Local ballot measure
Hayden Schools Property Tax Override
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Hayden School District RE-1 Ballot Issue 4A
Who is asking
Hayden School District RE-1
On the ballot in
- Routt County ballot: 4A
The ballot question
SHALL THE HAYDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 TAXES BE INCREASED BY THE AMOUNT OF $525,861 IN BUDGET YEAR 2026-2027, AND AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY IMPOSING A PROPERTY TAX LEVY EITHER AT A RATE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED ABOVE, OR AT A RATE OF 3.0 MILLS, WHICHEVER WILL PRODUCE THE HIGHEST TAX REVENUES IN THE GIVEN TAX COLLECTION YEAR, FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO FUNDING COSTS NECESSARY FOR MAINTAINING SMALL CLASS SIZES, ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, UPGRADES, AND RENOVATION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, BY COLLECTING, DEPOSITING INTO THE GENERAL FUND, RETAINING AND EXPENDING ALL REVENUES DERIVED FROM SUCH TAX, WHICH SHALL BE INDEPENDENT OF ANY OTHER TAX LEVY WHETHER OR NOT APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT THEREOF, AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER 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
- The district could add $525,861 in taxes in 2026–2027, use the higher-revenue levy formula in later years, and retain the tax revenue and investment earnings outside applicable revenue limits.
- A no vote means
- This question would not authorize the additional school property tax.
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 5B, Eagle County School District RE50J: Eagle County School District Property Tax Override
- 2A, Town of Oak Creek: Oak Creek Sales Tax for Capital Improvements
- 4B, Hayden School District RE-1: Hayden Joining the Colorado Mountain College District
- 6A, West Routt Fire Protection District: West Routt Fire Property Tax Increase
- 6B, Morrison Creek Metropolitan Water & Sanitation District: Morrison Creek Revenue-Limit Waiver and Levy Authority
- 7A, Yampa Valley Regional Transportation Authority: Yampa Valley Regional Transportation Sales Tax
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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