Author: Brandon McCauley
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Washington Supreme Court overturns natural gas initiative approved by voters in 2024
On Sept. 17, 2026, the Washington Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved initiative on natural gas regulations, ruling it violated the state constitution's single-subject rule. The measure — known as Initiative 2066 — was approved on Nov. 5, 2024, and concerned natural gas regulations, prohibiting legal restrictions or penalties on access to natural gas and requiring…
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Colorado voters will decide on 14 ballot measures in 2026
On Nov. 3, Colorado voters will decide on 14 ballot measures, including seven state statutes, six constitutional amendments, and one combined constitutional amendment and state statute. Of the proposed state statutes, six were led by citizen initiatives, and one was a legislative referral and would require a simple majority vote to be approved: Of the…
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Colorado voters will decide on a graduated income tax initiative that competes with an income tax cap measure in November
On Nov. 3, 2026, voters in Colorado will decide on a ballot initiative that would establish a graduated income tax. Initiative 195 The measure, Initiative 195, would establish a six-tier structure for state income taxes, ranging from 3.7% to 8.4%, and remove the uniform tax rate requirement from the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR). Currently,…
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Colorado voters to decide on constitutional amendment that would require approval from an independent commission and the state supreme court for mid-decade redistricting maps
Voters in Colorado will decide on a ballot measure related to mid-decade redistricting on Nov. 3, 2026. The initiated constitutional amendment — known as Initiative 256 — would require any mid-decade redistricting plan to be approved by both the state's independent redistricting commission and the Colorado Supreme Court. The Colorado secretary of state's office certified…
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Colorado voters to decide on constitutional amendment requiring ballot questions at an eighth-grade reading level and limiting conflicting language requirements
Voters in Colorado will decide on an initiated constitutional amendment related to the readability of ballot measure questions. Initiative 234 The initiative — known as Initiative 234 — would require ballot questions to be in plain language, at no more than an eighth-grade reading level. It would also prohibit the enforcement of any state law…
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Colorado mail ballot voter ID initiative becomes seventh voter ID measure certified for 2026—the most in a single year
Voters in Colorado will decide on an initiated constitutional amendment related to voter ID for mail-in ballots — the seventh measure to cover this topic in 2026, and the most to appear on statewide ballots in a single year. Initiative 362 The initiated constitutional amendment — known as Initiative 362 — would add a new…
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Colorado voters to decide on the first citizen initiative establishing a constitutional right to hunt and fish
Voters in Colorado will decide on a ballot measure related to the right to hunt and fish on Nov. 3, 2026. Initiative 302 The initiated constitutional amendment — Initiative 302 — would establish the right of the people to hunt, fish, and otherwise take fish and wildlife, including by traditional methods. It would also specify…
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Colorado voters to decide on an initiative that would retain sales tax revenue for an environmental fund
Voters in Colorado will decide on a ballot measure related to the allocation of sales tax revenue on Nov. 3, 2026. Initiative 308 The measure, Initiative 308, would exempt sales tax revenue generated from the sale of sporting goods and equipment from the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) provision, which requires excess funds to be…
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Colorado voters to decide on income tax cap measure that competes with proposed graduated income tax initiative
Voters in Colorado will decide on a ballot measure related to the state's income tax rates on Nov. 3, 2026. Initiative 232 The measure — known as Initiative 232 — would cap individual and corporate income tax rates at 4.4% of a taxpayer's federal taxable income. As of 2026, Colorado has a flat income tax…
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Colorado voters to decide on ballot initiative establishing state constitutional right to purchase and sell natural gas
Voters in Colorado will decide on a ballot measure related to the right to purchase and sell natural gas to homes and businesses. Initiative 177 The measure — known as Initiative 177 — would add a new section to Article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution to establish the right for consumers to purchase natural gas…