COLORADO · 2026BALLOT MEASURES2026 ELECTION GUIDE
COLORADO BALLOT MEASURES
Review what a YES or NO vote means for each measure.PROPOSITIONS 133, 134 & 135
Amendment 83
Constitutional Right to Hunt and Fish
Puts the right to hunt and fish in the Colorado Constitution so your kids and grandkids can inherit your outdoor tradition. Current seasons, licenses, and science-based management stay in place.
Hunting and fishing will not be protected by the Constitution, so future laws could limit or ban them. No constitutional protection is added for this way of life that funds wildlife conservation.
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Official title, measure text, analysis, and arguments for and against.
Official statewide ballot-information index.
Proposition 133
Penalties for Child Sex Trafficking
Life in prison with no parole for buying or selling a child for sex.
A person who sells a child for sex faces 8–24 years in prison and can be released on parole.
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Official title, measure text, analysis, and arguments for and against.
Colorado legislative fiscal analysis cited by the published guide.
Proposition 134
Male and Female School Sports
Designates teams male, female, or coed according to biological sex. Preserves safety, fairness, and female-only spaces.
Biological males may keep playing on girls’ teams. Girls may lose spots, records, scholarships, and shower privacy.
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Official title, measure text, analysis, and arguments for and against.
Additional coverage cited by the published guide.
Proposition 135
Gender Transition Surgery on Minors
Bans sex-change surgery for gender transition under age 18. No public money or insurance pays for it.
Those surgeries stay legal on minors. Insurance shall pay for them. Removed body parts cannot be restored.
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Official title, measure text, analysis, and arguments for and against.
Insurance provisions cited by the published guide.