NEWS BRIEF
Colorado Public Radio reports that Initiative 234 is a proposed constitutional amendment requiring future state and local ballot questions to be written at no more than an eighth-grade reading level. The measure would also prohibit state statutes from requiring specific language before, after or within ballot titles.
The proposal does not specify the reading-level formula or who would determine compliance. Supporters say it would make ballots easier to understand, while opponents say the constitutional requirement could limit future legislative flexibility and remove mandated tax-impact language.
What to know
Initiative 234 would establish an eighth-grade reading-level requirement for ballot questions, but the proposal leaves key implementation details unspecified and would restrict legislature-required wording, including language used for some tax measures.
Reporting: Ben Markus · Colorado Public Radio · 09-25-2026
