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2026 ELECTION GUIDE

COLORADO BALLOT MEASURES

PLEASE TURN IN YOUR BALLOT SOON · ELECTION DAY: NOV. 3
COAMENDMENT 83
PROPOSITIONS 133, 134 & 135
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4 measures
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01

Amend 83

Constitutional Right to Hunt and Fish

YES VOTE MEANSYES

Puts the right to hunt and fish in the Colorado Constitution so your kids and grandkids can inherit your outdoor tradition. Current seasons, licenses, and science-based management stay. Trapping stays banned.

NO VOTE MEANSNO

Hunting and fishing won’t be protected by the Constitution, so future laws could limit or ban them. No constitutional protection for this way of life that funds wildlife conservation.

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Colorado 2026 Blue Book — Amendment 83Open source ↗

Official title, measure text, analysis, and arguments for and against.

Colorado Legislative Council — 2026 Blue BookOpen source ↗

Official statewide ballot-information index.

02

Prop 133

Penalties for Human Trafficking of a Minor

YES VOTE MEANSYES

Life in prison with no parole for buying or selling a child for trafficking.

NO VOTE MEANSNO

A convicted child trafficker faces 8–24 years in prison and can be released on parole (trafficker can get out).

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Colorado 2026 Blue Book — Proposition 133Open source ↗

Official title, measure text, analysis, and arguments for and against.

Legislative Council Staff — HB17-1072 Fiscal NoteOpen source ↗

Colorado legislative fiscal analysis cited by the published guide.

03

Prop 134

Male and Female School Sports

YES VOTE MEANSYES

Designates teams male, female or coed based on biology at birth. Preserves safety, fairness and female-only spaces.

NO VOTE MEANSNO

Biological males may keep playing on girls’ teams. Girls lose spots, records, scholarships and shower privacy.

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Colorado 2026 Blue Book — Proposition 134Open source ↗

Official title, measure text, analysis, and arguments for and against.

CBS Colorado — 2026 ballot measuresOpen source ↗

Additional coverage cited by the published guide.

04

Prop 135

Gender Transition Surgery on Minors

YES VOTE MEANSYES

Bans gender-transition surgery for anyone under 18. No public money or insurance pays for it.

NO VOTE MEANSNO

Those surgeries stay legal on minors. Insurance shall pay for them. Removed body parts cannot be restored.

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Colorado 2026 Blue Book — Proposition 135Open source ↗

Official title, measure text, analysis, and arguments for and against.

Colorado Revised Statutes § 10-16-104Open source ↗

Insurance provisions cited by the published guide.