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Ballot measure · Colorado

Colorado Amendment 85 (2026): Require Plain Language and Eighth-Grade Reading Level for Ballot Measures Initiative

A Yes vote amends the Colorado Constitution to require ballot questions to be written in plain language at no more than an eighth-grade reading level. A No vote keeps current ballot-title rules.

Status: On the Nov 3 ballot

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