Local ballot measure
Basalt Sales Tax for Public Services Facilities
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Town of Basalt ballot issue 3A
Who is asking
Town of Basalt
On the ballot in
- Eagle County ballot: 3A
- Pitkin County ballot: 3A
The ballot question
SHALL THE TOWN OF BASALT’S SALES TAXES BE INCREASED BY NOT MORE THAN $1,700,000 IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR (2027) AND BY SUCH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY INCREASING, FOR A LIMITED PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY YEARS, THE TOWN'S SALES TAX BY 0.5% WHICH SHALL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2027, AND WHICH REVENUES THEREFROM SHALL BE USED FOR THE ACQUISITION, PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES FACILITIES AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT; AND SHALL THE TOWN BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND SUCH REVENUES, AND ANY INVESTMENT INCOME EARNED FROM SUCH REVENUES, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY APPLICABLE REVENUE OR EXPENDITURE LIMITATION IMPOSED BY ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Basalt could impose the additional sales tax and retain its revenue and investment earnings outside revenue and spending limits.
- A no vote means
- Basalt would not receive authority for this sales tax increase.
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 5B, Eagle County School District RE50J: Eagle County School District Property Tax Override
- 7A, Basalt & Rural Fire Protection District: Basalt & Rural Fire District Sales Tax
- 5A, West Grand School District 1-JT.: Renovation bonds for the junior-senior high school in Kremmling, West Grand School District 1-JT
- 5C, Roaring Fork School District RE-1: Roaring Fork School District Property Tax Override
- 6A, Avon Station Metropolitan District: Avon Station Property Tax Limit Waiver
- 2A, Town of Gypsum: Gypsum Lodging Tax to Replace the County Tax
- 6A, Snowmass Water and Sanitation District: Bonds to expand Ziegler Reservoir
- 6B, Snowmass-Wildcat Fire Protection District: Snowmass-Wildcat Fire Protection District Sales Tax
- 2A, City of Aspen: Aspen borrowing for its Castle Creek water treatment plant
- 1A, Pitkin County: Property tax for the Healthy Community Fund
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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