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Our call — vote YES
The measure
This is a citizen-initiated statute. It requires every K-12 and collegiate school-based athletic team or sport to be designated for biological males only, for biological females only, or as coeducational/mixed, and requires students to compete on teams matching their biological sex or on a coeducational team. Schools and districts must adopt sex-eligibility policies.
What YES does
A YES vote sets one statewide rule: sex-designated teams are separated by biological sex, with mixed teams remaining available.
What NO does
A NO vote leaves each school, district and athletic association to set its own eligibility policy under current state and federal law.
The math
The Blue Book's fiscal analysis, as reproduced in the guide cited below, identifies no change to any tax, TABOR refund, or revenue destination for this measure. No dollar fiscal estimate is published for it.
OUR CALL
Our call: YES.
Girls' sports exist because biological sex is a real competitive category; a patchwork in which each district decides whether female athletes must compete against males is not fairness, it is abdication. One clear statewide rule, with coeducational teams preserved, protects girls' and women's competition and the scholarships and records that come with it. YES.
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Sources
- Ballotpedia, List of Colorado ballot measures — https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_Colorado_ballot_measures
- Colorado 2026 State Ballot Information Booklet (Blue Book), Legislative Council Staff, as reproduced in the Colorado 2026 ballot measures guide — https://whipplewood.com/insights/colorado-2026-ballot-measures-guide/
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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