Amendment 82 would have created a constitutional right to natural gas, which is as stupid as it sounds, but also would have been incredibly lucrative for the Advance Colorado donors who have natural gas holdings. It’s currently losing by about 8 points.
Amendment 83, which would have created a constitutional right to hunt and fish, two things that are already legal in Colorado, but was actually a Trojan horse for combating future conservation efforts, is losing by more than 10 points.
Amendment 84 would have forced additional voter ID requirements on Colorado’s mail ballot system in what was essentially a shameless effort to decrease future voter turnout. And you can see why they would want to do that, because the voters who did turn out trounced this initiative 63% to 36%. In other words, it’s losing by 27 points.
Amendment 85 was another Trojan horse which intended to limit all future ballot questions to no more than an eighth grade reading level. It was essentially an attempt to create constitutional grounds for suing any future progressive ballot initiatives. Yes votes beat No votes narrowly on this one, but constitutional amendments require a threshold of 55% to pass. And Amendment 85 is sitting about four points short of that. It still might turn around, but I doubt it.
Amendment 86 was an extraneous redistricting-related ballot measure, which came out of the Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps in the middle of the decade. It ended up being pretty toothless, but it also only got 46% of the vote, making it entirely untoothed. And while votes are still being counted, there is still a very real possibility that under the current district boundaries Colorado will end up with a 7-1 — or possibly even an 8-0 — Democrat to Republican Congressional delegation.
Proposition 136 would have capped the corporate and personal income tax rate, saving billionaires some money while jeopardizing funding for things like roads, schools, and hospitals. It appears to have lost by about five points. Unfortunately, the billionaire backed right-wing group appears to have slipped one initiative through the cracks.
It looks like Prop 132 has passed. It’s an old school tough on crime approach to fentanyl, and analysts believe that it will cost lives.
Thankfully, because it passed as a statute and not as a constitutional amendment, the Democratic legislature will have the ability to go in and change or repeal it in January. and I hope they choose to do so. All that to say, no one shaped this year’s ballot more than Advance Colorado to the tune of millions and millions of dollars.
We’ll do all the math at some point so we can appreciate just how much cash they burned.
Thankfully, because it passed as a statute and not as a constitutional amendment, the Democratic legislature will have the ability to go in and change or repeal it in January. and I hope they choose to do so. All that to say, no one shaped this year’s ballot more than Advance Colorado to the tune of millions and millions of dollars.
We’ll do all the math at some point so we can appreciate just how much cash they burned.
The bottom line is this: For all that money, Advanced Colorado lost 87.5%.
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