| Summary |
This proposal would create new election processes for several federal and state offices in Colorado. The key provisions include:
1. **All-Candidate Primary Election**:
For offices such as **U.S. Senate**, **U.S. House of Representatives**, **Governor**, **Attorney General**, **Secretary of State**, **Treasurer**, **CU Board of Regents**, **State Board of Education**, and the **Colorado State Legislature**, there would be a single primary election.
- **All candidates**, regardless of party affiliation, would run in this primary, and **voters could vote for any one candidate** per office, regardless of the voter’s or candidate’s party.
2. **Top Four Candidates Advance**:
- The **top four candidates** who receive the most votes in the primary for each office would advance to the general election, regardless of their party affiliation.
3. **Ranked Choice Voting in the General Election**:
In the general election, voters would be able to **rank candidates** for each office on their ballot (first choice, second choice, etc.).
A process for tallying the ranked votes would be adopted, and the winner would be the candidate who has the **highest number of votes in the final tally**.
This system is designed to change the current party-based primary process and implement **ranked choice voting** for general elections.
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