(The Center Square) – Colorado voters will be presented 14 statewide ballot measures in addition to local initiatives and candidates when voting in the 2024 general election.
Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold certified the November ballot on Monday with the statewide items and the candidates for President and Vice President, including Robert F. Kennedy, who dropped out of the race last month. All eight U.S. Congressional seats are on the ballot along with those in the state House of Representatives and Senate. Voters also will select state board of education members, regents at the University of Colorado, district attorneys, regional transportation directors, state Supreme Court justices and district and county court judges.
“Every election is an opportunity for Coloradans to make their voices heard, and I will always work to ensure our elections remain secure and accessible so voters can make their voices heard,” Griswold said in a statement.
Five amendments to change the Colorado Constitution and two propositions to change statutes were put on the ballot by the General Assembly:
Amendment G (House Concurrent Resolution 23-1002): Modify the property tax exemption for veterans with a disability.
Amendment H (House Concurrent Resolution 23-1001): Change judicial discipline procedures and confidentiality.
Amendment I (House Concurrent Resolution 24-1002): Change the constitutional bail exemption for first degree murder.
Amendment J (Senate Concurrent Resolution 24-003): Repeal the constitutional definition of marriage.
Amendment K (Senate Concurrent Resolution 24-002): Modify constitutional election deadlines.
Proposition JJ (House Bill 24-1436): Would retain additional sports betting tax revenue.
Proposition KK (House Bill 24-1349): Create a firearms and ammunition excise tax.
Seven citizen-initiated petitions will be on the ballot:
Amendment 79: Changes the Colorado Constitution to create a right to abortion.
Amendment 80: Changes the Colorado Constitution for school choice in K-12 education.
Proposition 127: Changes state law to prohibit trophy hunting.
Proposition 128: Changes state law regarding eligibility for parole.
Proposition 129: Changes state law to establish qualifications and registration for veterinary professional associate.
Proposition 130: Changes state law on funding for law enforcement.
Proposition 131: Changes state law on how elections are conducted.
County clerks have a Sept. 21 deadline for sending ballots to registered military and overseas voters. Ballots cast by military and overseas voters must be sent no later than 7 p.m. on Nov. 5 to be counted and received by the close of business by Nov. 13, the eighth day after the election.
The first day ballots can be mailed to registered voters, other than military and overseas voters, is Oct. 11 and the deadline for all ballots to be sent is Oct. 18.
Voting centers and drop boxes are required to be open by Oct. 21. The deadline to submit an application to register to vote through the mail, online, at a voter registration agency or a driver’s license examination facility is Oct. 28 in order to receive a ballot for the November general election.
The last suggested day for voters to return ballots by mail is Oct. 28. After that day, voters should return their ballot to a voting center or drop box up to Nov. 5. Voters must have submitted their ballot or be in line to vote by 7 p.m. on Nov. 5 for their ballot to be counted.
