In Colorado, signatures were submitted to the secretary of state on Dec. 26, 2025, for a ballot initiative related to law enforcement reporting requirements based on the type of crime an individual is charged with, their previous criminal history, and their immigration status.
More specifically, the measure—referred to as Initiative 95—would amend the Colorado Constitution to require state and local law enforcement to notify the U.S. Department of Homeland Security within 72 hours when: 1) they charge an individual with a violent crime or when the individual has a prior felony conviction; and 2) the individual is not lawfully present in the United States or their immigration status cannot be determined after reasonable effort.
The Colorado secretary of state's office has until Jan. 23 to review the signatures to determine if the petition has gathered at least 124,238 valid signatures, thereby meeting the minimum requirement to be placed on the ballot for Nov. 3, 2026.
Initiative 95 was filed on June 6, 2025, as an initiated constitutional amendment, and is supported by Advance Colorado, an organization that describes its mission as "[pushing] back on the progressive policies that have put our state on the wrong track." In 2024, Advance Colorado filed and gathered signatures for three ballot measures related to a right to school choice, parole eligibility for persons convicted of certain violent crimes, and funding for law enforcement training and benefits for the families of deceased first responders. Ultimately, two of those measures were approved by voters, and one was rejected.
Advance Colorado gathered signatures for another initiative to appear on the ballot in 2026—Initiative 85—that would increase the penalties for the manufacturing, sale, and possession of fentanyl. The signatures for Initiative 85 were submitted on Nov. 20, 2025, and the measure was certified for the ballot on Dec. 15, 2025, with the secretary of state announcing that the minimum threshold for signatures had been met.
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