Statewide ballot measure · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Proposition NN: Senate Bill 26-135 – State Public K-12 Education Funding
Asks voters: Shall state investment in K-12 public education increase two percent each year for the next ten years, with investments used to increase teacher pay, improve teacher retention, lower class sizes, and increase access to career and technical courses, without raising taxes but instead funded by raising the annual limit on state fiscal year spending only by the amount spent on public K-12 education as a voter-approved revenue change, and requiring an annual publicly released, independent audit to show how the new investments are spent?
What a vote means
- A yes vote
- A yes vote approves the change described in the ballot title.
- A no vote
- Current law stays as it is now.
Sources
Measure summary
- Amendments and Propositions on the 2026 Ballot (official list of certified measures) (Colorado Secretary of State, Public record)
- 2026 Ballot Information Booklet (Blue Book) (Colorado Legislative Council, Public record)
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