Local ballot measure
Hot Sulphur Springs Building Materials Use Tax
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Town of Hot Sulphur Springs ballot question: 4% use tax on construction and building materials
Who is asking
Town of Hot Sulphur Springs
On the ballot in
- Grand County ballot
The ballot question
SHALL TOWN OF HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS TAXES BE INCREASED ANNUALLY BY $200,000 IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR OF COLLECTION COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNT IS RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY THE IMPOSITION OF A FOUR PERCENT (4.0%) USE TAX ON THE PRIVILEGE OF STORING, USING, OR CONSUMING ANY CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS IN THE TOWN, GENERALLY TO BE COLLECTED AT THE TIME A BUILDING PERMIT IS ISSUED, SUCH USE TAX REVENUES TO BE APPROPRIATED AND SPENT FOR ANY MUNICIPAL PURPOSE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND POLICIES AS MAY BE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE NO. 2026-08-20-430; AND SHALL ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION 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
- The town could impose the 4% materials use tax, subject to the ordinance’s exemptions and credits, and spend the revenue for any municipal purpose outside TABOR’s limits.
- A no vote means
- This question would not authorize the town’s proposed materials use tax.
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Key dates
- October 2 to October 9: county clerks mail ballots to active voters.
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- October 26: last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
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- November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.
Page updated September 29, 2026