As the ballot measure modified the state Constitution, it required a 55% majority to pass.

[1] In 2020, the Colorado General Assembly abolished the death penalty within the state.

This was made official by the Colorado Supreme Court decision People v. Smith.

This led to bipartisan calls to restore the ability of judges to deny bail when "proof is evident or presumtion is great".

[2] On February 8, 2024, Representatives Monica Duran and Mike Lynch and Senators Rhonda Fields and Bob Gardner introduced House Concurrent Resolution 24-1002 to refer the issue of creating an exemption for the right to bail in suspected cases of first degree murder to voters.