VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 82
Amendment 82 is a permanent Constitutional right for corporate polluters, at the expense of Colorado communities.
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What is Amendment 82?
Amendment 82 is an intentionally misleading measure that was put on the ballot by a network of out-of-state special interests to lock a permanent new "right" for corporate polluters into our constitution.
82 will handcuff Colorado's ability to hold these polluters accountable, and give them a powerful new tool to overturn our commonsense rules that limit toxic water pollution and methane gas fracking near our homes and schools.
Why does this matter so much?
Buying and selling natural gas is already legal in Colorado. Amendment 82 is a permanent constitutional change, and Colorado legal experts say nothing like it exists in any other state's constitution.
Because this change would be written into the constitution rather than passed as an ordinary law, no legislature, no governor, and no future ballot measure could easily undo it once voters approve it.
Who benefits from Amendment 82?
Amendment 82 is backed by Advance Colorado, a dark money group that does not disclose its donors, and who is also behind ballot measures to permanently cut taxes for corporations.
Billionaires and monopoly utilities don't spend millions on a ballot measure out of civic duty. So it's fair to ask what they’ll get in return for their investment: a permanent right to pass costs on to you for things you didn't need and don't want, like massive new data centers. That’s quite a win for the industry.
What can Colorado communities do?
Amendment 82 will be decided on your November 3, 2026 ballot. Because it would change the constitution, it needs 55% of the vote to pass. That means it can be defeated if just over 45% of voters say no.
Every vote against it matters.
Enshrining this kind of precedent for corporate polluter rights in our state constitution is a radical and lasting change that will be nearly impossible to undo later.
Voting no—and telling everyone you know to vote no—is the one opportunity we have to stop it.