Cortez Lodgers' Tax Increase

Who is asking

City of Cortez

On the ballot in

• Montezuma County ballot: 2A

The ballot question

SHALL CITY OF CORTEZ TAXES BE INCREASED NOT MORE THAN $900,000.00 IN TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2027 AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS AS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY INCREASING THE CITY LODGERS' TAX FROM 2% TO 6% EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027, AND SHALL THE LODGERS' TAX REVENUES RECEIVED BY THE CITY BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: • INVESTING IN TOURISM MARKETING, INCLUDING ADVERTISING THE COMMUNITY; • ATTRACTING AND FACILITATING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE CITY, INCLUDING IMPROVING WALKABILITY, LANDSCAPING, STRUCTURES, AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS; AND • INVESTING IN ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS, PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES; PROVIDED THAT THE COUNCIL SHALL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE TAX INCREASE AS PROVIDED IN THIS QUESTION (INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR THE METHOD OF COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT, ANY EXEMPTIONS FROM THE TAX, AND OTHER DETAILS) AND MAY ADJUST THE RATE OF THE LODGERS' TAX FROM TIME TO TIME SO LONG AS IT DOES NOT EXCEED 6%; AND SHALL ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY THE CITY FROM SUCH TAX AND THE EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, OR ANY OTHER LAW?

Where the question's words come from

• Source document for the question text (Montezuma County, Colorado)

What a vote does

A yes vote means

Approves the increase, the listed uses, council authority to adjust the rate up to 6%, and collection and spending of tax revenue and earnings outside revenue limits.

A no vote means

Rejects this tax increase and the additional authority it would grant.

County ballots

• Montezuma County

Other local measures on the same ballot

• 1A, Montezuma County: Term Limits for Four County Offices
• 1B, Montezuma County: Montezuma County Lodging Tax Increase
• 2B, Town of Mancos: Mancos Streets and Broadband Sales Tax

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