Local ballot measure
Conifer Fire Property Tax Increase for Staffing and Equipment
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Conifer Fire Protection District ballot issue 7D
Who is asking
Conifer Fire Protection District
On the ballot in
- Douglas County ballot: 7D
- Jefferson County ballot: 7D
The ballot question
SHALL CONIFER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $400,000 ANNUALLY (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR), OR BY SUCH AMOUNT AS MAY BE RAISED, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY TAX RATE BY 4.0 MILLS (AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2.00 PER MONTH PER $100,000 IN PROPERTY VALUE FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES) FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION, RESCUE, SAFETY, AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS, AND BUSINESSES SERVED BY THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: MAINTAINING FIREFIGHTER AND PARAMEDIC STAFFING LEVELS TO SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES; BEING PROACTIVE IN MAINTAINING EXISTING STATIONS AND FACILITIES; EXPANDING, REMODELING, AND/OR REBUILDING OUTDATED OR INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE; AND REPLACING AND MAINTAINING EMERGENCY VEHICLES, ENGINES, AND AMBULANCES; AND ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGHLY QUALIFIED FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT'S TOTAL MILL LEVY RATE OF 16 MILLS BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY TO OFFSET REVENUE LOSSES FROM REFUNDS, ABATEMENTS, AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TOTAL MILL LEVY RATE AND ALL OTHER REVENUE FROM ANY YEAR AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE, OFFSET, AND EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER TABOR (ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION) OR ANY OTHER LAW AND AS A PERMANENT WAIVER OF THE 5.5% LIMITATION UNDER SECTION 29-1-301, C.R.S.?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- The district could impose the increase, adjust its total levy annually and retain revenue outside TABOR and statutory limits.
- A no vote means
- This question would not authorize the tax increase, annual levy adjustments or limit waivers.
Figures from the TABOR notice
- Estimated first full fiscal year maximum dollar amount of increase: $400,000
- Estimated first full fiscal year spending without the increase: $2,650,000
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 1A, Douglas County: Douglas County Ballot Question 1A: countywide election of all commissioners on a five-member board
- 200, Douglas County: Douglas County Ballot Question 200: growing the Board of County Commissioners from three members to five
- 201, Douglas County: Douglas County Ballot Question 201: how a five-member Board of County Commissioners would be elected
- 300, City of Castle Pines: Castle Pines Voter Approval for Annexations
- 301, City of Castle Pines: Castle Pines Voter Ratification of Annexations
- 3A, City of Aurora: Aurora sales tax for libraries, recreation centers and parks
- 3B, City of Aurora: Aurora public safety tax and bonds
- 3C, City of Aurora: Aurora sales tax for roads, bridges and traffic safety
- 3D, City of Aurora: Aurora city elections in even-numbered years
- 5A, Douglas County School District RE-1: Douglas County School District Mill Levy Override
- 6A, Larkspur Fire Protection District: Property Tax Increase for Larkspur Fire and Emergency Services
- 6B, Larkspur Fire Protection District: Borrowing for Larkspur Fire Vehicles, Training Grounds and Leases
- 6C, Stone Creek Metropolitan District: Stone Creek Unused Debt Repeal
- 6D, Stone Creek Metropolitan District: Repeal of Stone Creek's Contract Tax Authority
- 6E, Stone Creek Metropolitan District: Stone Creek Regional Improvement Tax Repeal
- 6F, Stone Creek Metropolitan District: Stone Creek Repeal of Agreement Authority for Joint Projects and Upkeep
- 6G, Stone Creek Metropolitan District: Ending Stone Creek's $82.8 Million Agreement Authority
- 7C, West Metro Fire Protection District: West Metro Fire sales tax
- 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
- 2A, City of Wheat Ridge: Wheat Ridge One-Cent Sales and Use Tax for Capital Projects
- 2B, Town of Mountain View: Mountain View Council-Manager Charter Amendment
- 2C, Town of Mountain View: Mountain View Boards and Commissions Charter Repeal
- 2D, Town of Morrison: Ending Morrison's Small-Lodging Tax Exemption
- 2E, Town of Morrison: Raising Morrison's Lodging Tax Rate
- 2F, Town of Morrison: Morrison Charter Amendment Removing Board Term Limits
- 2G, City of Lakewood: Lakewood Sales and Use Tax Increase for Public Safety and Traffic Safety
- 2H, City of Lakewood: Lakewood Charter Amendment on When New Terms Begin
- 2I, City of Lakewood: Lakewood Would Replace Its Charter's 7% Property Tax Revenue Cap
- 2J, City of Lakewood: Lakewood Charter Amendment on Initiative and Referendum Election Timing
- 2K, City of Edgewater: Edgewater asks for a half-cent city sales tax for sidewalks, curb ramps and other mobility work
- 5A, Jefferson County School District R-1: Jeffco Public Schools Operating Tax Increase
- 5B, Jefferson County School District R-1: Jeffco Public Schools Capital, Technology and Maintenance Levy
- 6A, Blue Mountain Water District: Blue Mountain Water District System Improvements Loan
- 6B, Golden Gate Fire Protection District: Golden Gate Fire Fleet Property Tax
- 6C, Arvada Fire Protection District: Arvada Fire Proposes a 1% Sales Tax
- 6D, Columbine Knolls Grove Metropolitan Recreation District: Columbine Knolls Grove Recreation Operating Levy
- 6E, Columbine Knolls Grove Metropolitan Recreation District: Columbine Knolls Grove Recreation Bond Question
- 7B, Evergreen Fire Protection District: Evergreen Fire Sales Tax for Staffing, Wildfire Work and Stations
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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