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Colorado ballot initiatives: Mountain lion hunting ban, ranked choice vote lags in early results in largely rural county
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Colorado ballot initiatives: Mountain lion hunting ban, ranked choice vote lags in early results in largely rural county

Amendment G

This measure would extend the property tax exemption to more disabled veterans than are currently eligible.

Yes: 72%
Not: 27%

Amendment H

The measure would create an independent board to conduct ethics hearings for cases involving judges and determine any disciplinary actions. Blackboard would consist of citizens, lawyers and judges.

Yes: 72%
Not: 27%

Amendment I

This measure would allow the judges to deny bail to a person charged with first degree murder when there is sufficient evidence before trial to presume that the person will be convicted.

Yes: 69%
Not: 30%

Amendment J

This measure would eliminate language from the state Constitution which defines marriage as between “one man and one woman.”

Yes: 64%
Not: 35%

Amendment K

This measure would modification of the submission deadline so that citizens’ voting initiatives and judges’ re-election declarations are a week earlier.

Yes: 45%
Not: 54%

Amendment 79

This measure would enshrine unfettered access to abortion for Coloradans in the State Constitution.

Yes: 62%
Not: 37%

Amendment 80

This measure would amend the state constitution to include “the right to choose a school” for K-12 students and their parents.

Yes: 47%
Not: 52%

JJ’s proposal

This measure would allow the state to keep all revenue from a 10 percent tax on sports betting transactions. A measure passed in 2019 legalized sports betting but set a $29 million cap on sports betting revenue, with any excess returned to the betting operation.

The Associated Press has called the race for Proposition JJ.

Yes: 76%
Not: 23%

Proposal KK

This measure would create a 6.5 percent excise tax on sales of firearms, firearm parts and ammunition and use the proceeds for school safety, crime victims and mental health services for veterans and youth. It would generate about $39 million annually.

Yes: 55%
Not: 44%

Proposition 127

This measure would ban the hunting of mountain lions, lynx and lynx in Colorado.

Yes: 44%
Not: 55%

Proposition 128

This measure would require people convicted of certain felonies to serve 85 percent of their sentence before being eligible for reduced time served or parole.

Yes: 61%
Not: 38%

Proposition 129

If approved by voters, the measure would create a new state-regulated veterinary position in Colorado. Veterinary professional associates may perform certain tasks, under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian, that veterinary technicians cannot, including some spay and neuter surgeries.

Yes: 52%
Not: 47%

Proposition 130

That measure would direct the state to dedicate $350 million funding local law enforcement agencies and require the state to provide a $1 million death benefit to the families of state and local law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

Yes: 52%
Not: 47%

Proposition 131

This measure it would change the electoral system in Colorado for state and federal offices by creating an open primary system and using ranked-choice voting in general elections. The changes would not impact presidential or local races.

In an open primary voting system, all candidates, regardless of party, compete together. The top four vote-getters would then advance to a ranked-choice general election, which allows voters to choose multiple candidates in order of preference.

Yes: 44%
Not: 55%