Local ballot measure
Boulder Firefighter Collective Bargaining Charter Amendment
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
City of Boulder ballot question 2L
Who is asking
City of Boulder
On the ballot in
- Boulder County ballot: 2L
The ballot question
Bargaining Rights Union Firefighters in City Charter Shall the City amend its charter by the addition of a new Sec. 73, "Collective Bargaining for Firefighters," as described in Ordinance 8761 which provides a charter guaranteed right for full-time fire department employees to bargain collectively over matters related to safety, wages, benefits, and all other terms and conditions employment, except those certain terms that are reserved to rights of management as defined in the proposed charter amendment, with impasse to be resolved through non-binding factfinding followed, if necessary, by a vote of the qualified electors of the City?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Approves the new charter Section 73, guaranteeing collective bargaining over safety, wages, benefits and other terms of employment except those reserved to management.
- A no vote means
- Rejects adding this collective bargaining guarantee and impasse procedure to the charter.
County ballots
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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