Public issues are not complicated
on purpose. But they are complicated.
Ballot measures, budgets, bond questions, zoning fights — the official documents are usually accurate and almost always unreadable. We read them and write down what they actually mean, in words anyone can follow.
How we do it
We start from the official document
Not from news coverage, not from a campaign flyer. The actual source, named on every page, linked so you can check us.
Two AIs read it separately
Then we show you where they disagreed. When two careful readings come apart, that is usually where the thing is genuinely confusing.
We add who is behind it
Who wrote it, who filed it, who is paying for the ads. Official summaries leave this out. It is often the most useful part.
The 2026 Colorado Ballot
Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Colorado is voting on 14 statewide measures on November 3, 2026 — seven constitutional amendments and seven propositions. We read the state's own official analysis of every one and rewrote it so it actually makes sense.
- A81 Law Enforcement Communication with Federal Immigration Authorities Police and prosecutors would have to report certain people they charge to federal immigration authorities, before any trial. Strongly conservative 3 min
- A82 Constitutional Right to Purchase and Sell Natural Gas Writes a right to buy and sell natural gas into the Colorado Constitution. Strongly conservative 2 min
- A83 Constitutional Right to Hunt and Fish Adds a constitutional right to hunt and fish, and makes them the state's preferred way to manage wildlife. Leans conservative 2 min
- A84 Mail Ballot Voter Identification Adds an ID number requirement to mail ballots, on top of the signature. Strongly conservative 3 min
- A85 Plain Language Ballot Titles Requires ballot titles to be written at an eighth-grade reading level. Leans conservative 2 min
- A86 Requirements for Off-Cycle Congressional Redistricting Any mid-decade redraw of Colorado's congressional map would need the independent commission's approval and the Supreme Court's sign-off. Mixed or non-partisan 2 min
- A87 Graduated Income Tax Replaces Colorado's flat 4.4% income tax with brackets - a small cut below $500K, a steep increase above it. Strongly progressive 4 min
- NN Keep and Spend Money for Education and Other Purposes Lets the state keep money it would otherwise refund under TABOR and spend it on schools and children's programs. Strongly progressive 3 min
- 132 Increase Penalties for Fentanyl Crimes Makes possessing any amount of fentanyl a felony and requires a mandatory 8-year minimum for distributing any amount. Strongly conservative 2 min
- 133 Penalties for Human Trafficking of a Minor Mandatory life in prison without parole for child sex trafficking, and buyers would be covered too. Leans conservative 2 min
- 134 Male and Female Participation in School and Collegiate Sports School and college teams must be designated by biological sex, with each school deciding how to verify it. Strongly conservative 3 min
- 135 Prohibit Surgery on Minors in Response to Perception of Sex or Gender Bans gender-related surgery on minors and bars public money or insurance from paying for it. Strongly conservative 3 min
- 136 Income Tax Rate Limit Caps the state income tax rate at today's 4.4% - mainly a block on Amendment 87. Strongly conservative 2 min
- 137 Direct Sporting Goods Sales Tax Revenue for Conservation Routes about $175 million a year of existing sporting-goods sales tax to conservation and wildfire work, exempt from TABOR. Leans progressive 3 min
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