2020 Colorado Amendment 76
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November 3, 2020
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Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution requiring that to be qualified to vote at any election an individual must be a United States citizen? | |||||||||||||||||||
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Colorado Amendment 76, also known as the Citizenship Requirement for Voting Initiative, was an initiated state statute referendum that appeared on the ballot in the U.S. state of Colorado on November 3, 2020. The measure would prohibit non-citizens from voting in Colorado elections.[1] As it added to the Constitution of Colorado, it required the support of at least 55% of voters to pass.[2] It was approved by 63% of voters, more than the 55% threshold required for such amendments.[3]
Prior to Amendment 76, the Constitution of Colorado had stated that all eligible U.S. citizens were allowed to vote in elections in Colorado, which already meant non-citizens were prohibited from voting.[4][5] Amendment 76 also nullified the Colorado Votes Act, which allowed 17 year olds to vote in partisan primaries if they would be 18 by the time of the general election, by restricting voting to those 18 years old or older.[6]
Endorsements
Yes
Statewide officials
- Scott Gessler, former Secretary of State of Colorado (2011-2015)[7]
State representatives
- Patrick Neville, Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives (2017-present) and state representative from the 45th district (2015-present)[4]
Newspapers and other media
Organizations
No
State senators
- Steve Fenberg, Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate (2019-present) and state senator from the 18th district (2017-present)[10]
- Mike Foote, state senator from the 17th district (2019-present) and state representative from the 12th district (2013-2019)[10]
- Julie Gonzales, state senator from the 34th district (2019-present)[10]
- Chris Hansen, state senator from the 31st district (2020-present) and state representative from the 6th district (2017-2020)[10]
- Dominick Moreno, state senator from the 21st district (2017-present) and state representative from the 32nd district (2013-2017)[10]
State representatives
- KC Becker, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives (2019-present), former Majority Leader (2017-2019), and state representative from the 13th district (2013-present)[10]
- Adrienne Benavidez, state representative from the 32nd district (2017-present)[10]
- Yadira Caraveo, state representative from the 31st district (2019-present)[10]
- James Coleman, state representative from the 7th district (2017-present)[10]
- Monica Duran, state representative from the 24th district (2019-present)[10]
- Daneya Esgar, state representative from the 46th district (2015-present)[10]
- Meg Froelich, state representative from the 3rd district (2019-present)[10]
- Alec Garnett, Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives (2019-present) and state representative from the 2nd district (2015-present)[10]
- Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, state representative from the 4th district (2019-present)[10]
- Matt Gray, state representative from the 33rd district (2017-present)[10]
- Leslie Herod, state representative from the 8th district (2017-present)[10]
- Edie Hooton, state representative from the 10th district (2017-present)[10]
- Dominique Jackson, state representative from the 42nd district (2017-present)[10]
- Sonya Jaquez Lewis, state representative from the 12th district (2019-present)[10]
- Chris Kennedy, state representative from the 23rd district (2017-present)[10]
- Cathy Kipp, state representative from the 52nd district (2019-present)[10]
- Susan Lontine, state representative from the 1st district (2015-present)[10]
- Julie McCluskie, state representative from the 61st district (2019-present)[10]
- Kyle Mullica, state representative from the 34th district (2019-present)[10]
- Dylan Roberts, state representative from the 26th district (2017-present)[10]
- Jonathan Singer, state representative from the 11th district (2012-present)[10]
- Emily Sirota, state representative from the 9th district (2019-present)[10]
- Marc Snyder, state representative from the 18th district (2019-present)[10]
- Kerry Tipper, state representative from the 28th district (2019-present)[10]
- Brianna Titone, state representative from the 27th district (2019-present)[10]
- Mike Weissman, state representative from the 36th district (2017-present)[10]
- Steven Woodrow, state representative from the 6th district (2020-present)[10]
Newspapers and other media
Organizations
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes
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1,985,239 | 62.90 |
| No | 1,171,137 | 37.10 |
| Valid votes | 3,156,736 | 95.77 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 139,290 | 4.23 |
| Total votes | 3,295,666 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ Kennedy, Andrew (November 12, 2019). "Initiative 76 Seeks To Ban Noncitizens From Colorado Elections. Dems Say It Misses The Point". Colorado Public Radio News. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ "Amendment 76: Citizenship Qualification Of Voters, Explained". Colorado Public Radio News. October 12, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
A 55 percent majority of the vote is required for the amendment to pass.
- ^ Hindi, Saja; Wingerter, Meg (November 3, 2020). "Colorado Amendment 76 results: Citizen requirement for voters passes". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ a b Wingerter, Justin (November 12, 2019). "Non-citizens can't vote in Colorado, but GOP collects signatures to make extra sure of it". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ Nieberg, Patty (November 8, 2020). "Colorado, two other states pass amendments clarifying that "only citizens" can vote". The Colorado Sun. The Associated Press. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ Haggard, Lucy (October 7, 2020). "Amendment 76 explained: More than just affirming only citizens can vote in Colorado elections". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ Paul, Jesse (September 4, 2020). "17-year-olds would no longer be able to vote in Colorado primaries if ballot question passes". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ "ENDORSEMENT: Vote yes on A-76 and limit voting to citizens". The Gazette. September 24, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ "Colorado 2020 Ballot Propositions:". Colorado GOP. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "We Oppose Amendment 76" (PDF). ACLU of Colorado. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ "Vote Guide 2020". Boulder Weekly. October 8, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ "Endorsement: Amendment 76 is a deceitful scare tactic. Vote no". The Denver Post. October 21, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ "Endorsements 2020: The issues recapped". The Durango Herald. October 22, 2020. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ "Our View: Statewide ballot initiatives require careful study". Steamboat Pilot & Today. October 22, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Coalition Launches Campaign to Oppose Voter Suppression Effort". ACLU of Colorado. September 22, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ "Amendment 76 (CONSTITUTIONAL)". Colorado Secretary of State. May 5, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2025.