Local ballot measure
A permanent 0.333% sales and use tax and up to $580 million in borrowing for Colorado Connector passenger rail
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Front Range Passenger Rail District ballot issue 7A
Who is asking
Front Range Passenger Rail District
On the ballot in
- Arapahoe County ballot: 7A
- Boulder County ballot: 7A
- Denver County ballot: 7A
- Douglas County ballot: 7A
- El Paso County ballot: 7A
- Jefferson County ballot: 7A
- Larimer County ballot: 7A
- Pueblo County ballot: 7A
- Weld County ballot: 7A
The ballot question
SHALL FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $295,000,000 ANNUALLY AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, AND SHALL FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT DEBT BE INCREASED $580,000,000, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF $785,000,000; TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN COLORADO CONNECTOR (COCO) PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE ON COLORADO'S FRONT RANGE AND CONNECT COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING PUEBLO, COLORADO SPRINGS, STERLING RANCH, LITTLETON, DENVER, WESTMINSTER, BROOMFIELD, LOUISVILLE, BOULDER, LONGMONT, LOVELAND, AND FORT COLLINS; IN ORDER TO: · REMOVE VEHICLES FROM HIGHWAYS AND INCREASE TRAVEL CAPACITY; · CONNECT TRAVELERS TO EMPLOYMENT CENTERS, COLLEGES, SPORTS ARENAS, AND ENTERTAINMENT HUBS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE; AND · INVEST IN STATION AREA IMPROVEMENTS AND LOCAL CONNECTIONS TO RAIL STATIONS; BY ESTABLISHING A 0.333% SALES AND USE TAX (EQUAL TO ONE THIRD OF A PENNY ON A $1 PURCHASE), WITH EXEMPTIONS PROVIDED UNDER COLORADO LAW, INCLUDING THOSE FOR GASOLINE, FOOD, RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY AND GAS, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES; AND TO RETAIN ALL SUCH REVENUES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS, AND ANY INVESTMENT INCOME ON REVENUES AND DEBT PROCEEDS, AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE X OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION; AND REQUIRING THAT ALL SUCH DEDICATED REVENUES BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND A ROTATING GROUP OF CITIZEN TAXPAYERS WHO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Authorizes the new district tax, borrowing and revenue retention for passenger rail and station connections, with annual auditor and citizen reviews.
- A no vote means
- The district would not receive this new tax and borrowing authority. Starter service funded from existing sources could proceed.
County ballots
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- 2G, City of Louisville: Louisville Required Review of Citizen Initiatives
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- 306, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Revenue Bonds for Streets and Roads
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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.
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