9 Initiatives Could Make 2024 Colorado Ballot After Signature-Gathering Deadline

Key Initiatives Focus on Housing, Healthcare, and Climate Change

According to the Denver Post, nine different initiatives have qualified for the 2024 Colorado ballot after meeting a strict signature-gathering deadline. All nine are citizen-led initiatives, meaning that groups of residents collected signatures to get them on the ballot.

Many were proposed as ways to address some of the state's most pressing issues, including housing, healthcare, and climate change. Here's a breakdown of the nine initiatives that made the cut:

Housing

• Homes Guarantee Amendment: This would create a dedicated funding source for affordable housing programs.
• Fair Rent Colorado: This would impose rent control measures on rental properties statewide.

Healthcare

• ColoradoCare: This would create a single-payer healthcare system for all Coloradans.
• Protect Our Care: This would prevent the state from implementing work requirements for Medicaid recipients.

Climate Change

• Healthy Air Colorado: This would set stricter air quality standards for the state.
• Clean Water, Clean Air, and Climate Change Rights: This would establish a constitutional right to clean air and water, as well as a stable climate.
• Climate Emergency Mobilization: This would require the state to take aggressive action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Other Initiatives

• Ranked-Choice Voting: This would implement ranked-choice voting in all statewide elections.
• Paid Family and Medical Leave: This would create a paid family and medical leave program for all Colorado workers.

These initiatives will now move on to the next phase of the process, which is the signature-verification process. If enough signatures are valid, the initiatives will be placed on the ballot for voters to decide in November 2024.

The signature-gathering process for these initiatives was a significant undertaking, and it is a testament to the passion and dedication of the people who support them. It will be interesting to see how these initiatives fare in the upcoming election, and what impact they could have on Colorado if they are passed.