LWVCO MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK DAY
Don't Miss These Presentations on Strengthening Our Democracy
and Information Updates for League Members
Saturday, September 19, 2026 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Online
Making Democracy Work! Day 2026
Strengthening Democracy for All Coloradans
Saturday, September 19, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Online
10:00 - Welcome: Mary Parker, President, League of Women Voters of Colorado
10:10 - Proposition NN: TABOR Cap Change for Public Education Funding:
Maria Ignacia Miranda Santis, YES for CO Kids
What the measure does, the $4.6B question, and what it means for schools and taxpayer refunds.
10:30 - Amendment 87: Graduated Income Tax: Chris DeGruy Kennedy, Bell Policy Center
Replacing Colorado's flat 4.4% rate with a six-tier structure on income over $500K,
amending TABOR's uniform-rate requirement,
and its competing measure Proposition 136 (Income Tax Rate Cap).
10:50 - Panel: Public Safety on the Ballot: Rebecca Wallace,, Courtney Sutton,
Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance,
and Onnastasia Cole, Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Proposition 132
(Penalties for Fentanyl Crimes) and Proposition 133 (Penalties for Human Trafficking of a Minor).
11:20 - Amendment 81: Law Enforcement Reporting Requirements to Federal Authorities:
Mike Cortes, Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy, & Research Organization (CLLARO)
Immigration-status investigation and reporting mandates for local law enforcement.
11:40 - Break
12:00 - Constitutional Rights & Colorado Youth: Jax Gonzalez, One Colorado
Proposition 134 (Male and Female Participation in School Sports)
and Proposition 135 (Prohibit Certain Surgeries on Minors)
and their impacts on LGBTQIA+ Coloradans.
12:30 - Amendment 86: Congressional Redistricting: Peggy Leech, LWVCO Legislative Action Committee
A constitutional amendment reenacting the current independent-commission redistricting process
and prohibiting mid-decade map changes that favor one political party or divide communities of interest.
12:45 - Amendment 84: Voter ID on Mail Ballot Envelopes: Kathy Ebersberger, Co-Director,
Action & Advocacy, LWVCO
A constitutional amendment requiring voters to include the last four digits of their Social Security number,
driver's license number, or REAL ID on mail ballot return envelopes.
1:00 - Election Administration Update: What Voters Need to Know in 2026:
Matt Crane, Colorado County Clerks Association
1:30 - Join LWVCO's Legislative Action: Andrea Wilkins, LWVCO
1:45 - Closing Remarks: Mary Parker
2:00 - Adjourn
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