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 ...