Measure on the ballot in the 2024 Colorado General Election in Colorado.
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Get StartedProposition 131 proposes amending the Colorado statutes to: create an all-candidate primary election for certain state and federal offices, where the top four candidates advance to the general election; and allow voters to rank those candidates in the general election, with votes counted over multiple rounds to determine who wins the election.
A "yes" vote on Proposition 131 establishes an all-candidate primary for all voters regardless of their political party for certain offices and advances the top four candidates to a general election where voters rank the candidates in order of preference, once certain conditions in state law are met.
A "no" vote on Proposition 131 continues the existing primary election system and the current method of selecting candidates and counting votes at general elections.
"The all-candidate primary gives all voters an equal opportunity to decide which candidates make the general election ballot. There are many districts in Colorado that are safe for one major political party, which means that whoever wins that primary election almost always wins the general election. Turnout is lower in primary elections, and the voters who do participate are often the most partisan. Opening primary races to more voters allows greater participation in these elections and could also make general elections more competitive. " - CO Legislative Hearings Comments, in support of Proposition 131 (Learn more)
"Self-serving rich liberals shouldn't be able to buy their way onto a ballot and manipulate democracy with deceptive marketing. Thiry wants to be governor and validate his ego by spending his massive wealth to change the rules of the game so he can have a better chance at winning." - Dave Williams, Colorado Republican Party Chairman and former CO State Representative, in opposition to Proposition 131 (Learn more)
"I think this is about bringing voice and choice back to the people. Whether they're Democrats, Republicans or independents, they need their voice and choice back." - Kent Thiry, Initiative Sponsor, in support of Proposition 131 (Learn more)
"I will oppose this effort to rig our electoral system in Colorado with everything I have. Ranked choice voting is a scheme launched by well-moneyed interests who are only concerned with their own power and not giving Coloradans a choice at the ballot box." - Lauren Boebart, US State Rep-Colorado District 3, in opposition to Proposition 131 (Learn more)
Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes creating new election processes for certain federal and state offices, and, in connection therewith, creating a new all-candidate primary election for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, CU board of regents, state board of education, and the Colorado state legislature; allowing voters to vote for any one candidate per office, regardless of the voter’s or candidate’s political party affiliation; providing that the four candidates for each office who receive the most votes advance to the general election; and in the general election, allowing voters to rank candidates for each office on their ballot, adopting a process for how the ranked votes are tallied, and determining the winner to be the candidate with the highest number of votes in the final tally?
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