Local ballot measure
Bennett Fire Sales Tax for Stations and Staffing
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Bennett Fire Protection District ballot issue 7F
Who is asking
Bennett Fire Protection District
On the ballot in
- Adams County ballot: 7F
- Arapahoe County ballot: 7F
The ballot question
SHALL BENNETT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $1.2 MILLION IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2027 AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY A SALES TAX OF 0.75% (75 CENTS ON EACH $100) UPON EVERY TRANSACTION IN THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE STATE IMPOSES A SALES TAX (EXCLUDING GROCERIES AND OTHER EXEMPT ITEMS) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION, AMBULANCE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE, RESCUE, SAFETY, AND SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING: EXPANDING, REMODELING AND/OR REPLACING OUTDATED AND INADEQUATE STATIONS AND FACILITIES MAINTAINING FIREFIGHTER AND PARAMEDIC STAFFING LEVELS RETAINING AND ATTRACTING HIGHLY QUALIFIED FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL PROVIDING ADEQUATE STAFFING TO ADDRESS INCREASING EMERGENCY CALL VOLUME AND SHALL ALL DISTRICT REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE LIMITS PROVIDED BY LAW?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Approves the 0.75 percent district sales tax and lets the district collect, retain and spend all its revenues notwithstanding any revenue limits provided by law.
- A no vote means
- Rejects the district sales tax.
Figures from the TABOR notice
- Estimated first full fiscal year maximum dollar amount of increase: $1,200,000
- Estimated first full fiscal year spending without the increase: $23,856,877
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
- 6E, Adams County Fire Protection District: A 1% sales tax for the Adams County Fire Protection District, with no end date
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 3D, City of Aurora: Aurora city elections in even-numbered years
- 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
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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