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Colorado voters to decide on ranked-choice voting, $350M for officer training and support

By Colorado Politics 08/30/2024 | updated 12 months ago

Colorado voters will be asked to consider a ranked-choice voting system this November, which would change both the primary and general election for both state and federal races.

The Secretary of State’s Office announced this week that Proposition 310 does qualify for the November ballot. If approved, the ballot measure would create what is known as all-candidate primaries and switch the general election process to a ranked-choice system. 

If approved, the measure is aimed to go into effect in 2026 when primary elections would likely do away with partisan races, and would instead push the top four candidates who get the highest number of votes to qualify for the general election ballot. 

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Proposition 310 is funded by multimillionaire Kent Thiry and the political committee Colorado Voters First.

The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office also approved Proposition 157 for the November ballot. The measure, proposes establishing a “Peace Officer Training and Support Fund” to assist in recruiting, training and supporting law enforcement officers and their families. 

Backed by Advance Colorado, Proposition 157 would create a $1 million death benefit for the families of officers killed in the line of duty. 

Initiative 157, also known as the “Back The Blue,” would require the state to appropriate $350 million in funds already collected from taxpayers to the newly created Peace Officer Training and Support Fund within the Colorado Department of Public Safety.

The measure would not require any new taxes, Advance Colorado spokesperson Sean Duffy said.

Proposition 310 and 157 were the final ballot measures awaiting signature approval. With them making the ballot, voters will now decided on nine total statewide propositions in November.

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