Local ballot measure
Boulder Bonds for Recreation Centers, Police and City Buildings
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
City of Boulder ballot issue 2K
Who is asking
City of Boulder
On the ballot in
- Boulder County ballot: 2K
The ballot question
RECREATION AND SAFETY BOND (TABOR) SHALL CITY OF BOULDER DEBT BE INCREASED UP TO $400,000,000, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST UP TO $650,000,000, AND SHALL CITY TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $32,500,000 ANNUALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, OR REPLACEMENT OF COMMUNITY RECREATION, SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS, SUCH AS: I) THE SOUTH BOULDER RECREATION CENTER, INCLUDING A LAP POOL; II) THE NORTH BOULDER RECREATION CENTER, INCLUDING AQUATICS AMENITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED TO CO-LOCATE WEST AGE WELL SENIOR CENTER; III) FIRE STATIONS (TO SUSTAIN EMERGENCY AND WILDFIRE RESPONSE CAPABILITIES); IV) A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING FOR POLICE AND 911 SERVICES; V) PENFIELD TATE II MUNICIPAL BUILDING; AND VI) THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER (TO SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, SUCH AS SNOW REMOVAL, UTILITY MAINTENANCE, AND CITY STREET OPERATIONS); IN ORDER TO SUPPORT RECREATION, SAFETY, AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES; THROUGH THE ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT, WITH SUCH DEBT CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE; AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, SHALL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO THE RATE, BUT NOT MORE THAN THE AMOUNTS LISTED ABOVE, TO GENERATE AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT IN EACH YEAR TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT OR ANY REFUNDING DEBT (OR TO CREATE A RESERVE FOR SUCH PAYMENT); AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH DEBT AND RESERVES AND THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY INVESTMENT INCOME EARNED FROM SUCH PROCEEDS AND REVENUES BE COLLECTED AND SPENT WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER 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
- Approves up to $400,000,000 of general obligation debt with a maximum repayment cost of up to $650,000,000, and property taxes levied without limit as to the rate, within the stated annual ceiling, to repay it.
- A no vote means
- Rejects the borrowing and the property tax increase that would repay it.
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 1A, Boulder County: Boulder County Child Care Property Tax of 2.579 Mills
- 200, Boulder County: Boulder County Commission Expansion to Five Members
- 201, Boulder County: How Boulder County Would Elect Five Commissioners
- 2A, City of Lafayette: Lafayette LaMont Does Park Tax Through 2046
- 2B, City of Louisville: Louisville Historic Preservation Tax Through 2038
- 2C, City of Louisville: Louisville Executive Sessions on More Topics
- 2D, City of Louisville: Louisville Taking Office After Election Certification
- 2E, City of Louisville: More Signatures for Louisville Petitions
- 2F, City of Louisville: Louisville Public Meetings Beyond Public Buildings
- 2G, City of Louisville: Louisville Required Review of Citizen Initiatives
- 2H, City of Louisville: Louisville Charter Wording Changes
- 2J, City of Boulder: Boulder Vacancy Tax on Homes Occupied 183 Days or Less
- 2L, City of Boulder: Boulder Firefighter Collective Bargaining Charter Amendment
- 2M, City of Boulder: Boulder Charter Debt Limit Based on Actual Value
- 300, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Incorporation as a Municipality
- 301, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Home Rule Charter Commission
- 302, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot 2.5% Sales and Use Tax
- 303, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Four-Mill Property Tax
- 304, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Three-Percent Marijuana Sales Tax
- 305, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Retention of Revenue Above State Limits
- 306, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Revenue Bonds for Streets and Roads
- 6A, Eldorado Springs Public Improvement District of Boulder County: Eldorado Springs Wastewater Plant Borrowing
- 6B, Sombrero Ranch Public Improvement District of Boulder County: Sombrero Ranch Road District and Property Tax
- 6C, Summerlin Public Improvement District of Boulder County: Summerlin Public Improvement District for Road Resurfacing
- 7C, Allenspark Fire Protection District: Allenspark Fire District Property Tax Increase
- 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
- 3E, Town of Erie: Erie Lodging Tax of 3.5 Percent
- 3F, Town of Erie: Erie Community Center Debt and Sales Tax Increase
- 3A, City of Longmont: Longmont Sales and Property Taxes for Public Safety
- 3B, City of Longmont: Longmont Voter Approval for Open Space Sales
- 3C, City of Longmont: Longmont Ranked Choice Voting From November 2029
- 3D, City of Longmont: Longmont Council Seats Grouped Into Alternating Elections
- 7B, Timberline Fire Protection District: Timberline Fire Protection District Six-Mill Levy 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.
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