As of 8:45 p.m., “yes” on Amendment J has received 64% of the more than 2.1 million votes tallied thus far.
The measure would repeal the language in the state’s constitution that limits valid marriages to those between a man and a woman. A 2006 voter-approved amendment put that definition into the constitution.
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The issue, though, has been moot since a legalized same-sex marriages.
Proponents for this year’s amendment — including the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains and Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet — argued those unions could be at risk if the U.S. Supreme Court considered overturning past rulings.
Opponents — such as the Colorado Catholic Conference — contend marriage should be based on biological reproduction between a man and a woman. The constitution’s current definition should be retained, they argued, should the courts reconsider a different stance on same-sex marriage in the future.
