Local ballot measure
New Uses for the Evans Grocery Tax
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
City of Evans ballot issue 2C
Who is asking
City of Evans
On the ballot in
- Weld County ballot: 2C
The ballot question
WITHOUT INCREASING THE CITY'S SALES TAX RATE, SHALL THE CITY OF EVANS EXPAND THE PERMITTED USES OF ITS EXISTING SALES TAX ON FOOD FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION, APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN 2002 AND EXPANDED PURPOSES APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN 2021, TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PURPOSES SUCH AS: · PROVIDING OPERATIONS THAT SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN CITY FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND · PROVIDING PERFORMANCE-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES TO ATTRACT NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CREATE JOBS, EXPAND SHOPPING OPPORTUNITIES AND GENERATE NEW SALES TAX REVENUE, · MAINTAINING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PREVIOUSLY FINANCED WITH THIS TAX, INCLUDING THE POLICE FACILITY, AS THE CITY'S FIRST PRIORITY, AND SHALL ALL SUCH EXPENDITURES BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND APPROPRIATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL; AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ANY OTHER LAW?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Allows the expanded uses, with maintenance of previously financed public improvements as the first priority and City Council approval of expenditures.
- A no vote means
- Leaves the tax’s previously approved purposes in place.
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 3G, Town of Berthoud: Berthoud Parks and Recreation Bonds
- 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
- 5A, Weld County School District RE-5J: Weld RE-5J School Tax Extension
- 7E, Poudre Valley Fire Protection District: Poudre Valley Fire Revenue Limit Waiver
- 7F, Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District: Windsor-Severance Fire phased property tax increase
- 7B, Central Colorado Water Conservancy District: Central Colorado Water Bonds for Water Rights and Storage
- 7C, Groundwater Management Subdistrict of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District: Groundwater Subdistrict Levy Tied to Inflation
- 3E, Town of Erie: Erie Lodging Tax of 3.5 Percent
- 3F, Town of Erie: Erie Community Center Debt and Sales Tax Increase
- 7D, Greater Brighton Fire Protection District: Greater Brighton Fire Revenue Limit Waiver
- 3A, City of Longmont: Longmont Sales and Property Taxes for Public Safety
- 3B, City of Longmont: Longmont Voter Approval for Open Space Sales
- 3C, City of Longmont: Longmont Ranked Choice Voting From November 2029
- 3D, City of Longmont: Longmont Council Seats Grouped Into Alternating Elections
- 3H, City of Northglenn: Northglenn Accommodations Tax Increase
- 2A, Town of Eaton: Town of Eaton debt of $5 million for street projects including three named roads, repaid from existing town revenue
- 2B, Town of Kersey: Kersey's 17.205-mill town property tax, proposed for extension through 2037
- 2D, Town of Frederick: Frederick Sales and Use Tax Increase for Transportation
- 2E, Town of Frederick: Frederick Bonds for Street and Transportation Projects
- 2F, City of Greeley: Greeley’s Sales Tax for a Civic Campus, the Catalyst Project and City Facilities
- 4A, Weld County School District RE-2: Eaton School District Property Tax Override for Pay, Career Programs and Security
- 4B, Weld County School District RE-1: Weld RE-1 Override for Teacher and Staff Pay
- 5B, Prairie School District RE-11J: Prairie School District RE-11J Property Tax Override
- 5C, Weld County School District RE-8: Weld RE-8’s New Override and Extension of Expiring Taxes
- 6A, Nunn Fire Protection District: Nunn Fire Protection District Levy for Staffing and Equipment
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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