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Sources checked October 6, 2026. Live records may change.

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Proposed constitutional text · PDF

Initiative 362: final filed constitutional text

Colorado Secretary of State

The filed text of the proposed Article VII, Section 13 (Voter Authentication), received April 3, 2026. It defines the identification requirement, the discrepancy notice, and the correction options.

Read the original PDF: Initiative 362: final filed constitutional text

Used in these answers

Does the identification number replace the signature?What identification can a voter provide?What happens if the information is missing or wrong?Does it change in-person voting or end mail voting?
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Analysis, arguments, and fiscal estimate · PDF

2026 Blue Book: Amendment 84

Colorado Legislative Council Staff

Analysis on pages 24–26; title and text on page 70. Includes how mail ballots are verified today, arguments for and against, and the state and local cost estimate. Estimates are not guarantees.

Read the original PDF: 2026 Blue Book: Amendment 84

Used in these answers

What is Amendment 84?What would a yes or a no vote do?Does the identification number replace the signature?What identification can a voter provide?What happens if the information is missing or wrong?How are mail ballots verified today?Does it change in-person voting or end mail voting?What will it cost the state and local government?What do counties pay, and how much is reimbursed?Could the cost be covered by business filing fees?What extra work does the measure create?What do opponents say about privacy?What are the main arguments on each side?

Official ballot question

The question
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Quoted in full, without annotations.

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution requiring a voter to sign and include the last four digits of their social security number or their Colorado driver’s license or identification card number on the outside of their mail ballot for any federal or state election, and, in connection therewith, allowing the voter to correct missing or incorrect information, including with alternative forms of identification; and prohibiting a county clerk and recorder from counting the mail ballot unless the problem is fixed?
Colorado Secretary of State ballot listing