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2026 Colorado Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Animals and Wildlife

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 58: Severance Taxes on the Oil and Natural Gas Industry	Failed
Nov. 3, 2020	Colorado	Proposition 114: Reintroduction and Management of Gray Wolves	Passed
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Proposition 127: Prohibit Hunting of Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx	Failed
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Proposition 129: Establish Qualifications and Registration for Veterinary Professional Associate	Passed

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 46: Discrimination and Preferential Treatment by the State	Failed
Nov. 8, 2016	Colorado	Amendment T: No Exception to Involuntary Servitude Prohibition	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Colorado	Amendment A: Prohibit Slavery and Involuntary Servitude in All Circumstances	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Colorado	Amendment 76: Citizenship Qualification of Electors	Passed

Criminal Justice

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 53: Criminal Accountability of Business Executives	Failed
Nov. 2, 2010	Colorado	Proposition 102: Criteria for Release to Pretrial Services Programs	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Colorado	Amendment 67: An Amendment to the Colorado Constitution Protecting Pregnant Women and Unborn Children by Defining "Person" and "Child" in the Colorado Criminal Code and the Colorado Wrongful Death Act to Include Unborn Human Beings	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Colorado	Amendment A: Prohibit Slavery and Involuntary Servitude in All Circumstances	Passed
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Amendment I: Remove Right to Bail in First Degree Murder Cases Amendment	Passed
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Proposition 128: Eligibility for Parole	Passed
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Proposition 130: Funding for Law Enforcement	Passed
Nov. 3, 2026	Colorado	Initiative 85: Colorado Penalties for Fentanyl Sale and Possession Initiative	Pending
Nov. 3, 2026	Colorado	Initiative 95: Colorado Notification of U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Certain Criminal Charges and Immigration Status Initiative	Pending
Nov. 3, 2026	Colorado	Initiative 108: Colorado Require Life in Prison for Human Trafficking of Minors Measure	Pending

Drugs

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Referendum N: Elimination of Obsolete Constitutional Provisions Regarding Intoxicating Liquor	Passed
Nov. 8, 2022	Colorado	Initiative 58 - Proposition 122: Colorado Decriminalization and Regulated Access Program for Certain Psychedelic Plants and Fungi Initiative	Passed
Nov. 3, 2026	Colorado	Initiative 85: Colorado Penalties for Fentanyl Sale and Possession Initiative	Pending

Gambling and Gaming

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 50: Limited Gaming in Central City, Black Hawk and Cripple Creek	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Colorado	Amendment P: Regulation of Games of Chance	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Colorado	Amendment 68: 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 T	Failed
Nov. 5, 2019	Colorado	Proposition DD: Authorize and tax sports betting	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Colorado	Amendment C: Colorado Charitable Bingo and Raffles Amendment	Failed
Nov. 3, 2020	Colorado	Amendment 77: Local Voter Approval of Casino Bet Limits and Games in Black Hawk, Central City, and Cripple Creek	Passed
Nov. 8, 2022	Colorado	22-1006 Amendment F: Colorado Charitable Gaming Amendment	Failed
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Proposition JJ: Retain Sports Betting Tax Revenue for Water Projects Measure	Passed

Guns

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Proposition KK: Firearms & Ammunition Excise Tax	Passed

Immigration

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 3, 2026	Colorado	Initiative 95: Colorado Notification of U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Certain Criminal Charges and Immigration Status Initiative	Pending

Reproduction

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 48: An amendment to the Colorado constitution defining the term "person" to include any human being from the moment of fertilization as "person" is used in those provisions of the Colorado constitution relating to inalienable rights, equality of justice, and due process of law.	Failed
Nov. 2, 2010	Colorado	Amendment 62: Application of the Term Person	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Colorado	Amendment 67: An Amendment to the Colorado Constitution Protecting Pregnant Women and Unborn Children by Defining "Person" and "Child" in the Colorado Criminal Code and the Colorado Wrongful Death Act to Include Unborn Human Beings	Failed
Nov. 3, 2020	Colorado	Proposition 115: Prohibit Abortions After 22 Weeks	Failed

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 46: Discrimination and Preferential Treatment by the State	Failed
Nov. 3, 2026	Colorado	Initiative 110: Colorado Prohibit Surgeries for Treatment in Response to Minors' Perception of Sex or Gender Measure	Pending
Nov. 3, 2026	Colorado	Initiative 109: Colorado Sex Requirement for School and College Sports Initiative	Pending