Local ballot measure
Cañon City Schools Mill Levy Override Extension
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Cañon City School District RE-1 ballot issue 4A
Who is asking
Cañon City School District RE-1
On the ballot in
- Fremont County ballot: 4A
The ballot question
MILL LEVY OVERRIDE EXTENSION WITHOUT INCREASING TAXES, SHALL SCHOOL DISTRICT FREMONT RE-1 (CAÑON CITY SCHOOLS) EXTEND TAXES APPROVED BY THE DISTRICT’S VOTERS IN 2017 AND WHICH ARE SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE, TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FUNDS USED IN ALL DISTRICT SCHOOLS, INCLUDING MOUNTAIN VIEW CORE KNOWLEDGE SCHOOL, TO: · ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAÑON CITY PRESCHOOLERS; · SUSTAIN STUDENT ACCESS TO MODERN TECHNOLOGY; · INVEST IN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS; · ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALITY TEACHERS AND STAFF; AND · PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS AFTER GRADUATION BY PROVIDING CAREER TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT AND INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS. THROUGH AN ONGOING PROPERTY TAX OVERRIDE MILL LEVY IMPOSED AT A RATE SUFFICIENT TO CONTINUE FUNDING $1,385,000 ANNUALLY FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE DISTRICT’S GENERAL FUND AND TO BE IN ADDITION TO THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE LEVIED FOR THE GENERAL FUND?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- The district could continue the 2017 property-tax override as an ongoing levy for its general fund.
- A no vote means
- The 2017 override would expire as scheduled.
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- November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.
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