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Colorado voter guide: Stories, explainers and endorsements for the 2024 election

The Denver Post voter guide rounds up our explainers, stories, candidate Q&As and endorsements for the 2024 election. The guide will be updated with new stories up to Election Day, Nov. 5.

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Colorado ballot measures • Denver, DPS, Aurora and RTD ballot measures • Candidates • Judge retention • Endorsements

Colorado ballot measures

Amendment G: Extend homestead property tax exemption

Explainer Amendment G would extend Colorado’s homestead property tax exemption to more veterans

Amendment H: Oversight for judges

Explainer Amendment H would create independent oversight for Colorado judges

Amendment I: Deny bail to murder defendants

Explainer Amendment I would let Colorado judges deny bail to first-degree murder defendants

Amendment J: Repeal defunct same-sex marriage ban

Explainer Amendment J would repeal Colorado’s defunct ban on same-sex marriage from constitution

Amendment K: Election deadlines

Explainer Amendment K would tighten some of Colorado’s election deadlines

Amendment 79: Abortion rights

Explainer Amendment 79 would elevate abortion rights in Colorado to state constitution

Amendment 80: School choice

Explainer Amendment 80 would make school choice a constitutional right in Colorado

Proposition JJ: Sports betting tax revenue

Explainer Proposition JJ would allow Colorado to keep more money from sports betting taxes for water projects

Propostion KK: Tax gun, ammunition sales

Explainer Proposition KK would tax gun, ammunition sales in Colorado, with money going to victim services

Proposition 127: Ban mountain lion, bobcat hunting

Explainer Proposition 127 would ban mountain lion and bobcat hunting in Colorado

Proposition 128: Prison sentence reform

Explainer Proposition 128 would require Colorado prisoners to serve more of their sentences for certain crimes
Story Should Colorado spend $350 million on police and require more prison time for some criminals? Voters will decide.

Proposition 129: New veterinary position

Explainer Proposition 129 would expand Colorado’s veterinary care provider pool with a new licensed position

Proposition 130: Law enforcement fund

Explainer Proposition 130 would require Colorado to set aside $350 million for law enforcement fund
Story Should Colorado spend $350 million on police and require more prison time for some criminals? Voters will decide.

Proposition 131: Ranked-choice voting in elections

Explainer Coming soon
Story Kent Thiry won’t give up on reforming Colorado’s elections. But is Proposition 131 the right formula for change?

Denver, DPS, Aurora and RTD ballot measures

Ballot Issue 2R: Denver affordable housing sales tax

Explainer Ballot Issue 2R would increase Denver’s sales taxes to support affordable housing
Story Denver’s affordable housing tax would make the city into an investment bank. Is it ready for that role?

Ballot Issue 2Q: Denver Health sales tax

Explainer Denver Ballot Issue 2Q would increase sales taxes to support Denver Health

Initiated Ordinance 309: Slaughterhouse ban

Explainer Denver Initiated Ordinance 309 would shut down the city’s only slaughterhouse

Initiated Ordinance 308: Fur ban

Explainer Denver Initiated Ordinance 308 is a fur ban that would affect some hat makers, other businesses

DPS Ballot Issue 4A: Denver Public Schools bond

Explainer Ballot Issue 4A asks voters to approve a nearly $1 billion bond for Denver Public Schools

Aurora Ballot Question 3A: Pit bull ban

Explainer Ballot Question 3A gives Aurora voters final say on whether to keep pit bull ban

RTD Ballot Issue 7A: Keep tax money

Explainer Ballot Issue 7A would allow the Regional Transportation District to keep tax money

Candidates

U.S. House District 1

Candidate Q&A Valdamar Archuleta • Diana DeGette • Daniel Lutz • Critter Milton

U.S. House District 2

Candidate Q&A Joe Neguse • Marshall Dawson • Cynthia Munhos de Aquino Sirianni • Jan Kok • Gaylon Kent

U.S. House District 3

Candidate Q&A Adam Frisch • Jeff Hurd • James Wiley • Adam Withrow

U.S. House District 4

Candidate Q&A Lauren Boebert • Trisha Calvarese • Frank Atwood • Hannah Goodman • Paul Noel Fiorino

U.S. House District 5

Story In a Republican stronghold, Colorado congressional candidates will test just how reliably red the district still is
Candidate Q&A River Gassen • Jeff Crank • Christopher Mitchell • Christopher Sweat • Michael Keith Vance • Joseph Gaye

U.S. House District 6

Candidate Q&A John Fabbricatore • Jason Crow • Travis Nicks • John Kittleson

U.S. House District 7

Candidate Q&A Sergei Matveyuk • Brittany Pettersen • Patrick Bohan • Ron Tupa

U.S. House District 8

Candidate Q&A Yadira Caraveo • Gabe Evans • Chris Baum • Susan Hall

Colorado Board of Education

Candidate Q&A District 2: Kathy Gebhardt • Ethan Augreen
Candidate Q&A District 3: Sherri Wright • Ellen Angeles
Candidate Q&A District 4: Krista Holtzmann • Kristi Burton Brown
Candidate Q&A District 8: Rhonda Solis • Yazmin Navarro

CU Regents

Candidate Q&A At-large district: Eric Rinard • Elliott Hood • Thomas Reasoner • T.J. Cole
Candidate Q&A District 3: Ray Scott • Robert Logan
Candidate Q&A District 5: Michael “Axel” Brown • Ken Montera

RTD Board of Directors

Candidate Q&A District A: Bob Dinegar • Kiel Brunner • Chris Nicholson
Candidate Q&A District D: Chris Gutschenritter • Barbara McManus
Candidate Q&A District E: Matthew Larsen • Scott Liva
Candidate Q&A District F: Bernard Celestin • Kathleen Chandler
Candidate Q&A District G: Julien Bouquet
Candidate Q&A District H: Patrick O’Keefe
Candidate Q&A District I: Karen Benker
Candidate Q&A District M: Brett Paglieri

Colorado State Senate

Candidate Q&A District 2: Jennifer Brady • Lisa Frizell • Caryn Ann Harlos
Candidate Q&A District 5: Cole Buerger • Marc Catlin
Candidate Q&A District 6: Vivian Smotherman • Cleave Simpson
Candidate Q&A District 10: Ryan Lucas • Larry Liston • John Hjersman
Candidate Q&A District 12: Stan VanderWerf • Marc Snyder • John Angle
Candidate Q&A District 13: Scott Bright • Matt Johnston
Candidate Q&A District 14: Cathy Kipp • Phoebe McWilliams • Jeffrey Brosius
Candidate Q&A District 16: Robyn Carnes • Chris Kolker • Bennett Rutledge
Candidate Q&A District 17: Tom Van Lone • Sonya Jaquez Lewis
Candidate Q&A District 18: Judy Amabile • Gary Swing
Candidate Q&A District 19: Lindsey Daugherty • Sam Bandimere • Ryan VanGundy
Candidate Q&A District 21: Frederick Alfred Jr. • Dafna Michaelson Jenet
Candidate Q&A District 23: Barb Kirkmeyer
Candidate Q&A District 26: Jeff Bridges • Bob Lane • Meredith Ryan
Candidate Q&A District 28: Mike Weissman • Pedro Espinoza
Candidate Q&A District 29: Janet Buckner
Candidate Q&A District 31: Chris Hansen • David Aitken
Candidate Q&A District 33: Max Minnig • James Coleman

Colorado State House

Candidate Q&A District 1: Barbara DeHaan • Javier Mabrey
Candidate Q&A District 2: Steven Woodrow • Michael DiManna
Candidate Q&A District 3: Meg Froelich • Mickey Neal
Candidate Q&A District 4: Cecelia Espenoza • Jack Daus
Candidate Q&A District 5: Johnnie Johnson • Alex Valdez
Candidate Q&A District 6: Sean Camacho • Kyle Witter
Candidate Q&A District 7: Jennifer Bacon • Tom Swift • Raymon Doane
Candidate Q&A District 8: Philip Borrelli • Lindsay Gilchrist • Jesse Parris
Candidate Q&A District 9: Emily Sirota • Tom Cowhick
Candidate Q&A District 10: William DeOreo • Junie Joseph
Candidate Q&A District 11: Karen McCormick • Kathy Reeves
Candidate Q&A District 12: Kyle Brown • Mark Milliman
Candidate Q&A District 13: Dave Williams • Julie McCluskie
Candidate Q&A District 14: Rose Pugliese • Katherine Gayle
Candidate Q&A District 15: Jeff Livingston • Scott Bottoms
Candidate Q&A District 16: Rebecca Keltie • Steph Vigil
Candidate Q&A District 17: Elizabeth Riggs • Regina English
Candidate Q&A District 18: Amy Paschal • James Boelens
Candidate Q&A District 19: Dan Woog • Jillaire McMillan
Candidate Q&A District 20: Jarvis Caldwell • Arik Dougherty
Candidate Q&A District 21: Liz Rosenbaum • Mary Bradfield
Candidate Q&A District 22: Ken DeGraaf • Michael Pierson • Daniel Campaña
Candidate Q&A District 23: Monica Duran • Cory Ohnesorge
Candidate Q&A District 24: Gwen Henderson • Lisa Feret
Candidate Q&A District 25: Tammy Story • George Mumma
Candidate Q&A District 26: Meghan Lukens • Nathan Butler
Candidate Q&A District 27: Brianna Titone • Ed Cox
Candidate Q&A District 28: Peter Boddie • Sheila Lieder
Candidate Q&A District 29: Shannon Bird • Evan Hunt
Candidate Q&A District 30: Ramey Johnson • Rebekah Stewart
Candidate Q&A District 31: Heidi Pitchforth • Jacque Phillips
Candidate Q&A District 32: Manny Rutinel
Candidate Q&A District 33: William Lindstedt • Michael Martinez
Candidate Q&A District 34: Craig Sullivan • Jenny Willford • Alexander “Skinny” Winkler • Mark Bromley
Candidate Q&A District 35: Lorena Garcia • Lee Knoll
Candidate Q&A District 36: Michael Carter • Eric Mulder
Candidate Q&A District 37: Chad Clifford
Candidate Q&A District 38: Gretchen Rydin • Jeffrey Patty
Candidate Q&A District 39: Eric Brody • Brandi Bradley
Candidate Q&A District 40: Naquetta Ricks • Darryl Gibbs • Allison Spink
Candidate Q&A District 41: Iman Jodeh • Robert McKenna • Keith Porter
Candidate Q&A District 42: Mandy Lindsay
Candidate Q&A District 43: Bob Marshall • Dan Woog
Candidate Q&A District 44: Alyssa Nilemo • Anthony Hartsook
Candidate Q&A District 45: Chad Cox • Max Brooks
Candidate Q&A District 46: Tisha Mauro • Kimberly Swearingen
Candidate Q&A District 47: Elizabeth Bulthuis • Ty Winter
Candidate Q&A District 48: Carlos Barron
Candidate Q&A District 49: Steve Ferrante • Lesley Smith
Candidate Q&A District 50: Mary Young • Ryan Gonzalez
Candidate Q&A District 51: Ron Weinberg • Sarah McKeen
Candidate Q&A District 52: Yara Zokaie • Stephen Yurash
Candidate Q&A District 53: Andrew Boesenecker • Donna Walter
Candidate Q&A District 54: Matt Soper
Candidate Q&A District 55: Rick Taggart
Candidate Q&A District 56: Alessandra Navetta • Chris Richardson
Candidate Q&A District 57: Caleb Waller • Elizabeth Velasco
Candidate Q&A District 58: Kathleen Curry • Larry Suckla
Candidate Q&A District 59: Katie Stewart • Clark Craig
Candidate Q&A District 60: Kathryn Green • Stephanie Luck
Candidate Q&A District 61: Eliza Hamrick
Candidate Q&A District 62: Matthew Martinez • Carol Riggenbach
Candidate Q&A District 63: Dusty Johnson
Candidate Q&A District 64: Ryan Armagost • Mark Matthews
Candidate Q&A District 65: Will Walters • Lori Sander

District Attorney

Candidate Q&A 1st Judicial District: Alexis King
Candidate Q&A 2nd Judicial District: John Walsh
Candidate Q&A 17th Judicial District: Brian Mason
Candidate Q&A 18th Judicial District: Amy Padden • Carol Chambers
Candidate Q&A 23rd Judicial District: Karen Breslin • George Brauchler

County Commissioner

Candidate Q&A Adams County Commissioner District 1: Shelly McClure • Julie Mullica
Candidate Q&A Adams County Commissioner District 2: Kathy Henson • Bernadette Tedesco
Candidate Q&A Adams County Commissioner District 5: Lynn Baca • Jim Wood
Candidate Q&A Arapahoe County Commissioner District 1: Tyler Linnebur • Carrie Warren-Gully • Joshua Lallement
Candidate Q&A Arapahoe County Commissioner District 3: Jeff Baker • Scott Brown
Candidate Q&A Arapahoe County Commissioner District 5: Rhonda Fields • Eliseo Gonzalez
Candidate Q&A Douglas County Commissioner District 2: George Teal • Angela Thomas
Candidate Q&A Douglas County Commissioner District 3: Josh Smith • Kevin Van Winkle
Candidate Q&A Jefferson County Commissioner District 1: Charlie Johnson • Rachel Zenzinger • Eric Bodenstab
Candidate Q&A Jefferson County Commissioner District 2: Andy Kerr • Natalie Minton

Judges

Explainer How to make informed votes on questions about judges — Coming soon

Endorsements

Endorsements represent the opinion of The Denver Post editorial board, which is separate from the paper’s news operation.

  Opinion: Sirota’s ranked-choice voting amendment pushed back on monied interests

Ballot issues

Amendment 79 Guarantee all Coloradans have reproductive freedom with Amendment 79
Proposition 129 Will Proposition 129 help or hurt Colorado pets and their vets?
Denver Ballot Measure 2Q Ballot Issue 2Q is a much needed sales tax for Denver Health
Denver Ballot Measure 2R On Ballot Measure 2R, Denver voters should say not this tax, not this time
Denver Ordinance 308, 309 The folly behind Denver’s slaughterhouse and fur bans

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