1-minute voting guide: Amendment J on the definition of marriage in Colorado

• It would have no immediate effect because the U.S. Supreme Court determined the existing language to be unconstitutional. Colorado currently recognizes same-sex marriages.

Flashback: In 2006, Colorado voters approved an amendment to define a union of man and woman as the only valid and recognized marriage.

Yes, but: If the Supreme Court overturns its prior rulings — which advocates fear is possible given its conservative bent — the legality of marriage reverts to the states.