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Kim Monson · Colorado Voter's Guide 2026 Otero

Local measures are listed below. Last checked: September 28, 2026.

Otero
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Otero County's local ballot, November 3, 2026

Rocky Ford’s public safety tax and Swink’s school borrowing proposal appear on the applicable local ballots.
On the ballotWho is askingCategoryKim's recommendation
2ACity of Rocky FordNew tax or feeSales tax increaseNo

Raises sales and use taxes by 1.5 percentage points for public safety from 2027 through 2029.

4ASwink School District No. 33School borrowingAn existing tax extended for new debtNo

Borrows $2.43 million for school facilities, with up to $4.8 million repayment funded by extending an existing tax.

The questions in total

2 local questions: 1 new tax or fee, 1 school borrowing.

Dollar figures are on each question's row and page and are not added here: one is a three-year tax, the other borrowing repaid by an extended tax.

Kim recommends No on all 2 measures.

Otero County ballots for the November 3, 2026 general election.

District races

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