August 24, 2016 02:06 PM UTC

And Then There Were Seven Ballot Measures

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• by: Colorado Pols

Your Colorado statewide ballot just got a little bit longer.

According to the Secretary of State, two more initiatives have qualified for the 2016 ballot:

Initiative No. 98 allows unaffiliated voters to participate in primary elections without having to declare being a member of a certain party, as is the current law. However, Republicans and Democrats could decide to forgo having a primary election and instead choose their general election nominees at the assembly or convention, providing that 75 percent of the party’s state central committee agrees.

Initiative No. 140 restores a presidential primary to be held before the end of March in presidential election years, and allows unaffiliated voters to participate without declaring to be a member of a political party.

The Secretary of State’s office is still looking at signatures to determine the fate of two more ballot measures, both dealing with fracking (local control and mandatory setbacks).