Three of the proposed measures are aimed, in varying degrees, at health-care issues. A cigarette tax would raise revenue for anti-smoking programs and other health-related ventures; a medical aid-in-dying measure would impact end-of-life decisions; and a proposal dubbed ColoradoCare would create the state’s own health-care system.
Voters will have another opportunity to bump the minimum wage. And in the political arena, they’ll decide whether unaffiliated voters can participate in primary elections and whether to have a presidential primary. They’ll also consider an amendment that would make it more difficult for citizens to put an amendment on the ballot and actually adopt it.
Throw in some less controversial topics like a language clean-up and a relatively minor tax tweak, as well as a proposed extension of the cultural facilities sales tax in the metro area, and there’s plenty to keep voters busy.
A look at the major ballot measures on the books for 2016: