Leaders with Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom celebrated Amendment 79’s passage Thursday, saying a constitutional amendment provides the most state protection of abortion rights possible.

Colorado voters are leaning toward enshrining access to abortion in the state’s constitution, with almost 62% of voters supporting Amendment 79 in the early results. As of 7:35 p.m. Mountain time, the amendment has 683,

This amendment would add language to the state Constitution recognizing the right to the procedure and prohibiting state and local governments from impeding that right. This measure needs 55 percent of the vote to pass.