WASHINGTON — Voters in Colorado will cast ballots for a slew of statewide measures and local contests alongside elections for president and U.S. House on Election Day.
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump and several third-party candidates will compete for the state's 10 electoral votes in the race to replace outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden.
There are a few closely watched U.S. House races in Colorado. Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is trying to secure victory in a new district on the east side of the state and Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo has a tight reelection contest against Republican candidate Gabe Evans.
Voters will also consider 14 statewide ballot questions, including one that would enshrine a right to abortion in the state constitution. It must receive at least 55% of the vote to pass. Abortion is already legal in Colorado, but many states have taken up the issue since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. Colorado is one of 10 states that will put an abortion-related measure before voters in November.
Another proposal would repeal language in the state constitution defining marriage as '' only between one man and one woman. '' The U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015, but the Colorado measure would preserve the right if the high court's decision were ever overturned. It requires only a simple majority to pass.
Other statewide ballot measures include whether to institute ranked choice voting for general elections, whether to keep the taxes Colorado collects on sports betting and whether to ban the hunting of mountain lions and bobcats.
Since 2008, Colorado has voted for Democrats in presidential elections, and Democrats are on the verge of having a veto-proof majority in the state Legislature.
Colorado is a largely vote-by-mail state. In the 2020 election, about 86% of total votes cast had been reported by 12 a.m. ET on election night.
