Did it pass? The official answer comes when Colorado certifies the count.
Colorado makes results final in three steps.What local news is reporting
Not official yetUpdated November 4, 2026This report is cited to the outlet that published it. We do not call results.
Reports are checked daily until Colorado certifies the count; the official result is the state's certified count.
Colorado Amendment 85 (Plain Language Ballot Questions) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Require ballot titles to be written in plain language
As of November 4, 2026, The Colorado Sun reported that Colorado Amendment 85 was too close to call; the result is unofficial until Colorado certifies it.
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About this measure
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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