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Colorado · November 3, 2026 general election · Statewide ballot measure

Amendment 82: what your vote means

Constitutional right to purchase and sell natural gas. On every Colorado ballot. Official sources checked October 22, 2026.

Amendment 82 · Citizen-initiated constitutional amendment (needs 55% to pass)

Constitutional right to purchase and sell natural gas

Official ballot title (quoted exactly)

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution creating new law granting the right for consumers to purchase natural gas for cooking or heating in homes or businesses and for distributors and utilities to sell natural gas to consumers?

Ballot title as printed in the 2026 State Ballot Information Booklet (Blue Book), Colorado Legislative Council Staff.

A YES vote means:

The Colorado Constitution would include a right for consumers to buy, and for utilities and distributors to sell, natural gas for cooking or heating in homes and businesses.

A NO vote means:

Current laws and regulations on buying and selling natural gas stay as they are.

What it would change

  • Who is affected: homes and businesses that use natural gas, gas utilities and distributors, and local governments with building codes that limit natural gas.
  • Taxes and fees: none.
  • Fiscal impact (Legislative Council Staff): possible minimal state costs and more legal work for agencies; local governments with codes that restrict natural gas may have legal and permitting costs.

Official arguments, summarized

Short neutral summaries of the arguments printed in the official voters’ pamphlet. The committees that wrote them are responsible for their content. Read the full text at the link below.

Argument for

Supporters say natural gas is an affordable, reliable heating source that most Colorado households use, and that the measure ensures continued access without state or local interference.

Argument against

Opponents say natural gas use contributes to climate change and air pollution, should not be protected in the constitution, and that local communities should be able to make their own energy and public health decisions.

Arguments for and against Amendment 82, 2026 Blue Book, Colorado Legislative Council Staff (PDF, p. 20)

Who supports it and who opposes it

These lists come from official campaign filings (registered committees) and public endorsements, each linked to its source. They are not complete, and SaveYourState does not endorse anyone listed. Lists checked October 30, 2026.

Who supports it

Who opposes it

Official sources

SaveYourState is independent and nonpartisan, not a government site, and does not take positions on ballot measures. This explainer describes effects only, using the official ballot title, explanatory statement, full text, and fiscal impact statement. If anything here differs from those documents, the official documents control.