Weld GOP Adopts Positions on Colorado’s 2026 Ballot Measures

Adopted September 15, 2026 · Statewide ballot measures

Colorado’s November ballot asks voters to make consequential choices about taxes, public safety, energy, elections and the protection of minors. At its Tuesday, September 15 meeting, the Weld County Republican Executive Committee adopted the party’s positions on all 14 statewide measures for the November 3, 2026 general election.

Resolution No. WCRCC-2026-09 recommends supporting 11 measures and opposing three. Its central priorities are protecting taxpayers, strengthening public safety, preserving individual choice and making government more accountable. Here is what the committee decided—and where to read each measure for yourself.

Taxes and TABOR anchor the resolution

The committee places particular emphasis on opposing Amendment 87 and supporting Proposition 136. Amendment 87 would replace Colorado’s flat income tax with graduated rates, lowering rates on lower portions of taxable income and raising them on higher portions. It would also remove the constitutional requirement for a uniform income-tax rate. Proposition 136 would set the current 4.4 percent rate as the statutory maximum for individuals and corporations.

The resolution favors the predictability of a flat rate and opposes the shift to a graduated tax. The state’s Blue Book analysis estimates roughly $2 billion in additional revenue in the first full fiscal year; the $2.7 billion figure in the ballot question is a maximum estimate for that year.

The committee also opposes Proposition NN and Proposition 137 because they would allow the state to retain revenue outside existing Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights limits. NN would direct retained money to K–12 education and children’s programs during its first ten years, with additional uses allowed later. Proposition 137 would dedicate existing sporting-goods sales-tax revenue to conservation, wildfire mitigation and outdoor recreation. Neither measure raises a tax rate; the committee’s objection centers on taxpayer refunds and spending priorities.

Public safety and the protection of minors

The committee supports Amendment 81, requiring communication with federal immigration authorities when certain people charged with crimes may not be lawfully present. It also backs Proposition 132, which increases penalties for certain fentanyl and synthetic-opioid offenses and includes treatment requirements, and Proposition 133, which expands the offense of trafficking a minor for sexual servitude and imposes life imprisonment without parole.

Two additional recommendations concern minors. The committee supports Proposition 134, setting participation rules based on biological sex for school and collegiate sports, and Proposition 135, prohibiting certain surgeries on minors related to their perception of sex or gender and restricting payment for those procedures. The measures contain exceptions; the complete language is linked below. The resolution frames these positions around fair competition and protecting children.

Energy choice and Colorado’s outdoor heritage

The resolution supports Amendment 82, establishing a constitutional right to buy and sell natural gas for heating and cooking, and Amendment 83, establishing a constitutional right to hunt and fish. The committee connects these recommendations to consumer choice and Colorado’s outdoor traditions. The hunting and fishing measure preserves the state’s ability to regulate for conservation and public safety.

Clearer ballots and accountable election rules

The committee supports Amendments 84, 85 and 86. They address additional identification for mail ballots, plain-language ballot questions, and safeguards for changes to congressional maps. The resolution presents them as ways to strengthen verification, improve voters’ understanding of ballot questions and protect a public redistricting process.

Amendment 84 would add an identifying-number requirement to the mail-ballot signature requirement, with a process for correcting problems. This is a proposed change to election law, not an instruction to add information to your 2026 ballot. Follow the directions provided with your ballot by your county clerk.

The adopted positions, measure by measure

Use this guide to review the party’s recommendations alongside the actual language. Every full-text link below opens an official state PDF in a new tab. Some PDFs show an initiative filing number that differs from the amendment or proposition number on the ballot.

Read, compare and make your plan to vote

These are the Weld County Republican Party’s adopted recommendations on statewide measures. The resolution does not endorse candidates or take positions on local, municipal, school-district or special-district questions. Review those items separately when you receive your ballot.

For voter lookup tools and other election resources, visit our Elections & Voter Information page. Colorado’s certified 2026 ballot-measure list and Legislative Council ballot analyses provide additional official information.

Source note: Party positions are drawn from Resolution No. WCRCC-2026-09, adopted September 15, 2026. Descriptions were checked against Colorado’s official measure text and available Blue Book analyses.