On Nov. 3, Colorado voters will decide on 14 ballot measures, including seven state statutes, six constitutional amendments, and one combined constitutional amendment and state statute.
Of the proposed state statutes, six were led by citizen initiatives, and one was a legislative referral and would require a simple majority vote to be approved:
- Proposition 132 , a citizen initiative, would increase felony penalties for the distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, sale, or possession of fentanyl; require court-ordered treatment for Level 4 drug felonies for possessing fentanyl; and remove drug possession exceptions in determining whether an individual is considered a habitual criminal .
- Proposition 133 , a citizen initiative, would require life in prison without parole or release for persons convicted of human trafficking a child for sexual servitude.
- Proposition 134 , a citizen initiative, would require student athletes to participate on men's or women's school and collegiate athletic teams that match their sex, defined by biological reproductive systems. The measure would not limit participation in teams designated as coeducational or mixed.
- Proposition 135 , a citizen initiative, would prohibit healthcare professionals from performing or providing surgeries to anyone under the age of 18 for the purpose of changing the person's sex characteristics based on their perception of sex or gender. Additionally, the measure would prohibit state and federal funds — such as Medicaid or insurance coverage — from paying for these surgeries.
- Proposition 136 , a citizen initiative, would cap individual and corporate income tax at 4.4% of a taxpayer's federal taxable income. This measure competes with Amendment 87 , which would establish a graduated income tax ranging from 3.7% to 8.4%.
- Proposition 137 , a citizen initiative, would exempt sales tax revenue generated from the sale of sporting goods and equipment from the provision in the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) , which requires excess funds to be refunded to voters. Instead, the initiative would allocate the revenue to a newly created fund for environmental protection and wildfire prevention, called the Conserve and Protect Colorado's Water, Land, and Forests Fund .
- Proposition NN , a legislative referral, would increase the TABOR cap and use surplus funds — totaling about $4.6 billion — for K-12 education expenses, as well as dedicate at least half of the total surplus and an additional 2% of the state's K-12 education expenditures to K-12 schools.
