Ballot initiatives - The Journal

Measure that would overturn wolf reintroduction clears first hurdle

A ballot initiative directed the state to restore wolves, now the same tool may end the project

DATE: Feb 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Quick guide to Colorado’s 14 statewide ballot measures

Voters can weigh in on abortion rights, school choice and trophy hunting

DATE: Nov 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Spending in support of Proposition 131 eclipses $9 million

About $26 million has been spent so far by groups supporting and opposing 14 statewide measures on the ballot

DATE: Oct 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposition JJ: Colorado would be allowed to keep all sports betting tax revenue it collects

State can currently keep up to $29 million; measure would remove that cap

DATE: Oct 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Amendment 80: Placing a right to school choice in Colorado’s constitution

Measure would solidify parents’ right to send their kids to any public, charter, private or home schooling program

DATE: Oct 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Amendment I: Should Colorado judges be able to deny bail to people charged with first-degree murder?

Measure is an effort to remedy an unintended consequence from when state’s death penalty was abolished in 2020

DATE: Oct 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Amendment H: Creating a new board to investigate and discipline judges in Colorado

Proposal comes amid an alleged cover-up scandal

DATE: Oct 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Amendment K: Colorado election officials would have more time to prepare ballots

Constitutional amendment, referred to voters by the state legislature, would move up a number of election deadlines so county clerks have an extra week to get ballots ready to send to voters

DATE: Sep 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proponents of 8 proposed Colorado ballot measures fail to turn in signatures

Many of proposals that failed Monday were being pursued by conservative activists

DATE: Aug 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ban on big cat hunting will be on Colorado’s fall ballot

Colorado voters will decide this fall whether to ban the hunting of bobcats and mountain lions. The Secretary of State’s office confirmed Wednesday that backers turned in enough valid signat...

DATE: Aug 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Dire straits’: Cortez Fire agrees to put a sales tax on November ballot

Cortez Fire Protection District is $250K in debt and hopes a sales tax will pass to add about $3.3 million to its budget

DATE: Jul 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

If voters adopt ranked choice voting, Colorado may prevent it from taking effect

Last-minute provisions added to an elections bill would create a major barrier

DATE: May 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News