Colorado voters are deciding against upending the way elections are conducted in the state, according to preliminary results released Tuesday evening. As of 8:15 p.m., 56% of Colorado voters rejected fundamentally changing the electoral procedures for the state legislature and state offices — governor,

The measure was funded in large part by Kent Thiry, the wealthy former CEO of the Denver-based dialysis giant DaVita

Prop 131 would have created an all-candidate primary election for certain state and federal offices and allowed voters to rank candidates in the general election.