Amendment 82: Right to Natural Gas
Colorado
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 5,862,189 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,862,189 ÷ 5,862,189) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in CO (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
Ballot Measure
Colorado's constitution would guarantee that people can buy natural gas for cooking and heating in homes and businesses, and that utilities can sell it. Local rules that keep new buildings from using gas could no longer apply, and your taxes do not change.
A YES vote means
The right to buy and sell natural gas goes into the state constitution, so no state or local rule could stop homes or businesses from using it.
A NO vote means
Nothing changes. State and local governments keep their current power to limit natural gas use in buildings.
Campaign Finance Information
Campaign Finance Information
Largest donors supporting
- Common Sense America · VANational nonprofit; donors not public$250,000
- Advance ColoradoColorado conservative advocacy nonprofit$20,000
- Richard McCormickDenver retiree$5,000
Some of this money went to groups that also work on other measures.
Largest donors opposing
- Conservation ColoradoState environmental advocacy group$181,017
- Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition Action FundImmigrant rights advocacy group$50,000
- Coloradans for Real Safety SolutionsColorado issue committee against Proposition 132Its top donors: Lynn Schusterman (Tulsa philanthropist); ACLU of Colorado; Signal Behavioral Health Network$50,000
- Cobalt FoundationAbortion rights advocacy group$35,000
- AFSCME · DCPublic employees union$25,000
Some of this money went to groups that also work on other measures.
Filings as of September 17, 2026 · Sources: tracer.sos.colorado.gov23
Sources: coloradosos.gov · sos.state.co.us