Mayor Annette Bowin raised the change at the Town Board's June 1, 2026, meeting, according to its minutes. She said that before the town's 2026 election the previous board had discussed with the public the potential benefit of coordinating the town's general municipal election with the county's November election. The advantages discussed included "significantly lower cost," since an April mail-ballot election "is technically possible but far more expensive," and simpler administration through the county's mail-ballot system.
The mayor said the subject had come up at a Colorado Municipal League district meeting in Brush, where representatives of towns that had made the change described their process. She summarized the apparent two-step process: confirm that the Washington County Clerk is willing to coordinate the town's election, then ask voters for permission to move it. In her summary, the town would then adopt an ordinance amending its municipal code after voter approval. Town Attorney Matthew Richardson generally agreed and said he would research whether the question could go directly on the county's November ballot.
The board put "Action to participate in the coordinated election with Washington County" on its July 6 agenda, and on August 3 it took up Resolution 26.08, approving a coordinated election intergovernmental agreement with Washington County. The question appears on Washington County's ballot among its municipal measures.
