Kim MonsonKim Monson · Colorado Voter's Guide 2026
Kim MonsonNovember 3, 2026

Colorado Voter's Guide2026

A Message from Kim Monson

Colorado’s ballot process is arcane and opaque. Voters too often have to hunt for information that should be easy to find.

For more than a decade, I’ve written and published an annual Colorado Voter’s Guide to help you understand the choices on your ballot. This guide brings together explanations of statewide and local measures, the sources behind them and my recommendations.

This is a nonpartisan guide. My recommendations reflect my belief in government that is limited and accountable, protects individual liberty, and respects individual taxpayers and the intent of Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). I also serve as president of the Colorado Union of Taxpayers.

My goal is to start a conversation, not tell you how to vote. Sometimes that conversation begins with the questions you ask yourself as you read. I hope you’ll follow those questions, seek answers and reach your own conclusions. Our republic depends on informed, engaged citizens. Voting is an essential part of that responsibility.

Kim Monson

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01Statewide Measures

02Ballot Measures by Topic

Colorado's 2026 ballots carry statewide measures and local questions in the counties this guide covers. The categories below group every question by what it would do: create or raise a tax, authorize debt, keep revenue above a limit, change how a government is organized, or change how elections are run. The groups also cover criminal penalties, school sports, health care, energy and a constitutional right to hunt and fish. Questions in the same category differ in what they would cost, how long they would last and who votes on them.

New Tax or Fee

These questions create a tax a jurisdiction does not collect today, raise a rate it already charges, or extend a tax due to expire. Most name the rate, the amount expected in the first year and the purpose the money is pledged to.

61 measures

Government Structure

These questions change how a county, city or town is organized and what its governing body may do: whether a community incorporates at all, the size and form of a governing body, charter powers, closed meetings, term limits, the start of a term, and a utility franchise.

35 measures

Property Tax Increase

These questions add mills to a county, city or district property tax, create a levy for a newly formed district, extend a tax due to expire, or bring a district under another government's existing levy. Each states the rate or the dollar amount it would raise, and many state whether the tax ends.

30 measures

School Tax Increase

School districts ask voters to raise the district property tax for operating money, most often through a mill levy override. Each question states a first-year amount, and most state whether the tax rises or ends.

21 measures

Borrowing

These questions authorize a government to borrow. Most name the projects, the amount borrowed, the cost of repaying it with interest, and the tax, fee, assessment or utility revenue that repays it. Boulder 2M instead changes the city's debt limit.

18 measures

Keeping Extra Revenue

Most of these questions let a government keep and spend revenue above the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights limit or the 5.25 percent property tax revenue limit without changing a rate. Four change a rate or a tax's purpose as well.

16 measures

Elections

Seven local questions change when elections are held, how votes are counted and how seats are filled. Three statewide measures, Amendments 84, 85 and 86, change mail-ballot identification, ballot wording and congressional redistricting.

11 measures

School Borrowing

School districts ask voters to approve bonds for buildings and grounds, repaid from property taxes over years. Each question states the principal and, in most cases, the maximum repayment cost and the yearly tax.

10 measures

Voter Approval Requirement

These questions change which decisions a council may make on its own and which must go to a vote of the people, and what it takes to put a question on the ballot.

10 measures

Tax Extension

These measures continue an existing tax beyond its expiration. Each question sets its own terms: a rate or annual revenue amount, permitted uses and a new end date, if any.

9 measures

Tax Decrease

Stone Creek Metropolitan District asks its Douglas County voters to repeal five authorizations they granted earlier, covering unused debt authority and 2014 authority to enter multi-year agreements funded by property taxes.

6 measures

Income Tax

Two statewide measures change Colorado's income tax: Amendment 87 would replace the single 4.40 percent rate with six graduated rates from 3.70 to 8.40 percent, and Proposition 136 would cap the rate at 4.40 percent.

2 measures

Criminal Penalties

Two statewide measures would raise the penalty for a crime. Proposition 132 would make selling any amount of fentanyl or certain synthetic opioids a level 1 drug felony punishable by 8 to 32 years, and Proposition 133 would set life without parole for human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude.

2 measures

Tax Reallocation

These measures change how revenue from an existing tax may be spent. Read each question for its spending rules and any separate authority to retain revenue.

2 measures

Law Enforcement

Amendment 81 would require Colorado law enforcement to notify the federal Department of Homeland Security within seventy-two hours after charging a person who is not lawfully present with a crime of violence, or who has a prior felony conviction.

1 measure

Energy

Amendment 82 would put a right to purchase natural gas for cooking or heating, and a right for distributors and utilities to sell it, into the Colorado constitution.

1 measure

Constitutional Rights

Amendment 83 would add a right to hunt, fish and take fish and wildlife to the Colorado constitution, excluding nongame and endangered species.

1 measure

Schools and Sports

Proposition 134 would require Colorado school and athletic association sports teams to be designated male, female or coeducational based on biological sex, and would limit which students may join each team.

1 measure

Minors and Health Care

Proposition 135 would prohibit surgery on anyone under eighteen to alter biological sex characteristics, and would bar state funds, federal funds, Medicaid and insurance from paying for it.

1 measure

Passenger Rail Tax and Borrowing

Front Range Passenger Rail District 7A adds a 0.333 percent district sales and use tax with no end date and authorizes $580 million in debt for the Colorado Connector passenger rail line. It appears on the ballot in Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Larimer and Weld counties.

1 measure

Utility Franchise

Denver 2K would approve a twenty-year franchise contract with Xcel Energy from 2027, continuing the utility's undergrounding work and its payments for the city's rights-of-way.

1 measure

Ban or Regulation

Denver 311 would adopt an ordinance prohibiting the force-feeding of birds and the sale of products from force-fed birds, including foie gras.

1 measure

No Tax, Fee or Debt

Walsenburg 2A, a citizen-initiated ordinance, would change the zoning rules for the city's Criminal Detention Center District. It creates no tax or fee and authorizes no debt.

1 measure

Accepting a Grant

Holyoke School District RE-1J 5A asks voters to accept a $37.5 million state Building Excellent Schools Today grant, which is not repaid, as a match for the school bonds approved in 2024.

1 measure

03County Ballots

3A City of Aurora

New tax or fee

A new 0.129 percent city sales and use tax from 2027 to 2057 and up to $105 million of bonds, for libraries, recreation centers and parks.

3B City of Aurora

New tax or fee

A new 0.064 percent city sales and use tax from 2027 to 2057 and up to $53 million of bonds, for public safety needs.

3C City of Aurora

New tax or fee

A new 0.132 percent city sales and use tax from 2027 to 2057 and up to $108 million of bonds, for transportation.

3H City of Northglenn

New tax or fee

Increases the city accommodation tax from 5% to 8% in 2027 for general city spending, with no expiration.

4A Westminster Public Schools

School tax increase

Lets the school district collect the full override revenue voters approved in 1988, 2002 and 2018, up to its state limit; about $2 million more a year by supporters' figures.

5A Bennett School District

School borrowing

Permits up to $125 million school borrowing and $235 million repayment, backed by up to $11 million in additional annual taxes.

7F Bennett Fire Protection District

New tax or fee

Adds a 0.75% sales tax excluding groceries and other exempt purchases, and permits retention of all district revenue beyond legal limits.

7G Bennett Fire Protection District

Keeping extra revenue

Permanently waives the 5.25% property-tax revenue limit and permits retention of all district revenue beyond legal limits.

7A 12th Judicial District

Government structure

Removes the term limit for the district attorney, allowing repeated reelection to four-year terms.

2A City of Centennial

New tax or fee

Raises the city sales and use tax to 3.50% in 2027, adding one percentage point for streets, bridges and other public works.

2B City of Glendale

Government structure

Gives Xcel utility-service and facility rights for January 1, 2028 through December 31, 2048, covering twenty-one calendar years.

2C City of Cherry Hills Village

Government structure

Asserts local land-use authority in the charter, rejecting state-mandated rules unless the City Council or city voters enact them.

2D City of Sheridan

New tax or fee

Raises sales and use taxes by half a percentage point in 2027 to fund police, emergency response and other public safety purposes.

3A City of Aurora

New tax or fee

Adds a 0.129% sales and use tax through 2057 and permits $105 million borrowing for libraries, recreation centers and parks.

3B City of Aurora

New tax or fee

Adds a 0.064% sales and use tax through 2057 and permits $53 million borrowing for fire stations, 911 and police facilities.

3C City of Aurora

New tax or fee

Adds a 0.132% sales and use tax through 2057 and permits $108 million borrowing for roads, bridges and pedestrian safety.

3D City of Aurora

Elections

Aurora would move regular city elections to even-numbered years and allow one-time shortened terms to make the change.

4A Littleton Public Schools

School tax increase

Adds $10,289,724 for 2027 school tax collections, with later statutory limits and a one-mill annual rate-increase limit after 2026.

5A Bennett School District

School borrowing

Permits up to $125 million school borrowing and $235 million repayment, backed by up to $11 million in additional annual taxes.

7A Front Range Passenger Rail District

Passenger rail tax and borrowing

Adds a 0.333% sales and use tax with no end date and authorizes $580 million in debt for Colorado Connector passenger rail.

7F Bennett Fire Protection District

New tax or fee

Adds a 0.75% sales tax excluding groceries and other exempt purchases, and permits retention of all district revenue beyond legal limits.

7G Bennett Fire Protection District

Keeping extra revenue

Permanently waives the 5.25% property-tax revenue limit and permits retention of all district revenue beyond legal limits.

5A Archuleta County School District No. 50JT

School borrowing

The district could borrow up to $79.9 million for school facilities, repaid through property taxes, if it receives a state BEST grant that does not have to be repaid.

Baca County

Local measures are still to be confirmed.

Bent County

No local ballot measures in this county in 2026.

1A Boulder County

Property tax increase

Adds 2.579 mills for child care and preschool, with $30 million stated for 2027 collections and no expiration.

200 Boulder County

Government structure

Enlarges the county commission to five members from three; a separate question determines how they would be elected.

201 Boulder County

Government structure

Offers five commissioners elected by district, or three by district and two countywide, if voters enlarge the board.

2A City of Lafayette

Tax extension

Extends the Lamont Does Park property tax through December 31, 2046, with annual revenue from the levy limited to $713,000.

2B City of Louisville

Tax extension

Extends the 0.125% historic preservation sales tax to 2038, expands permitted uses and increases the museum campus allocation to 30%.

2C City of Louisville

Government structure

Expands closed-session subjects to those allowed by state law and permits boards, commissions, task forces and committees to hold closed sessions.

2D City of Louisville

Government structure

Begins newly elected mayoral and council terms at the first regular meeting following certification of election results.

2E City of Louisville

Voter approval requirement

Raises initiative petition signatures to 7.5% of registered electors and referendum signatures to 5%, from 5% and 2.5% respectively.

2F City of Louisville

Government structure

Allows public bodies to meet beyond public buildings and facilities when the location remains accessible to everyone.

2G City of Louisville

Voter approval requirement

Requires public City Manager review before an initiative petition; staff could comment but could not change the text or add requirements.

2H City of Louisville

Government structure

Combines charter wording changes concerning pronouns, citizens, city offices and television in a single vote.

2J City of Boulder

New tax or fee

Taxes homes occupied no more than 183 days: $4,000 annually, with inflation increases capped at $7,000.

2K City of Boulder

Borrowing

Permits up to $400 million in bonds and $650 million repayment, supported by up to $32.5 million annually in property taxes.

2L City of Boulder

Government structure

Puts full-time fire employees’ bargaining rights in the charter, with factfinding and a citywide vote when necessary to resolve impasse.

2M City of Boulder

Borrowing

Revises the charter debt limit to 3% of taxable property’s actual value; the question does not identify the current limit.

300 Proposed Municipality of Niwot

Government structure

Creates a municipality within the proposed Niwot boundary; separate questions address charter drafting, taxes, revenue retention and borrowing.

302 Proposed Municipality of Niwot

New tax or fee

If Niwot incorporates, begins a 2.5% sales and use tax in 2028 for capital improvements, debt repayment and other lawful municipal purposes.

303 Proposed Municipality of Niwot

Property tax increase

If Niwot incorporates, adds four mills for operations and maintenance, with $900,000 stated for the first full year.

305 Proposed Municipality of Niwot

Keeping extra revenue

If Niwot incorporates, permits retention of revenue counted toward fiscal-year spending above state limits from 2027 onward.

3A City of Longmont

New tax or fee

Funds police and fire through an initial levy up to 2.44 mills and a 0.33% sales tax; the levy may later adjust.

3B City of Longmont

Voter approval requirement

Requires a public vote before the city sells or conveys open space, adding it to the charter’s protected lands.

3C City of Longmont

Elections

Introduces ranked choice voting where possible for mayor and council elections starting in November 2029.

3D City of Longmont

Elections

If 3C passes, puts the three at-large council seats and three ward seats on alternating election cycles.

3E Town of Erie

New tax or fee

Taxes stays of 30 days or less at 3.5% beginning in 2027, for parks, infrastructure, public safety and other general purposes.

3F Town of Erie

Borrowing

Adds a 0.501-percentage-point sales and use tax increase and authorizes up to $32.5 million borrowing for the Community Center.

7A Front Range Passenger Rail District

Passenger rail tax and borrowing

Adds a 0.333% sales and use tax with no end date and authorizes $580 million in debt for Colorado Connector passenger rail.

Broomfield County

Local measures are still to be confirmed.

— City of Salida

Government structure

Asks Salida voters whether to approve Ordinance No. 2026-09, the city's zoning of the 5-H LLC property as R-2.

— City of Salida

Government structure

Asks Salida voters whether the city may publish its ordinances by title only instead of in full.

6A Chaffee County Fire Protection District

Government structure

Brings all Buena Vista property not already in the Chaffee County Fire Protection District into the district, on the condition that the town has committed to cut its own levy by the district's 3.936 mills.

Cheyenne County

No local ballot measures in this county in 2026.

1A Clear Creek County

New tax or fee

Raises lodging taxes from 2% to 6% in 2027, excluding Georgetown, for infrastructure, public safety, childcare, housing and tourism.

2A City of Idaho Springs

New tax or fee

Imposes $3 per customer per paid outdoor recreation experience in 2027 as a business occupation tax; council may raise it to $5.

4A Clear Creek School District RE-1

School tax increase

Creates two school levies: initially up to $4 million for capital needs and $80,000 in overrides, with different later-year adjustment formulas.

7A 12th Judicial District

Government structure

Removes the term limit for the district attorney, allowing repeated reelection to four-year terms.

7A 12th Judicial District

Government structure

Removes the term limit for the district attorney, allowing repeated reelection to four-year terms.

2A Town of Sugar City

New tax or fee

Starts a 2% town sales and use tax in 2027 for town purposes, including vehicle and construction-material use taxes.

Custer County

Local measures are still to be confirmed.

2A Town of Paonia

Keeping extra revenue

Ends a $5 per transaction occupational tax and adopts a 5 percent marijuana sales tax; the question states taxes would fall by up to $40,000 in 2027.

2B Town of Orchard City

New tax or fee

A new 0.75 percent town sales tax from 2027, $210,000 in the first year, for the general fund.

2C Town of Cedaredge

New tax or fee

An additional 1 percent town sales and use tax from 2027, $500,000 in the first year, with minimum shares for roads, recreation, law and code enforcement, and economic development.

6A Hotchkiss Fire District

New tax or fee

A new 0.4 percent district sales and use tax from 2027, $280,000 in the first year, solely for fire protection services.

2H City and County of Denver

Government structure

Amends the charter to state that the Auditor's Office may keep enforcing wage and workplace laws under council ordinances.

2I City and County of Denver

Government structure

Lets City Council choose a two-year budget term while keeping annual spending authorization.

2J City and County of Denver

Government structure

Amends the charter on the Civil Service Commission and Department of Safety, including probation extended for approved leave.

2K City and County of Denver

Utility franchise

Approves a twenty-year franchise contract with Xcel Energy from 2027, continuing undergrounding and its payments for city rights-of-way.

311 City and County of Denver

Ban or regulation

Adopts an ordinance prohibiting the force-feeding of birds and the sale of products from force-fed birds, including foie gras.

7A Front Range Passenger Rail District

Passenger rail tax and borrowing

Adds a 0.333% sales and use tax with no end date and authorizes $580 million in debt for Colorado Connector passenger rail.

5A Telluride School District

School tax increase

Adds $2,674,059 in school taxes for 2027; later new and existing overrides combined would equal 50% of total program funding.

1A Douglas County

Elections

Keeps every county voter voting for every commissioner seat if the board grows from three members to five.

200 Douglas County

Government structure

Increases the board of commissioners from three members to five, at an estimated $760,000 to $1,300,000 a year from county revenue.

201 Douglas County

Elections

If the board grows to five, chooses how commissioners are elected: all five by district, or three by district and two at large.

300 City of Castle Pines

Voter approval requirement

Amends the city charter so annexing property over 20 acres under one owner or ownership group requires approval by city voters.

301 City of Castle Pines

Voter approval requirement

Amends the city charter so parcels over 20 acres under one owner or ownership group, annexed within 180 days of the change taking effect, go to city voters for ratification.

3A City of Aurora

New tax or fee

A new 0.129 percent city sales and use tax from 2027 to 2057 and up to $105 million of bonds, for libraries, recreation centers and parks.

3B City of Aurora

New tax or fee

A new 0.064 percent city sales and use tax from 2027 to 2057 and up to $53 million of bonds, for public safety needs.

3C City of Aurora

New tax or fee

A new 0.132 percent city sales and use tax from 2027 to 2057 and up to $108 million of bonds, for transportation.

3D City of Aurora

Elections

Moves Aurora's regular municipal elections from odd-numbered to even-numbered years by charter amendment.

5A Douglas County School District RE-1

School tax increase

A school mill levy override starting at $54 million for 2027 collection, with no end date, for teacher pay, security, career programs and restored student programs.

6A Larkspur Fire Protection District

Property tax increase

Raises the district's property tax by 3.97 mills from 2027, $925,225 in the first full year, with the rate adjustable to hold revenue.

6B Larkspur Fire Protection District

Borrowing

$4.5 million of district bonds, repaid up to $6.4 million by a tax increase of up to $427,333 a year, for equipment, work toward a future station and training grounds.

6E Stone Creek Metropolitan District

Tax decrease

Repeals the district's 2014 authority to enter multi-year agreements for regional improvements funded by taxes up to $1 million a year.

7A Front Range Passenger Rail District

Passenger rail tax and borrowing

Adds a 0.333% sales and use tax with no end date and authorizes $580 million in debt for Colorado Connector passenger rail.

7D Conifer Fire Protection District

Property tax increase

Raises the district's property tax by 4.0 mills from 2027, $400,000 in the first full year, about $2 a month per $100,000 of residential property value, as the question states.

2A Town of Gypsum

New tax or fee

Gives the town a 4 percent lodging tax, $200,000 the first year, taking over what Eagle County now collects.

3A Town of Basalt

New tax or fee

Raises the town's sales tax by 0.5 percent for up to 20 years, up to $1,700,000 the first year, for public services facilities.

1A El Paso County

Tax extension

Continues the existing 0.23% public safety sales and use tax to January 1, 2037, for specified law enforcement, jail and emergency response uses.

2A City of Manitou Springs

New tax or fee

Raises the city's excise tax on tickets and admissions from 5 percent to 9.03 percent, $1,128,000 the first year.

2B Town of Monument

New tax or fee

Raises the town's use tax on construction materials and equipment from 2.0 percent to 3.5 percent, $2,272,500 a year.

7A Front Range Passenger Rail District

Passenger rail tax and borrowing

Adds a 0.333% sales and use tax with no end date and authorizes $580 million in debt for Colorado Connector passenger rail.

7B Elbert Fire Protection District

Property tax increase

$497,646 a year in fire district taxes through collection year 2051 for new fire stations, and the 5.25 percent property tax limit waived in all future years.

Elbert County

Local measures are still to be confirmed.

2A City of Cañon City

Keeping extra revenue

Widens the existing 0.3 percent pool sales tax to cover the pool's operations, keeps revenue already collected and pledges it to the recreation district.

2A City of Rifle

New tax or fee

Raises Rifle's lodging tax by three percentage points to 5.5% from January 1, 2027, with an estimated $350,000 increase that year and no end date.

2B City of Glenwood Springs

Property tax increase

Adds 7.9 mills to Glenwood Springs' city property tax for fire and emergency services through December 31, 2046, with $3,132,000 stated for 2027.

4A Garfield School District RE-2

School tax increase

Adds $4.7 million in annual school property taxes for educational operations, with the levy rate set each year to produce that amount and no end date.

4B Garfield School District RE-2

School borrowing

Authorizes up to $118 million in school debt and $225 million in repayment, funded by extending the 2006 bond tax at no more than $9.2 million annually.

5B Eagle County School District RE50J

School tax increase

Authorizes an additional $10.1 million in school property taxes in 2027, followed by amounts tied to the statutory limit for general-fund levies, for educational purposes.

5C Roaring Fork School District RE-1

School tax increase

Raises property taxes by up to $5.6 million for collection in 2027, with an ongoing school mill levy override and no end date.

1A Gilpin County

Keeping extra revenue

Waives the statutory 5.25% property-tax revenue limit and permits retention of all-source revenue, including gaming, for infrastructure and maintenance.

— Town of Hot Sulphur Springs

New tax or fee

Creates a 4% use tax on construction and building materials used in Hot Sulphur Springs from January 1, 2027, with exemptions and credits; the question states $200,000 for the first full fiscal year.

1A Gunnison County

New tax or fee

An additional half-percent countywide sales tax, $3,811,363 the first year, for county roads and bridges, with none of it going to the towns.

2A Town of Mt. Crested Butte

New tax or fee

Raises the town's short-term rental tax from 4.9 percent to 9.9 percent, up to $2,500,000 the first year, for community housing.

2B Town of Crested Butte

New tax or fee

A yearly tax of $1,400 to $3,400 on homes that are not a primary residence and $3,000 on vacant land, $1,250,000 the first year, for the capital fund.

2A Town of Lake City

Elections

Moves regular town elections from April to November in even-numbered years. The town’s resolution starts the change in 2028 and anticipates extending current trustees’ terms.

2B Town of Lake City

Government structure

Reduces Lake City’s trustees from six to four beginning with the 2028 municipal election. The mayor remains, and current elected terms cannot be shortened.

5A Archuleta County School District No. 50JT

School borrowing

The district could borrow up to $79.9 million for school facilities, repaid through property taxes, if it receives a state BEST grant that does not have to be repaid.

7A Upper San Juan Health Service District

Keeping extra revenue

Continues the district’s authority to collect, retain and spend all its revenue above constitutional and statutory limits each fiscal year, without raising taxes.

1A Huerfano County

Property tax increase

Raises the county's property tax by 2 mills from 2027, about $354,692 a year, for parks, recreation and cultural facilities and programs.

2A City of Walsenburg

No tax, fee or debt

Adopts an ordinance amending two Walsenburg code sections on the Criminal Detention Center District; the ballot does not say what changes.

300 City of Walsenburg

New tax or fee

Raises Walsenburg's sales and use tax from 3% to 3.5% in 2027, about $525,000 a year, for law enforcement costs.

Jackson County

No local ballot measures in this county in 2026.

2A City of Wheat Ridge

New tax or fee

Adds a percentage point to sales and use taxes for infrastructure, school community spaces, a pool, city facilities and operations.

2B Town of Mountain View

Government structure

Adopts a council-manager government, assigning department supervision and budget preparation to a manager appointed by the council.

2C Town of Mountain View

Voter approval requirement

Lets the Town Council establish boards and commissions by ordinance, replacing the charter’s requirement for a voter-approved amendment.

2D Town of Morrison

New tax or fee

Ends the room-count lodging-tax exemption in 2027, covering all lodging facilities; a separate vote would change the tax rate.

2E Town of Morrison

New tax or fee

Increases the lodging tax to 8% from 6% in 2027, adding $2 per $100 in taxable charges.

2F Town of Morrison

Government structure

Sets staggered four-year Town Board terms without term limits in the charter.

2G City of Lakewood

New tax or fee

Increases city sales and use taxes from 3% to 3.5% for public and traffic safety, exempting food from the increase.

2H City of Lakewood

Government structure

Begins newly elected mayoral and council terms at the first regular meeting after regular municipal election results are certified.

2I City of Lakewood

Voter approval requirement

Replaces obsolete 7% charter wording with an express requirement for voter approval of property-tax increases and compliance with the Colorado Constitution.

2J City of Lakewood

Elections

Sets initiative and referendum elections 60–150 days after the final determination that petition signatures are sufficient.

2K City of Edgewater

New tax or fee

Raises the city sales tax by half a percentage point for accessibility and mobility, including sidewalk work.

6A Blue Mountain Water District

Borrowing

Permits up to $1.2 million water-system debt and $2.082 million repayment from legally available revenues, without additional tax authority.

6C Arvada Fire Protection District

New tax or fee

Imposes a 1% district sales tax in 2027 for emergency services, staffing and equipment, with specified purchase exemptions.

7C West Metro Fire Protection District

New tax or fee

Adds a 0.75 percent West Metro Fire district sales tax, up to $36.3 million the first year, for firefighting and emergency medical services.

Kiowa County

Local measures are still to be confirmed.

6A Durango West Metropolitan District No. 1

Borrowing

Authorizes $2 million in debt for street and road improvements, with repayment up to $3.5 million and a district property tax levy of $210,000 a year or less if sufficient to pay the debt.

Ballot Issue 1A Larimer County

New tax or fee

Adds a 0.3% countywide sales and use tax beginning January 1, 2027, with no end date. Commissioners could spend the revenue on wildfire protection, infrastructure and other county needs.

Ballot Issue 2A Town of Wellington

New tax or fee

Adds a 0.50% town sales and use tax for law enforcement and public safety, with revenue above the budget for those services available for other lawful town operations.

Ballot Issue 3G Town of Berthoud

Borrowing

Berthoud would borrow up to $28 million for parks and recreation, including Mountain Vista Park. Repayment could total up to $60 million, paid from existing sales and use taxes without a tax increase.

Las Animas County

Local measures are still to be confirmed.

1A Lincoln County

New tax or fee

Raises the county lodging tax from 2 percent to 6 percent, $294,337 the first year, with the new 4 percent allocated by an appointed board.

6A Hugo Fire Protection District

Property tax increase

Raises the fire district's property tax from 3.500 to 8.500 mills, $230,201.71 the first year, for a new fire station and services.

2A City of Sterling

New tax or fee

Adds a temporary 1% city sales and use tax for five years beginning January 1, 2027, dedicated to streets, roads and related improvements.

5A Buffalo School District RE-4J

School borrowing

Buffalo School District RE-4J would borrow up to $1.25 million for school improvements and, as funds allow, refinancing its capital lease. Taxes approved in 2007 would be extended to repay up to $1.7 million.

2A Town of Palisade

New tax or fee

Raises the town sales tax from 2% to 3% through December 31, 2034, for specified street, park and pool projects and emergency services; $600,000 is estimated for the first full fiscal year.

2B City of Grand Junction

New tax or fee

Raises the city sales and use tax from 3.39% to 3.46% and authorizes up to $12 million in debt, with up to $19 million in repayment costs, for the Orchard Mesa pool. Part of the increase would continue after repayment.

2C Town of De Beque

New tax or fee

Authorizes a tax of up to $5 per pound on specified medical marijuana sales and transfers from January 1, 2027, with $40,000 stated for the first full fiscal year.

4A Mesa County Valley School District 51

School tax increase

Authorizes up to $23.2 million for collection in 2027 through a school property tax override starting at up to 7.850 mills, with inflation adjustments and no expiration.

6A Palisade Rural Fire Protection District

Property tax increase

Raises the operating levy from 5.242 to 11.5 mills, for a 12.5-mill total district levy from 2027, and permanently exempts all district revenue from the specified limits.

7A 12th Judicial District

Government structure

Removes the term limit for the district attorney, allowing repeated reelection to four-year terms.

7B Upper San Juan Health Service District

Keeping extra revenue

Continues the district’s authority to collect, retain and spend all its revenue above constitutional and statutory limits each fiscal year, without raising taxes.

2A City of Creede

Government structure

Asks Creede voters whether the Board of Trustees may publish new or proposed ordinances by title only, with the full text kept for inspection at the city clerk's office.

2B City of Creede

Government structure

Asks Creede voters whether the city may stop publishing its bill payments and contract statements in a newspaper, so long as they are available online and at the city clerk's office.

4A Moffat County School District RE-1

School borrowing

Authorizes up to $37 million in Moffat County school debt and up to $67 million in total repayment, extending the 2007 bond tax to pay new obligations.

7A Yampa Valley Regional Transportation Authority

New tax or fee

Adds a 0.5% sales tax for regional transportation from January 1, 2027, with a stated $7,875,197 in the first full fiscal year, authority for higher later collections and no end date.

1A Montezuma County

Government structure

Removes the limit on how many consecutive terms the county's assessor, clerk and recorder, surveyor and treasurer may serve.

1B Montezuma County

New tax or fee

Raises the county lodging tax from 2 percent to 5 percent, $404,598 the first year, for tourism and visitor infrastructure, outside Cortez.

2A City of Cortez

New tax or fee

Raises the city lodgers' tax from 2 percent to 6 percent, up to $900,000 the first year, with the council free to set the rate up to that ceiling.

2B Town of Mancos

New tax or fee

A four-tenths-percent town sales tax, $325,000 the first year, for streets and broadband, bringing the town's total to 4.4 percent.

— City of Montrose

Elections

Moves Montrose's general municipal election from April to November of even-numbered years.

— City of Montrose

Government structure

Limits Montrose councilmembers to eight years of elected service in a lifetime, consecutive or not, for any candidate after November 3, 2026.

— City of Montrose

Government structure

Lets the Montrose City Council approve or disapprove the city manager's decision to appoint or discharge the police chief.

— City of Montrose

Government structure

Lets the Montrose City Council approve or disapprove the city manager's decision to appoint or discharge the city clerk.

Morgan County

Local measures are still to be confirmed.

2A City of Rocky Ford

New tax or fee

Raises sales and use taxes by 1.5 percentage points for public safety from 2027 through 2029.

4A Swink School District No. 33

School borrowing

Borrows $2.43 million for school facilities, with up to $4.8 million repayment funded by extending an existing tax.

1A Ouray County

New tax or fee

Adds a countywide disaster-recovery sales tax, initially 0.5% and then 0.3% after 2030, without an expiration.

Park County

No local ballot measures in this county in 2026.

2A Town of Haxtun

Tax reallocation

Divides Haxtun's existing 0.5% sales and use tax from January 1, 2027: half for streets and drainage, half for the community center.

2B City of Holyoke

Tax extension

Extends Holyoke's 2.5% lodging tax for recreation programs, due to expire at the end of 2026, through December 31, 2032.

5A Holyoke School District RE-1J

Accepting a grant

Allows a $37,511,924.54 state grant to match the bonds voters approved in 2024 for a new elementary school. The grant is smaller than the amount required by the original bond measure.

1A Pitkin County

Property tax increase

A new 0.853 mill county property tax for up to 25 years from 2028, $5,266,081 in the first full year of collection, for the Healthy Community Fund.

2A City of Aspen

Borrowing

Up to $100 million of city debt, repaid at up to $255 million from water utility revenue, for the water treatment facility.

3A Town of Basalt

New tax or fee

A 0.5 percent sales tax increase for up to 20 years from 2027, up to $1.7 million the first year, for public services facilities.

5C Roaring Fork School District RE-1

School tax increase

A school mill levy override, up to $5.6 million for 2027 collection and, with the district's other overrides, the most state law permits in later years, for teacher and staff pay.

4A Granada School District RE-1

School borrowing

Allows $1.35 million in school bonds, repaid by up to $120,000 a year in property taxes, only if the district wins a state BEST grant over $23 million.

2A City of Pueblo

New tax or fee

Adds a permanent 0.25% Pueblo sales and use tax from January 1, 2027 for fire and public-safety technology; the question states $5,878,267 for the first full fiscal year.

2B City of Pueblo

New tax or fee

Adds a Pueblo sales tax of one-sixth percent, printed as 0.167%, for the zoo from 2027 through 2031; the question states up to $3,769,615 for the first full fiscal year.

6A Pueblo City-County Library District

Keeping extra revenue

Waives the 5.25% property tax limit for the library district in all future years and lets it keep all revenue; the rate does not change.

6C Pueblo West Metropolitan District

Keeping extra revenue

Lets Pueblo West retain revenue above TABOR and state limits from 2026 onward, including the 5.25% and 5.5% property tax limits, with the excess dedicated to parks and recreation.

6D Edison Fire Protection District

Government structure

Brings land in northeast Pueblo County that is in no fire district into the Edison Fire Protection District; no tax rate is stated.

7A Front Range Passenger Rail District

Passenger rail tax and borrowing

Adds a 0.333% sales and use tax with no end date and authorizes $580 million in debt for Colorado Connector passenger rail.

1A Rio Blanco County

Government structure

Lets Rio Blanco County's assessor serve an unlimited number of consecutive terms, removing its term limit.

1B Rio Blanco County

Government structure

Lets Rio Blanco County's treasurer serve an unlimited number of consecutive terms, removing its term limit.

1C Rio Blanco County

Government structure

Lets Rio Blanco County's clerk and recorder serve an unlimited number of consecutive terms, removing its term limit.

1D Rio Blanco County

Government structure

Lets Rio Blanco County's commissioners serve an unlimited number of consecutive terms, removing its term limit.

7A 12th Judicial District

Government structure

Removes the term limit for the district attorney, allowing repeated reelection to four-year terms.

2A Town of Oak Creek

New tax or fee

Adds two percentage points to the town sales tax from January 1, 2027, for capital improvements, with no end date and authority to exceed the stated $400,000 in later years.

4A Hayden School District RE-1

School tax increase

Adds $525,861 in school taxes in 2026–2027, then sets the levy each year to produce that amount or the revenue from 3.0 mills, whichever is higher, with no end date.

4B Hayden School District RE-1

Property tax increase

Brings property in the Hayden school district into the Colorado Mountain College District and its property tax levy, listed at 3.82 mills but subject to future annual certification.

5B Eagle County School District RE50J

School tax increase

Authorizes an additional $10.1 million in school property taxes in 2027, followed by amounts tied to the statutory limit for general-fund levies, for educational purposes.

6A West Routt Fire Protection District

Property tax increase

Adds up to 3.0 mills for West Routt fire and emergency services, beginning with 2028 collections, with a stated $448,950 first-year increase and no end date.

7A Yampa Valley Regional Transportation Authority

New tax or fee

Adds a 0.5% sales tax for regional transportation from January 1, 2027, with a stated $7,875,197 in the first full fiscal year, authority for higher later collections and no end date.

7A 12th Judicial District

Government structure

Removes the term limit for the district attorney, allowing repeated reelection to four-year terms.

San Juan County

Local measures are still to be confirmed.

5A Telluride School District

School tax increase

Adds $2,674,059 in school taxes for 2027; later new and existing overrides combined would equal 50% of total program funding.

1A Sedgwick County

New tax or fee

Adds a 1% sales and use tax for four years to fund county ambulance service, with continuing permission to retain revenue from that tax and the county’s mill levy.

5A Holyoke School District RE-1J

Accepting a grant

Allows a $37,511,924.54 state grant to match the bonds voters approved in 2024 for a new elementary school. The grant is smaller than the amount required by the original bond measure.

1A Summit County

Tax extension

Extends the existing 4.652-mill levy from 2028 without an expiration, continuing funding for wildfire prevention and other specified county programs.

4A Summit School District RE-1

School tax increase

Adds $5.9 million in school taxes for 2027 collections, with later override revenues subject to the statutory limit.

2B City of Woodland Park

New tax or fee

Adds 0.25 percentage points to sales tax for existing school district certificate of participation debt payments, without an expiration.

6A Rainbow Valley Water District

Keeping extra revenue

Permits retention and spending of all-source revenue beyond specified revenue and spending limits from fiscal year 2027, with no expiration.

6B Rainbow Valley Water District

Keeping extra revenue

Permanently waives the statutory 5.25% property-tax revenue limit from tax year 2026, contingent on approval of 6A.

Washington County

Local measures are still to be confirmed.

2A Town of Eaton

Borrowing

Allows $5 million in street debt and $7.9 million maximum repayment from legally available town revenue, without raising taxes.

2B Town of Kersey

Tax extension

Continues Kersey's existing 17.205-mill town property tax for 2028 through 2037, without increasing the rate.

2C City of Evans

Tax reallocation

Expands food tax uses to city facility operations and performance-based economic development incentives, keeping the rate and prioritizing maintenance of previously funded improvements.

2D Town of Frederick

New tax or fee

Adds one percentage point to sales and use taxes in 2027 exclusively for transportation; borrowing under 2E also requires a separate yes vote.

2E Town of Frederick

Borrowing

If 2D also passes, permits up to $26 million borrowing and $57 million repayment for streets and transportation.

2F City of Greeley

New tax or fee

Adds 0.6 percentage point in sales and use tax for civic and recreation projects, excluding city food sales tax; ends by 2067.

3A City of Longmont

New tax or fee

Funds police and fire through an initial levy up to 2.44 mills and a 0.33% sales tax; the levy may later adjust.

3B City of Longmont

Voter approval requirement

Requires a public vote before the city sells or conveys open space, adding it to the charter’s protected lands.

3C City of Longmont

Elections

Introduces ranked choice voting where possible for mayor and council elections starting in November 2029.

3D City of Longmont

Elections

If 3C passes, puts the three at-large council seats and three ward seats on alternating election cycles.

3E Town of Erie

New tax or fee

Taxes stays of 30 days or less at 3.5% beginning in 2027, for parks, infrastructure, public safety and other general purposes.

3F Town of Erie

Borrowing

Adds a 0.501-percentage-point sales and use tax increase and authorizes up to $32.5 million borrowing for the Community Center.

Ballot Issue 3G Town of Berthoud

Borrowing

Berthoud would borrow up to $28 million for parks and recreation, including Mountain Vista Park. Repayment could total up to $60 million, paid from existing sales and use taxes without a tax increase.

3H City of Northglenn

New tax or fee

Increases the city accommodation tax from 5% to 8% in 2027 for general city spending, with no expiration.

4A Weld County School District RE-2

School tax increase

Authorizes up to $3.686 million for 2027 collections; later override revenue is subject to a combined 25% total-program ceiling.

6A Nunn Fire Protection District

Property tax increase

Adds one mill in 2027, another in 2028 and another in 2029 for staffing and equipment; the three-mill increase continues afterward.

7A Front Range Passenger Rail District

Passenger rail tax and borrowing

Adds a 0.333% sales and use tax with no end date and authorizes $580 million in debt for Colorado Connector passenger rail.

Yuma County

Local measures are still to be confirmed.

04State Races

Attorney General · Attorney General

Governor / Lt. Governor · Governor / Lt. Governor

RTD Board of Directors · B · C · J · K · L · N · O

Secretary of State · Secretary of State

State Board of Education · 1 · 3 · 7

State House of Representatives · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41 · 42 · 43 · 44 · 45 · 46 · 47 · 48 · 49 · 50 · 51 · 52 · 53 · 54 · 55 · 56 · 57 · 58 · 59 · 60 · 61 · 62 · 63 · 64 · 65

State Senate · 1 · 3 · 4 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 11 · 15 · 17 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 24 · 25 · 27 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 34 · 35

State Treasurer · State Treasurer

US House of Representatives · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8

US Senate · US Senate

University of Colorado Board of Regents · 2 · 6 · 7

05Judicial Retention

Colorado Court of Appeals · Elizabeth L. Harris · Grant Sullivan · Karl L. Schock · Katharine E. Lum · Pax Moultrie · Rebecca Rankin Freyre

Colorado Supreme Court · William W. Hood, III

Eighteenth Judicial District - Arapahoe County Court · Cheryl Rowles-Stokes · Christina Marie Apostoli · Colleen Clark

Eighteenth Judicial District - District Court · Christine A. Washburn · Darren L. Vahle · David N. Karpel · Jacob A. Edson · LaQunya Latrese Baker-McKay · Michelle Ann Amico · Michelle Jones · Natalie G. Stricklin · Thomas W. Henderson

Eighth Judicial District - Jackson County Court · Chelsea Williams Ryan

Eighth Judicial District - Larimer County Court · Katharine "Jenny" Ellison · Matthew R. Zehe · Thomas L. Lynch

Eleventh Judicial District - Custer County Court · Michael Patrick Halpin

Eleventh Judicial District - District Court · Amanda Hunter · Dayna L. Vise

Eleventh Judicial District - Fremont County Court · Alexandra Robak

Eleventh Judicial District - Park County Court · Brian Louis Green

Fifteenth Judicial District - District Court · Tarryn L. Johnson

Fifteenth Judicial District - Prowers County Court · Curtis Lane Porter

Fifth Judicial District - Eagle County Court · Inga Haagenson Causey

First Judicial District - District Court · Andrew C. Poland · Chantel E. Contiguglia · Christopher C. Zenisek · Christopher Rhamey · Meegan Miloud · Ryan P. Loewer · Tamara S. Russell

First Judicial District - Gilpin County Court · Timothy Lane

First Judicial District - Jefferson County Court · Corinne Magid · Jennifer Lynn Melton · Sara Garrido

Fourteenth Judicial District - District Court · Brittany Schneider

Fourteenth Judicial District - Grand County Court · Nicholas Catanzarite

Fourteenth Judicial District - Moffat County Court · James Hesson

Fourth Judicial District - District Court · Amanda J. Philipps · Dennis L. McGuire · Erin Lynn Sokol · Gregory Robert Werner · Hilary Gurney · William B. Bain

Fourth Judicial District - El Paso County Court · Ann M. Rotolo · Marika Frady · Meredith Patrick Cord · Sam Burney

Nineteenth Judicial District - District Court · Audrey A. Galloway · Timothy Gerard Kerns

Nineteenth Judicial District - Weld County Court · Dana Nichols · John J. Briggs · Michele Lynn Meyer

Ninth Judicial District - District Court · Elise Myer

Ninth Judicial District - Garfield County Court · Jonathan Bruce Pototsky

Ninth Judicial District - Rio Blanco County Court · Jay A Edwards · Jay A. Edwards

Second Judicial District - Denver County Court · Andrea Eddy · Chelsea Malone · Isaam L. Shamsid-Deen · Judith Smith · Kerri Lombardi · Michelle Martinez-Thomas · Olympia Z. Fay

Second Judicial District - District Court · Andrew Luxen · Christopher J. Baumann · John Eric Elliff · Jon J. Olafson · Michael W.V. Angel · Sarah Block Wallace

Second Judicial District - Juvenile Court · Elizabeth Joan McCarthy · Lisa Gomez

Second Judicial District - Probate Presiding · Elizabeth D. Leith

Seventeenth Judicial District - Adams County Court · Lara M. Jimenez · MaryAnn "Mariana" Vielma

Seventeenth Judicial District - District Court · Caryn A. Datz · Jeffrey Dean Ruff · Kelley R. Southerland · Priscilla Loew · Sean Patrick Finn

Seventh Judicial District - District Court · D. Cory Jackson · Kellie L. Starritt

Seventh Judicial District - Hinsdale County Court · James R. McDonald

Sixteenth Judicial District - Crowley County Court · Jeremy P Boyce

Sixteenth Judicial District - Otero County Court · William Culver

Tenth Judicial District - District Court · Allison P. Ernst · Michelle Chostner · Tayler M. Thomas · William David Alexander

Third Judicial District - District Court · Pierce L. Fowler

Third Judicial District - Huerfano County Court · Dawn Mann

Thirteenth Judicial District - District Court · Dina M. Christiansen

Thirteenth Judicial District - Washington County Court · Kelly S. Hansen

Twelfth Judicial District - Alamosa County Court · Daniel Walzl

Twelfth Judicial District - Costilla County Court · Tamara McSherry Sullivan

Twelfth Judicial District - District Court · Amanda C. Hopkins · Michael A. Gonzales

Twelfth Judicial District - Mineral County Court · Hollie Wheelwright

Twentieth Judicial District - Boulder County Court · Elizabeth House Moulton Brodsky · Monica Haenselman · Zachary Ilya Malkinson

Twentieth Judicial District - District Court · J. Chris Larson · Michael Kotlarczyk · Nancy Woodruff Salomone

Twenty-First Judicial District - District Court · Craig Peter Henderson · Gretchen B. Larson · JenniLynn E. Lawrence · Jeremy Chaffin

Twenty-First Judicial District - Mesa County Court · Bruce R. Raaum · Scott Joseph Burrill

Twenty-Second Judicial District - District Court · William Young Furse

Twenty-Third Judicial District - District Court · Andrew Baum · Daniel W. Warhola · Theresa Slade · Victoria E. Klingensmith

Twenty-Third Judicial District - Douglas County Court · Kolony L. Fields · Lawrence Bowling

06Thank You to the County Clerks and Their Teams

Colorado’s county clerks and their teams do vital work for voters. During one of their busiest times of year, they made time to help us find the information voters need. We are grateful for their time, their service and their dedication to the communities they serve.

Arapahoe CountyJoan Lopez, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Archuleta CountyKristy Archuleta, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Bent CountyLynda Moss, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Boulder CountyMolly Fitzpatrick, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Broomfield CountyCrystal Clemens, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Cheyenne CountyAllison Brown, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Clear Creek CountyBrenda Corbett, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Crowley CountyMelinda “Mindy” Carter, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Delta CountyTeri A. Stephenson, Clerk and Recorder, and the office teamMelinda Sanford
Denver CountyPaul López, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Douglas CountySheri Davis, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Eagle CountyBecky Close, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
El Paso CountySteve Schleiker, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Fremont CountyJustin D Grantham, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Garfield CountyJacklyn Harmon, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Gilpin CountySahari McCormick, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Gunnison CountyKathy Simillion, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Hinsdale CountyJoan Roberts, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Jefferson CountyAmanda Gonzalez, Clerk and Recorder, and the office teamSarah McAfee
Kit Carson CountySusan Corliss, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
La Plata CountyTiffany Lee, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Lake CountyTracey Lauritzen, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Larimer CountyTina Harris, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Lincoln CountyCorinne Lengel, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Logan CountyPamela M. Bacon, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Mesa CountyBobbie Gross, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Mineral CountyEryn Wintz, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Montezuma CountyKim Percell, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Otero CountyLynda “Lyn” Scott, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Ouray CountyDamon Todd, Clerk and Recorder, and the office teamJonathan Arebalos
Park CountyMilena Kassel, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Phillips CountyMadene “Beth” Zilla, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Pitkin CountyIngrid Grueter, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Routt CountyJenny Thomas, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
San Miguel CountyMichael Wyszynski, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Sedgwick CountyKurt Dilsaver, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Summit CountyTaryn Power, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Teller CountyStephanie Kees, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team
Weld CountyCarly Koppes, Clerk and Recorder, and the office team