Document register
Four public records. Different purposes.
The full documents behind our answers.
Official ballot listing
Colorado Secretary of State
The ballot question, measure number, and approval threshold as published by the Secretary of State.
Read the original record: Amendment 85: Initiative #234, Plain Language Ballot QuestionsFinal initiative text
Colorado Secretary of State
The proposed constitutional language. Two sentences set out the language standard and the statutory-conflict provision.
Read the original PDF: Initiative #234 Final TextFiscal impact statement
Colorado General Assembly
An initial projection of state fiscal and workload effects, dated May 5, 2026. It is an estimate that may be revised, not a promise of future costs.
Read the original PDF: Initiative #234 Fiscal Impact StatementEnacted legislation
Colorado General Assembly
The related law passed in 2026. Includes the enacted bill summary, signed act, and legislative history. It is distinct from Amendment 85.
Read the original record: HB26-1320: Accessible Language Statutory Ballot Title RequirementsOfficial ballot question
Quoted in full, without annotations.
Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning ballot question language, and, in connection therewith, requiring all state and local ballot questions to be written in plain language and at no more than an 8th grade reading level and prohibiting a state statute from requiring language that conflicts with these requirements in ballot questions for citizen-initiated measures?Colorado Secretary of State ballot listing