ballot measures
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Colorado Republicans again weigh whether to boot unaffiliated voters from party primaries | TRAIL MIX
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For the fifth time since Colorado voters created the state’s semi-open primary system, Republican Party officials are set to decide if unaffiliated voters can cast ballots in the party’s upcoming primary. More than 400 members of the Republicans’ state central committee are scheduled to convene on the morning of Sept. 27 on the University of…
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Colorado voters decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’
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Colorado voters have approved a ballot measure to decriminalize hallucinogenic compounds in magic mushrooms. Proposition 122 passed with 52.41% of the over 2.24 million votes, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s Office as of 3:30 p.m. Friday. The Associated Press officially declared the measure’s victory Friday afternoon. The vote makes Colorado the second state…
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Colorado issue committees raise nearly $30 million to influence vote on ballot measures
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The handful of groups seeking your vote on statewide ballot measures in November are expected to raise more than $30 million by mid-October. As of Sept. 30, ten issue committees have raised a total of $29.3 million, with a decidedly-lopsided advantage for those who back three liquor-related ballot measures and another supporting the measure to…
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Colorado’s ballot certified for November election
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The Secretary of State certified the ballot for Colorado’s 2022 general election on Monday, including 11 statewide ballot measures. On Nov. 8, Colorado voters will decide the fate of six voter-initiated propositions and five measures referred to the ballot by the state legislature, as well as the winning candidates of more than 150 state and…
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Affordable housing initiative makes Colorado’s November ballot
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A ballot measure that would generate $270 million annually for affordable housing is headed for voter review after qualifying for the ballot. Proponents for Initiative #108 turned in 149,072 valid signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office and of those signatures, clearing the 124,632-vote threshold required to qualify for the election. “We’re thrilled that this…
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Idaho Springs’ razor-thin ballot measure margins prove every vote counts
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Do you have one of those friends who tells you they don’t vote because they don’t think their single voice matters? Well this week we got two examples of why that’s just not true. In Idaho Springs, a quirky mountain town about 30 minutes west of Denver, residents were so sharply divided over their recent…
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2 weeks, nearly $17.5M: Who’s contributing to Colorado campaigns?
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The checkbooks are wide open in the oil and gas industry, which poured nearly $7.9 million over a two-week period alone into its main committee for influencing the vote on two Colorado ballot measures for November. All told, nearly $17.5 million flowed into campaign committees from Aug. 30 to Sept. 12. Protecting Colorado’s Environment, Economy…
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Transportation measures’ backers park petitions at secretary of state’s office
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Supporters of two transportation measures proposed for Colorado’s November ballot jockeyed for first position at the Secretary of State’s Office when it opened at 7 a.m. Monday to turn in petitions. One measure, Initiative 153, would raise the state sales tax by about 6 cents on a $10 purchase, effective Jan. 1, to finance bonds for…
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Colo. campaign-spending initiative sets signature record
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Signatures for the last of seven measures that proponents hope to make it to the November ballot were turned in to the secretary of state just after 2:30 p.m. Monday. The last one turned out to be the biggest in terms of petition signatures, with more than 212,000 names – a new state record for…
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Ballot measure petitions are due Aug. 6. Who’s asking for your John Hancock?
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Aug. 6 is the final day for turning in petition signatures that could put some ballot questions on the November general election ballot. There are 23 approved petitions, although many are duplicates and not all are out for signatures. Another ballot measure – one that seeks $1.6 billion for in higher taxes for K-12 education…
