Local ballot measure
Golden Gate Fire Fleet Property Tax
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Golden Gate Fire Protection District ballot issue 6B
Who is asking
Golden Gate Fire Protection District
On the ballot in
- Jefferson County ballot: 6B
The ballot question
WITHOUT INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S EXISTING OPERATIONS MILL LEVY, SHALL THE GOLDEN GATE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT'S TAXES BE INCREASED BY AN ADDITIONAL 4.5 MILLS ANNUALLY, COMMENCING WITH TAXES COLLECTED IN 2027, TO GENERATE APPROXIMATELY $137,376 IN THE FIRST YEAR (2027), AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER FROM CHANGES IN THE DISTRICT'S ASSESSED VALUATION, FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE ACQUISITION, REPLACEMENT, REVITALIZATION, OR REHABILITATION OF FIRE APPARATUS AND FLEET VEHICLES, INCLUDING PERMANENTLY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT INTEGRAL TO THE OPERATION OF SUCH APPARATUS AND VEHICLES; WITH ALL REVENUES DEPOSITED INTO A DEDICATED "FLEET REVITALIZATION FUND" TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SUCH PURPOSES; AND SHALL ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH MILL LEVY, TOGETHER WITH ANY EARNINGS THEREON, CONSTITUTE A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND BE COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT AS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY REVENUE OR EXPENDITURE LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF 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 4.5 mills from 2027, deposited in a dedicated Fleet Revitalization Fund and retained and spent outside revenue and expenditure limits.
- A no vote means
- Rejects the additional 4.5 mills. The district's existing operations mill levy is unaffected either way.
Figures from the TABOR notice
- Estimated maximum dollar amount of proposed tax increase in first full fiscal year: $137,376
- Estimated first full fiscal year spending without the increase: $299,567
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
- 2K, City of Edgewater: Edgewater asks for a half-cent city sales tax for sidewalks, curb ramps and other mobility work
- 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
- 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