2024 Ballot Guide: The voters of Colorado are facing several significant questions on the upcoming general election ballot. The Green Party of Colorado is proud to share its viewpoints on these critical issues. In the coming weeks, we will provide a summary statement for each question as voters debate these matters.
Below, you can find the Green Party of Colorado’s position on each ballot measure.
Amendment 79 – SUPPORT
Provide for a state constitutional right to abortion and repeal provision banning the use of public funds for abortions
Amendment 80 – OPPOSE
Provide a constitutional right to school choice including neighborhood schools, charter schools, private schools, homeschools, open enrollment options, and future innovations in education
Amendment G – SUPPORT
Expands the property tax exemption for veterans with a disability to veterans with individual unemployability status
Amendment H – SUPPORT
Creates an independent judicial discipline adjudicative board and create rules for the judicial discipline process
Amendment I – SUPPORT
Remove the right to bail in cases of first-degree murder when the proof is evident or the presumption is great
Amendment J – SUPPORT
Remove the provision of the state constitution that says “Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state”
Amendment K – NEUTRAL
Change deadlines for filing initiative and referendum petition signatures and judicial retention notice deadlines to remove one week in order to allow one extra week for the secretary of state to certify ballot order and content and election officials’ deadline to transmit ballots
Proposition 127 – SUPPORT
Prohibit trophy hunting, defined as “intentionally killing, wounding, pursuing, or entrapping a mountain lion, bobcat, or lynx; or discharging or releasing any deadly weapon at a mountain lion, bobcat, or lynx”
Proposition 128 – OPPOSE
Require that persons convicted of certain violent crimes serve more of their sentences before being eligible for parole
Proposition 129 – SUPPORT
Create the profession of veterinary professional associate (VPA) requiring a master’s degree and registration with the state board of veterinary medicine
Proposition 130 – OPPOSE
Allocate state revenue to a new fund, called the Peace Officer Training and Support Fund, for law enforcement recruitment, retention, training, and death benefits
Proposition 131 – OPPOSE
Establish top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting (RCV) for federal and state offices in Colorado
Proposition JJ – SUPPORT
Allow the state to retain tax revenue collected above $29 million annually from the tax on sports betting proceeds
