ASCSU proposal targets multiple Colorado ballot measures

Proposal introduced

ASCSU received legislation this week that would condemn multiple Colorado ballot measures. The proposal places elections and voting policy before the student government by asking ASCSU to take an institutional position on measures presented to Colorado voters. Introduction is a procedural step and is not the same as final approval of the proposed condemnation.

If adopted, a condemnation would communicate ASCSU’s opposition to the measures covered by the legislation. It would not remove a measure from the ballot, revise official ballot language or determine how election officials count votes. Those election functions remain separate from the student government’s action.

Process and public meaning

The key question inside ASCSU is whether the proposal advances beyond introduction and what wording governs any final action. The legislation’s text matters because it identifies the measures within its scope and defines the position ASCSU is being asked to take. Any later changes to that wording would shape the meaning of the student government’s action.

Colorado voters make the electoral decision on ballot measures. ASCSU’s separate decision concerns whether the organization will formally condemn multiple measures. Keeping those actions distinct clarifies the practical effect: one is an institutional statement, while the other is a vote that decides a ballot question. The next public records to watch are the proposal’s text, any amendments and the record of any ASCSU action.