Clear Creek County Issue 1A would triple the county lodging tax and change how its money is divided

Who is asking

Clear Creek County

On the ballot in

• Clear Creek County ballot: 1A

The ballot question

SHALL CLEAR CREEK COUNTY LODGING TAXES BE INCREASED BY $800,000.00 ANNUALLY COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1, 2027, AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY INCREASING THE LODGING TAX RATE FROM TWO PERCENT (2%) TO SIX PERCENT (6%) ON THE RENTAL FEE, PRICE, OR OTHER CONSIDERATION PAID OR CHARGED FOR THE LEASING, RENTAL, SALE OR FURNISHING OF A ROOM OR ACCOMMODATION FOR A SHORT-TERM PERIOD OF LESS THAN THIRTY (30) CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, EXCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITY OF THE TOWN OF GEORGETOWN THAT CURRENTLY HAS ITS OWN ADOPTED LODGING TAX, AND SHALL THE ALLOCATION OF COUNTY LODGING TAX REVENUE BE MODIFIED SO THAT THE REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE SIX PERCENT (6%) COUNTY LODGING TAX SHALL BE USED AS FOLLOWS: • UP TO 60% OF THE REVENUE FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE OR IMPROVEMENTS; AND ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES; • AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF THE REVENUE TO PROVIDE CHILDCARE FOR THE TOURISM-RELATED WORKFORCE, INCLUDING SEASONAL WORKERS, AND FOR OTHER WORKERS IN THE COMMUNITY; • AT LEAST TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE REVENUE TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR THE TOURISM-RELATED WORKFORCE, INCLUDING SEASONAL WORKERS, AND FOR OTHER WORKERS IN THE COMMUNITY; • AT LEAST TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE REVENUE FOR ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OF LOCAL TOURISM, AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW; AND WITH ALL SUCH EXPENDITURES SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT AND SPENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET LAWS, AND SHALL THE FIRST-YEAR REVENUE, AND WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LIMITATION OR CONDITION UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW?

Where the question's words come from

• Clear Creek County elections page

What a vote does

A yes vote means

Approves the 6% county lodging tax and its spending allocations, with no expiration and the stated revenue-limit exemption.

A no vote means

Rejects the increase and the proposed allocation changes; the county’s existing 2% lodging tax remains.

Figures from the TABOR notice

• Estimated year 2027 maximum dollar increase in County revenue: $800,000
• Estimated year 2027 fiscal year spending without the proposed lodging tax increase: $26,166,700

County ballots

• Clear Creek County

Other local measures on the same ballot

• 2A, City of Idaho Springs: Idaho Springs occupation tax on businesses that sell outdoor recreation, starting at $3 per customer per experience
• 4A, Clear Creek School District RE-1: Clear Creek School District RE-1 property tax increases for maintenance, technology and staff pay
• 7B, Evergreen Fire Protection District: Evergreen Fire Sales Tax for Staffing, Wildfire Work and Stations

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.

• Find a drop box or vote center at GoVoteColorado.gov
• Colorado Secretary of State, September 23, 2026