Ballot Title Setting Board
2025-2026

The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

An amendment to the Colorado Constitution effecting Colorado takeover of United States government programs, and, in connection therewith, permitting the General Assembly to eliminate the programs; increasing the spending limits for the state government by the amount of money the United States spent in and provided to Colorado during the 2023-24 fiscal year; and authorizing the General Assembly to increase taxes by the amount of money the United States spent in and provided to Colorado during the 2023-24 fiscal year.

The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution effecting Colorado takeover of United States government programs, and, in connection therewith, permitting the General Assembly to eliminate the programs; increasing the spending limits for the state government by the amount of money the United States spent in and provided to Colorado during the 2023-24 fiscal year; and authorizing the General Assembly to increase taxes by the amount of money the United States spent in and provided to Colorado during the 2023-24 fiscal year?

Hearing April 16, 2026

Single subject approved; title changed; titles set (3-0).
The Board determined that the proposed initiative requires the addition of language to the Colorado Constitution. The requirement for approval by fifty-five percent of the votes cast applies to this initiative.
Board members: Michael Dohr, Kathleen Wallace, Jennifer Sullivan
Hearing adjourned 9:33 AM.

* Unofficially captioned "Tax and Spending Adjustments to Replace Federal Funds" by legislative staff for tracking purposes. This caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.