Local ballot measure
Aurora city elections in even-numbered years
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
City of Aurora ballot question 3D
Who is asking
City of Aurora
On the ballot in
- Arapahoe County ballot: 3D
- Douglas County ballot: 3D
The ballot question
Referred Measure to Move the City of Aurora's Regular Municipal Elections to Even-Numbered Years Shall Article 2-4 of the City Charter of the City of Aurora, Colorado, be amended to direct that regular municipal elections shall be moved from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years with corresponding amendments to Article 3-5 of the Aurora City Charter to allow one-time shortened terms of office necessary to implement the transition to even-numbered year elections?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Regular city elections would move to even-numbered years, with one-time shortened terms for the transition.
- A no vote means
- Regular city elections would remain in odd-numbered years.
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 2A, City of Centennial: A one-cent increase in Centennial's city sales and use tax for streets, bridges and sidewalks
- 2B, City of Glendale: Glendale decides whether to grant Xcel Energy a utility franchise from 2028 through 2048
- 2C, City of Cherry Hills Village: Cherry Hills Village charter amendment declaring zoning and land use a local matter regardless of state mandates
- 2D, City of Sheridan: Sheridan sales and use tax increase of 0.50 percent for police, emergency response and other public safety, with no end date
- 4A, Littleton Public Schools: Littleton Public Schools Property Tax Override to the State Limit
- 6A, The Hills at Cherry Creek Metropolitan District: The Hills at Cherry Creek Operations Tax Increase
- 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
- 7A, Front Range Passenger Rail District: A permanent 0.333% sales and use tax and up to $580 million in borrowing for Colorado Connector passenger rail
- 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
- 1A, Douglas County: Douglas County Ballot Question 1A: countywide election of all commissioners on a five-member board
- 200, Douglas County: Douglas County Ballot Question 200: growing the Board of County Commissioners from three members to five
- 201, Douglas County: Douglas County Ballot Question 201: how a five-member Board of County Commissioners would be elected
- 300, City of Castle Pines: Castle Pines Voter Approval for Annexations
- 301, City of Castle Pines: Castle Pines Voter Ratification of Annexations
- 5A, Douglas County School District RE-1: Douglas County School District Mill Levy Override
- 6A, Larkspur Fire Protection District: Property Tax Increase for Larkspur Fire and Emergency Services
- 6B, Larkspur Fire Protection District: Borrowing for Larkspur Fire Vehicles, Training Grounds and Leases
- 6C, Stone Creek Metropolitan District: Stone Creek Unused Debt Repeal
- 6D, Stone Creek Metropolitan District: Repeal of Stone Creek's Contract Tax Authority
- 6E, Stone Creek Metropolitan District: Stone Creek Regional Improvement Tax Repeal
- 6F, Stone Creek Metropolitan District: Stone Creek Repeal of Agreement Authority for Joint Projects and Upkeep
- 6G, Stone Creek Metropolitan District: Ending Stone Creek's $82.8 Million Agreement Authority
- 7C, West Metro Fire Protection District: West Metro Fire sales tax
- 7D, Conifer Fire Protection District: Conifer Fire Property Tax Increase for Staffing and Equipment
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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