Ballot Title Setting Board
2023-2024

The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

A change to the Colorado Revised Statutes creating new election processes for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Colorado state legislature, and certain state offices, and, in connection therewith, creating a new all-candidate primary election for these offices, reducing the number of signatures required to petition onto the all-candidate primary ballot, allowing voters to vote for any one candidate per office, regardless of political party affiliation, and specifying that the four candidates who receive the most votes advance to the general election; and in the general election, allowing voters to rank candidates for these offices and adopting a ranked voting process for how the votes are tallied and a winner is determined.

The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes creating new election processes for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Colorado state legislature, and certain state offices, and, in connection therewith, creating a new all-candidate primary election for these offices, reducing the number of signatures required to petition onto the all-candidate primary ballot, allowing voters to vote for any one candidate per office, regardless of political party affiliation, and specifying that the four candidates who receive the most votes advance to the general election; and in the general election, allowing voters to rank candidates for these offices and adopting a ranked voting process for how the votes are tallied and a winner is determined?

Hearing March 7, 2024

Single subject approved (2-1, Sullivan); staff draft amended; titles set.
The Board made a technical correction to the text of the initiative.
Board members: Theresa Conley, Christy Chase, Jennifer Sullivan
Hearing adjourned 10:05 AM.

Rehearing March 20, 2024

Motions for rehearing (Good; Holland) granted in their entirety. The Board lacks jurisdiction to set title because the measure has multiple subjects (2-1, Chase).
Board members: Theresa Conley, Christy Chase, Jennifer Sullivan
Hearing adjourned: 12:58 PM.

Hearing - refiled text April 4, 2024

The Board determined it had jurisdiction to accept the resubmitted measure (2-1, Conley); and the resubmitted measure complied with the single subject requirements as specified in Article V. Section 1(5.5) of the Colorado Constitution (3-0).
Single subject approved (2-1, Sullivan); staff draft amended; titles set.
Board members: Theresa Conley, Christy Chase, Jennifer Sullivan
Hearing adjourned 2:06 PM.

Rehearing April 19, 2024

Motions for rehearing (Chilson, Dillon/Harlos) denied in their entirety (3-0).
Motion for rehearing (Proponents) granted only to the extent the Board made changes to the title (3-0).
Board Members: Theresa Conley, Christy Chase, Jennifer Sullivan
Hearing adjourned: 10:12 AM.

* Unofficially captioned "Concerning the Conduct of Elections" by legislative staff for tracking purposes. This caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.