Colorado 2025 ballot measures
On November 4, 2025, voters in Colorado decided on two statewide ballot measures. Both were approved.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition LL | Public assistance; Public education funding; Food; Income taxes | Allow the state to keep $12.4 million in excess revenue and interest from reduced state income tax deductions under Proposition FF (2022) to provide funding for the Healthy School Meals for All Program |
|
1,116,131 (66%) |
569,794 (34%) |
|
| Proposition MM | Public assistance; Public education funding; Food; Income taxes | Reduce state income tax deductions for taxpayers earning $300,000 or more to generate additional revenue for the Healthy School Meals for All Program and, once the program is funded with reserves, for SNAP |
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1,010,572 (60%) |
681,349 (40%) |
Getting measures on the ballot
Odd-year ballot measures
Measures that can go on the ballot during odd years are limited to topics that concern taxes or state fiscal matters arising under TABOR, the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (Section 20 of Article X of the Colorado Constitution). This requirement was added to state statute in 1994.[1]
Measures that can go on odd-year election ballots include measures proposing new taxes, tax increases, an extension of taxes, tax policy changes resulting in a net tax revenue gain, changes to revenue or fiscal obligations, delays in voting on ballot issues, and approval for the state to retain and spend state revenues that otherwise would be refunded for exceeding an estimate included in the ballot information booklet.[1][2]
Legislative referrals
The Colorado General Assembly may also propose amendments to the people as legislatively referred constitutional amendments. A two-thirds vote of each chamber of the legislature is required to refer an amendment to the ballot. Constitutional amendments require voter approval of 55% to be adopted.
Initiatives
In Colorado, citizens have the powers of initiative, both statute and constitutional, and veto referendum. To get an initiated state statute or initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2026, proponents need to collect 124,238 valid signatures. Petitioners have six months to circulate signature petitions. The deadline for submitting signatures was August 4, 2025.
Colorado is one of 23 states that allow citizens to refer an enacted bill to the ballot as a veto referendum. As with initiatives, a veto referendum requires 124,238 valid signatures. A referendum petition must be filed within 90 days following the Colorado General Assembly's final adjournment of the session in which the bill was passed.
See also
- 2025 ballot measures
- List of Colorado ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Colorado
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Colorado
External links
- Colorado Secretary of State Proposed Initiative Status
- Initiatives Filed with the Colorado Legislative Counsel
