Colorado Ballot Measure Aims to Remove Ban on Gay Marriage From State Constitution

October 30, 2024

By: Hannah Metzger

This isn’t the first time Colorado has asked voters to remove problematic language from the state constitution. In 2018, voters approved a ballot measure to abolish slavery in the state by removing constitutional language that banned slavery and servitude “except as a punishment.”

The campaign in favor of Amendment J, Freedom to Marry Colorado, raised over $760,000 as of Monday, October 28, according to state campaign finance records. No formal committee was established to oppose the measure.

Some big names backing the effort include Governor Jared Polis, both of Colorado’s U.S. senators, all of the state’s Democratic congressional delegation, 29 state representatives, eleven state senators and 77 faith leaders. In addition, nearly 120 organizations have endorsed Amendment J, such as the Democratic Party of Colorado, Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, Colorado Education Association, Colorado Working Families Party, ACLU Colorado and Mental Health Colorado.

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