September 1 - Proposed Initiative #195 Qualifies for General Election Ballot

Denver, September 1, 2026 - The Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State's Office announced today that proponents of Proposed Initiative #195 "Graduated Income Tax," have submitted the required number of signatures to appear on the November 3, 2026 General Election Ballot.

Proposed Initiative #195 proposes to change the Colorado Constitution, and therefore signatures were required from each state senate district equal to two percent of the total registered electors from the respective district. The Proposed Initiative was also required to meet the 124,238 signature threshold of all proposed initiatives.

Proposed Initiative #195 submitted 165,765 total petition signatures. The Elections Division determined that proponents of Proposed Initiative #195 submitted the required number of valid signatures from each senate district, and a total of 130,938 valid signatures.

Petition verification summary:

• Senate District 1 (3,459 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,534
  • Valid signatures: 3,288
  • Invalid signatures: 171
• Senate District 2 (3,554 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,940
  • Valid signatures: 3,318
  • Invalid signatures: 236
• Senate District 3 (3,818 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,546
  • Valid signatures: 3,580
  • Invalid signatures: 238
• Senate District 4 (4,083 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,995
  • Valid signatures: 3,835
  • Invalid signatures: 248
• Senate District 5 (3,830 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,540
  • Valid signatures: 3,581
  • Invalid signatures: 249
• Senate District 6 (4,844 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,776
  • Valid signatures: 4,508
  • Invalid signatures: 336
• Senate District 7 (3,594 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,628
  • Valid signatures: 3,414
  • Invalid signatures: 180
• Senate District 8 (3,572 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,573
  • Valid signatures: 3,368
  • Invalid signatures: 204
• Senate District 9 (3,936 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,929
  • Valid signatures: 3,686
  • Invalid signatures: 250
• Senate District 10 (3,566 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,731
  • Valid signatures: 3,358
  • Invalid signatures: 208
• Senate District 11 (4,038 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,316
  • Valid signatures: 3,732
  • Invalid signatures: 306
• Senate District 12 (3,884 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,508
  • Valid signatures: 3,597
  • Invalid signatures: 287
• Senate District 13 (3,215 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,095
  • Valid signatures: 3,020
  • Invalid signatures: 195
• Senate District 14 (3,725 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,473
  • Valid signatures: 3,494
  • Invalid signatures: 231
• Senate District 15 (3,293 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,788
  • Valid signatures: 3,047
  • Invalid signatures: 246
• Senate District 16 (4,826 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,709
  • Valid signatures: 4,513
  • Invalid signatures: 313
• Senate District 17 (3,778 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,690
  • Valid signatures: 3,567
  • Invalid signatures: 211
• Senate District 18 (4,065 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,425
  • Valid signatures: 3,822
  • Invalid signatures: 243
• Senate District 19 (4,307 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,657
  • Valid signatures: 4,078
  • Invalid signatures: 229
• Senate District 20 (3,589 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,781
  • Valid signatures: 3,417
  • Invalid signatures: 172
• Senate District 21 (4,072 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,276
  • Valid signatures: 3,737
  • Invalid signatures: 335
• Senate District 22 (4,541 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,506
  • Valid signatures: 4,226
  • Invalid signatures: 315
• Senate District 23 (3,608 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,979
  • Valid signatures: 3,437
  • Invalid signatures: 171
• Senate District 24 (2,917 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,281
  • Valid signatures: 2,717
  • Invalid signatures: 200
• Senate District 25 (3,994 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,598
  • Valid signatures: 3,794
  • Invalid signatures: 200
• Senate District 26 (3,303 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,357
  • Valid signatures: 3,092
  • Invalid signatures: 211
• Senate District 27 (3,938 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,631
  • Valid signatures: 3,729
  • Invalid signatures: 209
• Senate District 28 (2,839 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,052
  • Valid signatures: 2,614
  • Invalid signatures: 225
• Senate District 29 (3,247 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,095
  • Valid signatures: 2,985
  • Invalid signatures: 262
• Senate District 30 (4,165 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,958
  • Valid signatures: 3,885
  • Invalid signatures: 280
• Senate District 31 (7,582 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,775
  • Valid signatures: 6,920
  • Invalid signatures: 662
• Senate District 32 (3,728 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,252
  • Valid signatures: 3,474
  • Invalid signatures: 254
• Senate District 33 (4,888 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,369
  • Valid signatures: 4,490
  • Invalid signatures: 398
• Senate District 34 (4,663 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,648
  • Valid signatures: 4,350
  • Invalid signatures: 313
• Senate District 35 (5,552 signatures submitted)
  • Signatures Required: 2,870
  • Valid signatures: 5,265
  • Invalid signatures: 287
• Total (165,765 signatures submitted)
  • Total Invalid signatures: 34,827
    • Invalid signatures (state senate district known): 9,075
    • Invalid signatures (state senate district not known): 25,752
  • Total valid signatures: 130,938

Signature Requirement for Statewide Initiative Petitions. Signature requirements are outlined by Article V, Section 1 (3) of the Colorado Constitution and 1-40-116 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

A copy of the petition is on file with the Secretary of State's office.