group that spent tens of millions of dollars getting 9 different measures on our ballot.
Learn more about Advance Colorado here: WhoIsAdvanceColorado.org
NO
Exploits the tragedy of human trafficking to push for extreme mandatory punishments that could be applied to trafficking victims.
Backed by right-wing interest groups, Proposition 133 puts sex-trafficking victims at risk of spending life in prison because this measure treats victims the same as their traffickers. Legitimate anti-trafficking organizations such as The National Survivor Network also oppose this measure.
More about Proposition 133
Who put this measure on the ballot?
Proposition 133 was put on the ballot by a far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ organization called Protect Colorado Kids. The campaign has received significant funding from anti-abortion and evangelical organizations, including Pikes Peak Citizens for Life, Truth & Liberty Foundation, and Andrew Wommack Ministries.
Protect Colorado Kids also put Proposition 134 and Proposition 135 on the ballot.
NO
Mandates excluding trans kids from school sports from a young age, and requires all schools to conduct invasive gender checks.
Proposition 134 mandates that all Colorado schools adopt invasive gender-check policies to determine which students can play sports, from kindergarten through college. It gives politicians far too much power over decisions that belong with families, schools, and coaches.
More about Proposition 134
Who put this measure on the ballot?
Proposition 134 was put on the ballot by a far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ organization called Protect Colorado Kids. The campaign has received significant funding from anti-abortion and evangelical organizations, including Pikes Peak Citizens for Life, Truth & Liberty Foundation, and Andrew Wommack Ministries.
Protect Colorado Kids also put Proposition 133 and Proposition 135 on the ballot.
NO
Restricts parents' access to age-appropriate, gender-affirming healthcare for their own children, putting politicians in the middle of private healthcare decisions that should be made by parents and their trusted medical providers.
Parents, doctors, and mental health professionals should have the freedom to decide what care is best for each child. This measure could also restrict medically necessary care for serious health conditions that affect many kids, not just transgender youth.
More about Proposition 135
Who put this measure on the ballot?
Proposition 135 was put on the ballot by a far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ organization called Protect Colorado Kids. The campaign has received significant funding from anti-abortion and evangelical organizations, including Pikes Peak Citizens for Life, Truth & Liberty Foundation, and Andrew Wommack Ministries.
Protect Colorado Kids also put Proposition 133 and Proposition 134 on the ballot.
NO
Caps income taxes at 4.4 percent for individuals and corporations, which will prevent Colorado from taxing big corporations and the richest 3% their fair share.
Backed by corporate interests and the wealthiest 3% of Coloradans, Proposition 136 was put on the ballot to oppose and block Amendment 87. Giant corporations and the wealthy should not pay the same income tax rate as people earning $50,000 a year.
More about Proposition 136
Who put this measure on the ballot?
Proposition 136 was put on the ballot by a dark-money, conservative corporate interest group called Advance Colorado . Advance Colorado is a right-wing group that spent tens of millions of dollars getting 9 different measures on our ballot.
Learn more about Advance Colorado here: WhoIsAdvanceColorado.org
YES
Without raising taxes, Prop 137 will allow the state to keep the money it receives from the existing state sales tax on sporting goods to support wildfire prevention efforts, clean water protection projects, and other conservation initiatives.
Proposition 137 would help ensure that Colorado has the resources to combat and prevent devastating wildfires. It would also support water and land conservation and outdoor recreation.
More about Proposition 137
Who put this measure on the ballot?
Proposition 137 was put on the ballot by a coalition of environmental groups, including the Nature Conservancy, Western Resources Advocates, Trust for Public Land, and more.
Learn more at: yesonprop137.com