Live election results: Where Colorado's 14 ballot measures stand
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Colorado's ballot was packed with more than a dozen measures with far-reaching impacts, ranging from the right to an abortion and the definition of marriage to ranked choice voting and hunting wild cats.
Zoom in: Here's where the 14 ballot initiatives stood as of 6pm Thursday, according to preliminary results from the Colorado Secretary of State's office and the AP.
Passed:
🏠 Veteran tax exemption (Amendment G): Passed with 73% in favor and 27% against.
- This will extend the homestead property tax exemption — up to 50% on the first $200,000 of a home's value — to military veterans with total disability.
🏛️ Judicial adjudicative board (Amendment H): Passed with 73% in favor and 27% against.
- This measure will change the constitution to create an independent board to oversee judicial misconduct.
🚫 Bail for first-degree murder suspects (Amendment I) Passed with 69% in favor and 31% against.
- This will allow judges to deny bail to people charged with first-degree murder in certain cases.
💍 Marriage definition (Amendment J): Passed with 64% in favor and 36% against.
- This amendment removes the constitutional definition of marriage as a union of one man and one woman.
🏥 Right to abortion: (Amendment 79): Passed with 62% in favor and 38% against.
- This amendment will enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution and repeal a current ban on government funding to cover the services.
🏇 Sports betting tax revenue (Proposition JJ): Passed with 76% in favor and 24% against.
- The state can keep sports betting tax revenue beyond the $29 million limit previously approved by voters.
🔫 Firearms tax (Proposition KK): Passed with 54% in favor and 46% against.
- This measure imposes a new 6.5% state tax on firearms, parts and ammunition and directs revenue toward services for crime victims, mental health and school security.
⛔ Parole eligibility (Proposition 128): Passed with 62% in favor and 38% against.
- A person convicted of certain violent crimes must serve 85% of their prison sentence before parole eligibility.
🐶 Veterinary professional associate (Proposition 129): Passed with 52% in favor and 48% against.
- This measure will create a first-in-the-nation mid-level role between veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
💰 Police support fund (Proposition 130): Passed with 53% in favor and 47% against.
- This measure will direct $350 million to local law enforcement for pay hikes and hiring and establish a state-paid $1 million death benefit for officers killed on duty.
Failed:
🐈 Big cat trophy hunting (Proposition 127): Failed with 45% in favor and 55% against.
- Hunting or trapping bobcats, lynx and mountain lions would have been banned under this measure.
🗳 Ranked choice voting (Proposition 131): Failed with 45% in favor and 55% against.
- This proposal would have created an all-candidate primary election. The top four vote-getters would advance to the general election, which would then be decided through ranked-choice voting.
🍎 School choice (Amendment 80): Failed with 48% in favor and 52% against.
- This measure would have inserted language in the state constitution stating that "each K-12 child has the right to school choice."
📅 Ballot initiative deadlines (Amendment K): Failed with 45% in favor and 55% against.
- This would have changed the constitution to move the deadlines for referendum petitions one week earlier.
Editor's note: This story has been updated with new details throughout.