Local ballot measure
Boulder Charter Debt Limit Based on Actual Value
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
City of Boulder ballot question 2M
Who is asking
City of Boulder
On the ballot in
- Boulder County ballot: 2M
The ballot question
Debt Limit City Charter Language Change Shall Section 97 of the Boulder Home Rule Charter be amended pursuant to Ordinance 8762 to modify the City's debt limitation to be not more than three percent of the actual value of the taxable property within the City?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Approves amending charter Section 97 so the city's debt limit is three percent of the actual value of taxable property.
- A no vote means
- Keeps the charter's current debt limitation.
County ballots
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- 2F, City of Louisville: Louisville Public Meetings Beyond Public Buildings
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- 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
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- 6C, Summerlin Public Improvement District of Boulder County: Summerlin Public Improvement District for Road Resurfacing
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- 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
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- 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.
Page updated September 29, 2026