Ballot Title Setting Board
2025-2026

The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

An amendment to the Colorado Constitution restricting changes to state statutory law that was created through the citizen initiative process for four years after it takes effect, and, in connection therewith, limiting the state legislature’s authority to amend, repeal, defund, or in any way frustrate a voter-initiated law unless the state legislature repeals the law by a two-thirds vote of the members of both chambers or amends the law to further its purpose; and specifying that a voter-initiated law overrides any existing law or legislation passed by the state legislature if the law or legislation conflicts with the initiated law.

The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution restricting changes to state statutory law that was created through the citizen initiative process for four years after it takes effect, and, in connection therewith, limiting the state legislature’s authority to amend, repeal, defund, or in any way frustrate a voter-initiated law unless the state legislature repeals the law by a two-thirds vote of the members of both chambers or amends the law to further its purpose; and specifying that a voter-initiated law overrides any existing law or legislation passed by the state legislature if the law or legislation conflicts with the initiated law?

Hearing March 18, 2026

Single subject approved; draft title changed; titles set.
The Board determined that the proposed initiative requires the addition of language to the Colorado Constitution. The requirement for approval by fifty-five percent of the votes cast applies to this initiative.
Board members: Christy Chase, Theresa Conley, Kurt Morrison
Hearing adjourned 12:50 PM.

* Unofficially captioned "Four-Year Protection for Statutory Initiatives" by legislative staff for tracking purposes. This caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.