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Amendment 81 Law Enforcement Reporting Requirements to Federal Authorities

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Initiated constitutional amendmentOn the November 3, 2026 ballot

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Amendment 81: Law Enforcement Reporting Requirements to Federal Authorities
Too close to call, The Colorado Sun reported.The Colorado Sun, “Fate of amendment forcing Colorado police, prosecutors to work more closely with ICE remains uncertain”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.

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Colorado Amendment 81 (Law Enforcement Reporting Requirements to Federal Authorities) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Require law enforcement to notify the U.S. Department of Homeland Security when a person is charged with a crime of violence or has a prior felony conviction and the person's immigration status cannot be determined

As of November 4, 2026, The Colorado Sun reported that Colorado Amendment 81 was too close to call; the result is unofficial until Colorado certifies it.

What a yes or no vote means

A YES vote Supports requiring law enforcement to notify the U.S. Department of Homeland Security when a person charged with a crime of violence, or with a prior felony conviction, has an immigration status that cannot be determined.
A NO vote Leaves current notification practices unchanged.
Read the certified ballot question

Require law enforcement to notify the U.S. Department of Homeland Security when a person is charged with a crime of violence or has a prior felony conviction and the person's immigration status cannot be determined

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How it reached the ballot

Colorado initiatives - constitutional or statutory - need signatures equal to 5 percent of the votes cast for secretary of state at the previous general election (124,238 for the 2023-2026 cycle), and constitutional initiatives additionally need signatures from 2 percent of registered voters in each of the state's 35 senate districts. The Legislature refers statutes by majority vote and constitutional amendments by a two-thirds vote of each chamber. Most measures pass by simple majority, but any measure that adds language to the constitution requires 55 percent approval.

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