Local ballot measure
A 1% sales tax for the Adams County Fire Protection District, with no end date
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Adams County Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6E
Who is asking
Adams County Fire Protection District
On the ballot in
- Adams County ballot: 6E
The ballot question
SHALL ADAMS COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $11,732,488 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE) AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, FROM A 1.0% SALES TAX, WHICH IS ONE DOLLAR ON EVERY $100 PURCHASE, EXCLUDING EVERYDAY NECESSITIES LIKE GROCERIES, GAS, PRESCRIPTIONS, AND DIAPERS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING VITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: REDUCING EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES; MAINTAINING ADEQUATE NUMBERS OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND FIREFIGHTERS; PROTECTING THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS BY REPLACING AND UPDATING ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT; AND, PROVIDING UPDATED TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, FIRES, AND RESCUES. WITH ALL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES REPORTED IN THE DISTRICT’S ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT’S WEBSITE AND REVIEWED BY A CITIZEN BOARD OF DIRECTORS; SUCH SALES TAX TO BE IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER TAXES LEVIED BY THE DISTRICT, AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND ALL REVENUE GENERATED BY SUCH TAX EXCEEDING THE LIMITATION IN SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE X OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- The district could impose a 1% sales tax and keep and spend all of its revenue.
- A no vote means
- The district would not receive authority for this tax.
Figures from the TABOR notice
- District Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount of the Proposed Tax Increase for Fiscal Year 2027 (the First Full Fiscal Year of the Proposed Tax Increases): BALLOT ISSUE 6E: $11,732,488
- District Estimate of 2027 Fiscal Year Spending Without the Proposed Tax Increases: $44,790,409
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 4A, Westminster Public Schools: Westminster Public Schools asks to collect more of the property tax overrides voters approved in 1988, 2002 and 2018
- 6A, North Range Metropolitan District No. 3: Repeal of North Range Metropolitan District No. 3's Unused Borrowing Authority
- 6B, North Range Metropolitan District No. 3: North Range Metro District No. 3 Limit on Multi-Year Levy Pledges
- 6C, North Range Metropolitan District No. 3: Repealing the 2014 Capital Tax Authority in North Range Metropolitan District No. 3
- 6D, North Range Metropolitan District No. 3: Lower Operations Tax Cap for North Range Metropolitan District No. 3
- 3A, City of Aurora: Aurora sales tax for libraries, recreation centers and parks
- 3B, City of Aurora: Aurora public safety tax and bonds
- 3C, City of Aurora: Aurora sales tax for roads, bridges and traffic safety
- 5A, Bennett School District: Bennett School District Bonds for a New High School
- 7F, Bennett Fire Protection District: Bennett Fire Sales Tax for Stations and Staffing
- 7G, Bennett Fire Protection District: Tax Limit Waiver With No End Date
- 7B, Central Colorado Water Conservancy District: Central Colorado Water Bonds for Water Rights and Storage
- 7C, Groundwater Management Subdistrict of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District: Groundwater Subdistrict Levy Tied to Inflation
- 7D, Greater Brighton Fire Protection District: Greater Brighton Fire Revenue Limit Waiver
- 3H, City of Northglenn: Northglenn Accommodations Tax Increase
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Key dates
- October 2 to October 9: county clerks mail ballots to active voters.
- October 12: drop boxes open.
- October 26: last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
- From October 27: return your ballot to a drop box or vote center instead of mailing it.
- November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.
Page updated September 29, 2026