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2018 Ballot Measures

Where Colorado’s candidates for governor stand on some of the big ballot questions They...

This year, voters are being asked to weigh in on 13 big questions that would change state laws or the Constitution, from limiting fracking...
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Amendment 73: Understanding the tax increase for education on your Colorado ballot

Colorado voters face an important education decision this November: whether to approve a major statewide tax increase for schools. This request represents the third...

Amendment X: Why an ‘industrial hemp’ question on Colorado’s ballot is important to a...

Imagine if Colorado, a pioneer in the nation for legalized marijuana, ended up locked out of a competitive advantage if the federal government relaxes...
Silver Creek Elementary, in Thornton. Oil and gas operations are 350 feet away from the playground. (Photo by Ted Wood/The Story Group.)

Ask the Indy: Analyzing seven big questions about Colorado’s ballot fight over oil-and-gas setbacks...

Colorado Independent readers John Fielder and Daniel Montaño were among several who wanted us to look more closely at Proposition 112. If you have...

Guest post: Proposition 112 — Colorado already has 50,000 oil wells. Give the...

It might be telling that on the same day former Governor Bill Ritter had a column in The Denver Post (Oct. 16), projecting “a...

Amendment 75: Colorado’s ‘millionaire rule’ ballot question could mean more money in state elections

Voters hear a lot about the influence of money in our elections, everything from how we need to keep the green stuff out of...

Amendments Y and Z aim to take politics out of redistricting: Here’s how they’d...

A galaxy of power brokers from across Colorado's political spectrum is fueling two ballot measures intended to end gerrymandering in this purple state. Called Fair Maps Colorado,...

Where Colorado’s candidates for governor stand on some of the big ballot questions They...

This year, voters are being asked to weigh in on 13 big questions that would change state laws or the Constitution, from limiting fracking...
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Do Coloradans understand their ballot?

https://youtu.be/MJo7Rx9m7NE Colorado voters read Amendment Y and Proposition 109 from the 2018 ballot and give their thoughts on the language.

A lot of big questions are on your Colorado ballot. You may need 22...

Colorado is tied with Florida in offering up the most initiatives — 13  — on the November ballot. But unlike Florida, a voter in...