Local ballot measure
Huerfano County Recreational and Cultural Facilities and Programming Mill Levy Increase
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Huerfano County Ballot Issue 1A
Who is asking
Huerfano County
On the ballot in
- Huerfano County ballot: 1A
The ballot question
SHALL HUERFANO COUNTY TAXES BE INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY $354,692 ANNUALLY BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, OR BY SUCH AMOUNT AS MAY BE RAISED, BY INCREASING THE COUNTY'S PROPERTY TAX RATE BY AN ADDITIONAL 2 MILLS (ESTIMATED TO BE $13.60 PER YEAR FOR EACH $100,000 OF ACTUAL RESIDENTIAL VALUE), THE REVENUES FROM WHICH SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN A DEDICATED FUND AND USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF: · DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENTS, AND MAINTENANCE OF NEW AND EXISTING PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WITHIN HUERFANO COUNTY; · MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO CULTURAL FACILITIES WITHIN HUERFANO COUNTY; AND · PROVIDING MORE RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH NEW AND EXISTING PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES AND ABILITIES PROVIDED THAT THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE MET: EXPENDITURES FOR THESE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS BE FIRST SUBMITTED TO AN ADVISORY BOARD FOR A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; ANY MUNICIPALITY, SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR SPECIAL DISTRICT WITHIN HUERFANO COUNTY, OR A NONPROFIT SPONSORED BY EITHER THE COUNTY OR A MUNICIPALITY, SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR SPECIAL DISTRICT WITHIN HUERFANO COUNTY IS ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION, AND ALL REVENUE AND ANY EARNINGS ON THIS TAX SHALL CONSTITUTE A PERMANENT VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW, ALL AS MORE PARTICULARLY SET FORTH IN BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION NO 26-34?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- The county's property tax rate rises by an additional 2 mills from January 1, 2027, raising approximately $354,692 a year and whatever the levy raises afterwards, into a dedicated fund for parks and recreational facilities, cultural facilities and recreational and cultural programs, with spending first reviewed by an advisory board, kept as a permanent voter-approved revenue change.
- A no vote means
- The increase is not authorized and the county's existing property tax is not raised by this question.
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 2A, City of Walsenburg: Citizen-initiated ordinance to redefine the uses allowed in Walsenburg's detention-center zoning district
- 300, City of Walsenburg: Walsenburg Sales and Use Tax Increase for Law Enforcement
- 7B, Rye Fire Protection District: Rye Fire Protection District Ten-Year Mill Levy Increase
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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