• Source: 2024 Colorado Amendment 80

2024 Colorado Amendment 80 is a proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution that will appear on the general election ballot on November 5, 2024, in Colorado. If passed, the amendment would add a provision to the state's Constitution guaranteeing the right to school choice. The measure must be approved by at least 55% of voters to pass.




Background


Currently, K-12 students in Colorado have the options of attending public, charter, private, online, or neighborhood schools as well as homeschooling. Students can also use the state's open enrollment process to attend public schools in school districts they do not live in for free. This has been the case since 1994, when open enrollment was implemented by state law.
Amendment 80 was referred to the ballot by a citizen initiated petition. Both petitioning for the measure and the campaign in favor are led by the conservative group Advance Colorado Action. The group is also behind Proposition 128 and Proposition 130. It is unclear what the impact of Amendment 80 will be should it pass. Some supporters claim it would simply move the existing school options in Colorado from state statute to the state Constitution. Many opponents argue Amendment 80 would create a school voucher system in Colorado and take funding away from public schools.




Contents


The amendment will appear on the ballot as follows:

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution establishing the right to school choice for children in kindergarten through 12th grade, and, in connection therewith, declaring that school choice includes neighborhood, charter, and private schools; home schooling; open enrollment options; and future innovations in education?




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= Support

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Support for Amendment 80 is led by the group School Choice For Every Child. Colorado's official voter guide also offers the arguments for the measure that it should be a parent's right to choose whatever school they see fit for their child, whether public or private, and Amendment 80 would protect parents and children by putting that right into the Colorado Constitution.




= Opposition

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Opposition to Amendment 80 is being led by the group Public Schools Strong. The state's official voter guide offers the arguments against the amendment that Colorado already offers free public education, the language of the amendment is unclear, and it would lead to public funds being put into private schools.




Results


Results will begin being made public for Amendment 80 at 7:00 pm on November 5, 2024, when polls close. Amendment 80 requires a 55% majority to pass.




See also






References

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• Barack Obama
• Bernie Sanders
• 2024 Colorado Amendment 80
• 2024 Colorado Amendment J
• 2024 Colorado Amendment 79
• 2024 Colorado Amendment I
• 2024 Hawaii Amendment 1
• 2024 Colorado Proposition 128
• 2024 United States presidential election in Colorado
• 2004 Colorado Amendment 36
• 2024 Missouri Amendment 3
• 2024 South Dakota Amendment G