{"id":6850,"date":"2026-10-16T14:27:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colorlatina.org\/?p=6850"},"modified":"2026-10-16T14:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:36:37","slug":"what-is-an-amendment-and-a-proposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colorlatina.org\/es\/what-is-an-amendment-and-a-proposition\/","title":{"rendered":"An\u00e1lisis del texto de la papeleta electoral: \u00bfQu\u00e9 es una enmienda y una proposici\u00f3n?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6850\" class=\"elementor elementor-6850\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a625db4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a625db4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c71bb8f\" data-id=\"c71bb8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21b033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b21b033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colorlatina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-16-at-2.28.44-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6852\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colorlatina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-16-at-2.28.44-PM.png 656w, https:\/\/www.colorlatina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-16-at-2.28.44-PM-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/www.colorlatina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-16-at-2.28.44-PM-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c56fd2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c56fd2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fead70\" data-id=\"1fead70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be16092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be16092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 es una enmienda constitucional? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73acda3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73acda3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Una enmienda constitucional iniciada es <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">una medida electoral iniciada por los ciudadanos que modifica la constituci\u00f3n de un estado<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">. Dieciocho estados permiten a los ciudadanos iniciar enmiendas constitucionales, entre ellos Colorado. Los promotores de una iniciativa electoral recolectan firmas de un n\u00famero m\u00ednimo de votantes registrados en un estado.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Las enmiendas constitucionales requieren mucho trabajo para ser incluidas en la boleta electoral.<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">, pero es por una buena raz\u00f3n. Esto significa que tambi\u00e9n es m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil cambiarlo despu\u00e9s, lo cual es <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 hace que su protecci\u00f3n sea m\u00e1s fuerte y duradera que la de una ley?.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Enmienda 81: Requisitos de presentaci\u00f3n de informes de las fuerzas del orden a las autoridades federales<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Enmienda 82: Derecho al gas natural<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Enmienda 83: Derecho constitucional a cazar y pescar.<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Enmienda 84: Identificaci\u00f3n del votante en la boleta por correo<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Enmienda 85: Preguntas de la boleta electoral en lenguaje sencillo<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Enmienda 86: Redistribuci\u00f3n de distritos electorales del Congreso<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Enmienda 87: Impuesto sobre la renta progresivo<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84d5286 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84d5286\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f4a38f\" data-id=\"7f4a38f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284711b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"284711b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 son las propuestas legislativas de iniciativa estatal? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b3c755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b3c755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Una proposici\u00f3n estatutaria iniciada por el estado es una <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Medida electoral de iniciativa ciudadana que modifica la ley estatal.<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">, que es una ley formal escrita aprobada por el poder legislativo de un estado y promulgada por su gobernador. Hay 21 estados que permiten a los ciudadanos iniciar leyes estatales, incluido Colorado.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Los estatutos otorgan autoridad a las normas y reglamentos de otros organismos gubernamentales, <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">lo que convierte a las leyes en un medio eficaz para proteger y fortalecer los derechos.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Proposici\u00f3n NN: Financiamiento estatal para la educaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica primaria y secundaria (K-12)<\/span><\/strong><ul><li><em><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">La \u00fanica medida remitida por el poder legislativo que ser\u00e1 considerada por los votantes este a\u00f1o.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Proposici\u00f3n 132: Sanciones por delitos relacionados con el fentanilo<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Proposici\u00f3n 133: Sanciones por trata de personas menores de edad<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Proposici\u00f3n 134: Participaci\u00f3n de hombres y mujeres en los deportes escolares.<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Proposici\u00f3n 135: Prohibir ciertas cirug\u00edas en menores de edad<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Proposici\u00f3n 136: L\u00edmite m\u00e1ximo a la tasa del impuesto sobre la renta<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Proposici\u00f3n 137: Destinar los ingresos del impuesto sobre las ventas de art\u00edculos deportivos a la conservaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3162da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3162da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2dc8d3\" data-id=\"b2dc8d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd4282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fd4282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fechas importantes de las elecciones generales: <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc754c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cc754c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h5><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">5 de octubre<\/span><\/h5><ul><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Las papeletas se enviaron por correo a todos los votantes registrados activos.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><h5><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">12 de octubre<\/span><\/h5><ul><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Buzones para depositar las papeletas de votaci\u00f3n abiertos<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><h5><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">19 de octubre<\/span><\/h5><ul><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Los Centros de Servicio al Votante (VSPC) para votar en persona est\u00e1n abiertos.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><h5><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">22 de octubre<\/span><\/h5><ul><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">\u00daltimo d\u00eda para enviar su boleta por correo y asegurarse de que llegue a tiempo; \u00faltimo d\u00eda para solicitar que se le env\u00ede una boleta de reemplazo.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><h5><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">3 de noviembre<\/span><\/h5><ul><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">D\u00eda de las elecciones; las papeletas deben recibirse antes de las 19:00.<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is an amendment and a proposition? 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