Colorado Police Magistrates Amendment (1886)

Colorado Police Magistrates Amendment
Election date November 2, 1886
Topic Law enforcement and State judiciary structure
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Colorado Police Magistrates Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 2, 1886. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to create police magistrate courts in cities and towns.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to create police magistrate courts in cities and towns.

Election results

Colorado Police Magistrates Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		7,148	27.81%
No		18,553	72.19%

Precincts reporting: 100%
Election results are unofficial until certified. These results were last updated on February 14, 2026 at 7:18:59 PM Eastern Time.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Police Magistrates Amendment was as follows:

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"For the amendments" "Against the amendments"

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Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Colorado Constitution

A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Colorado State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

See also

1886 Measures

• 1886 Measures
• Law enforcement on the ballot
• State legislative authority on the ballot
• State judiciary structure on the ballot
• 1886 legislative sessions

Colorado

• Colorado ballot measures
• Colorado ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Colorado State Legislature: Ballot Measure History Database