Local ballot measure
Hanover School District No. 28's 4-mill property tax for staff pay and benefits, with no end date
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Hanover School District No. 28 Ballot Issue 4C
Who is asking
Hanover School District No. 28
On the ballot in
- El Paso County ballot: 4C
The ballot question
SHALL HANOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 28 TAXES BE INCREASED BY $231,788 IN TAX YEAR 2026, FOR COLLECTION IN 2027, SUCH DOLLAR AMOUNT BEING THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR INCREASE, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED BY A LEVY OF 4 MILLS UPON EACH DOLLAR OF ASSESSED VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE DISTRICT, FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING: • FUNDING STAFF COMPENSATION INCLUDING INCREASING BASE SALARY; • RETAINING AND RECRUITING QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF; AND • IMPROVING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS; AND SHALL SUCH TAX INCREASE BE AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE LEVY AUTHORIZED FOR THE DISTRICT’S GENERAL FUND, WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO RATE, PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 22-54-108, C.R.S.; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Approves the additional property tax and retention of its revenue and investment earnings outside TABOR revenue limits, for educational purposes including staff compensation, recruitment and benefits.
- A no vote means
- Rejects this additional school property tax.
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 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
- 2B, Town of Monument: Monument Use Tax on Construction Materials
- 4A, Colorado Springs School District 11: Colorado Springs School District 11 bonds for school buildings and lease debt payoff
- 3A, Town of Green Mountain Falls: Green Mountain Falls Sales Tax for the Old Marshal's Building
- 4B, El Paso County School District No. 12 (Cheyenne Mountain): Cheyenne Mountain school construction bonds
- 6A, Peyton Fire Protection District: Peyton Fire Property Tax Increase
- 2A, City of Manitou Springs: Manitou Springs Excise Tax on Tickets and Admissions
- 7B, Elbert Fire Protection District: Elbert Fire Station Tax and Limit Waiver
- 1A, El Paso County: Extension of El Paso County's public safety sales and use tax to 2037
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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