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DENVER — Colorado voters rejected a major effort to overhaul the way future elections will play out in the state as Proposition 131 was projected to fail Thursday.Decision Desk HQ projected Proposition 131 would fail as the Colorado Secretary of State's website showed unofficial results of 54.88% against and 45.12% for the proposition.Decision Desk HQ is tracking Colorado Congressional races and ballot measures in the interactive map below.
This process continues until someone gets a majority of the vote.Several key Colorado lawmakers from both parties were in support of Prop 131 including, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, Governor Polis, both Denver and Aurora’s mayors and former Congressman Ken Buck.Prop 131 would not apply to presidential races or voting for district attorney or other local government offices.The change would have taken effect in 2026.“Colorado’s gold-standard elections are the best in the country.
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