Colorado Springs School District 11 bonds for school buildings and lease debt payoff

Who is asking

Colorado Springs School District 11

On the ballot in

• El Paso County ballot: 4A

The ballot question

SHALL COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11 DEBT BE INCREASED $775 MILLION, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF NOT TO EXCEED $1.48 BILLION, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED NOT MORE THAN $49.8 MILLION ANNUALLY TO PAY SUCH DEBT, ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR DISTRICT PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: • ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS BY INCREASING SALARIES WITH MONEY SAVED BY ACQUIRING ENCUMBERED FACILITIES THROUGH EXERCISING THE DISTRICT'S OPTION TO PREPAY ANY LEASE PURCHASE FINANCINGS; • RENOVATING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FACILITIES THAT PREPARE STUDENTS FOR JOBS IN HEALTHCARE, ENGINEERING, SKILLED TRADES, AND TECHNOLOGY; • REMOVING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, INCLUDING ASBESTOS AND LEAD PIPES; • INSTALLING MODERN COOLING, HEATING, AND AIR-FILTRATION SYSTEMS IN DISTRICT SCHOOLS; • IMPROVING SCHOOL AND STUDENT SAFETY AND SECURITY; • RENOVATING ALL DISTRICT SCHOOLS INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT RENOVATIONS TO DOHERTY, CORONADO, MITCHELL, AND PALMER HIGH SCHOOLS; AND SHALL THE EXPENDITURES BE MONITORED BY AN INDEPENDENT BOARD-APPOINTED CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND CONFIRM THAT ALL FUNDS ARE USED ONLY FOR VOTER APPROVED PROJECTS, WITH NO MONEY GOING TO ADMINISTRATOR SALARIES; AND FOR ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING OR IMPROVING ANY CAPITAL ASSETS AUTHORIZED BY LAW; AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE IMPOSED IN ANY YEAR WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO RATE BUT ONLY IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM, AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT OR ANY REFUNDING DEBT (OR TO CREATE A RESERVE FOR SUCH PAYMENT); SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE, FOR A PRICE ABOVE OR BELOW THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH SERIES, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND WITH SUCH MATURITIES AS PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE BONDS PRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF THE PREMIUM; AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH DEBT AND TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT THEREOF BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ANY OTHER LAW?

Where the question's words come from

• Source document for the question text (epc-assets.elpasoco.com)
• Source document for the question text (resources.finalsite.net)

What a vote does

A yes vote means

Authorizes the bonds, the property taxes for repayment and the revenue-limit exemption for the stated capital purposes.

A no vote means

Does not authorize this debt, its repayment taxes or this revenue change.

County ballots

• El Paso County

Other local measures on the same ballot

• 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
• 2B, Town of Monument: Monument Use Tax on Construction Materials
• 3A, Town of Green Mountain Falls: Green Mountain Falls Sales Tax for the Old Marshal's Building
• 4B, El Paso County School District No. 12 (Cheyenne Mountain): Cheyenne Mountain school construction bonds
• 6A, Peyton Fire Protection District: Peyton Fire Property Tax Increase
• 2A, City of Manitou Springs: Manitou Springs Excise Tax on Tickets and Admissions
• 4C, Hanover School District No. 28: Hanover School District No. 28's 4-mill property tax for staff pay and benefits, with no end date
• 7B, Elbert Fire Protection District: Elbert Fire Station Tax and Limit Waiver
• 1A, El Paso County: Extension of El Paso County's public safety sales and use tax to 2037

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