Local ballot measure
Edgewater asks for a half-cent city sales tax for sidewalks, curb ramps and other mobility work
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
City of Edgewater ballot issue 2K
Who is asking
City of Edgewater
On the ballot in
- Jefferson County ballot: 2K
The ballot question
SHALL CITY OF EDGEWATER TAXES BE INCREASED $1,200,000 IN 2027 (THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR OF SUCH RATE INCREASE) AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY IN EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR, THROUGH A ONE-HALF PERCENT (0.5%) INCREASE IN THE CITY SALES TAX RATE, COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1, 2027, THE REVENUES FROM SUCH ONE-HALF PERCENT (0.5%) INCREASE TO BE USED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF INCREASING AND IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO SIDEWALKS, BIKE LANES, STREETSCAPING, STREETS, AND ALLEYS; THE REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF SUCH FACILITIES; REDUCING OR ELIMINATING THE OBLIGATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS TO CONSTRUCT AND REPAIR SIDEWALKS; CONSTRUCTING ADA-REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS TO CURBS, CROSSWALKS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER CITY FACILITIES; EDUCATION, TRAINING AND OUTREACH CONCERNING ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILITY; AND SHALL ALL SUCH TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Approves the additional 0.5-percentage-point sales tax from January 1, 2027, for accessibility and mobility, with the stated revenue-limit exemptions.
- A no vote means
- Rejects the proposed city sales-tax increase.
Figures from the TABOR notice
- City estimate of the maximum dollar amount of the proposed new tax for the first fiscal year (2027): $1,200,000
- City estimate of 2027 fiscal year spending without the proposed new tax revenue: $10,400,000
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 7C, West Metro Fire Protection District: West Metro Fire sales tax
- 7D, Conifer Fire Protection District: Conifer Fire Property Tax Increase for Staffing and Equipment
- 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
- 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