Local ballot measure
Longmont Council Seats Grouped Into Alternating Elections
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
City of Longmont ballot question 3D
Who is asking
City of Longmont
On the ballot in
- Boulder County ballot: 3D
- Weld County ballot: 3D
The ballot question
Charter Amendment to Adjust City Council Electoral Cycles Shall the City of Longmont Home Rule Charter be amended by amending section 3.6 of the Charter to realign the cycle on which members of the Longmont city council are elected so that the three councilmembers elected at-large are elected in one electoral cycle and the three councilmembers elected from wards are elected in another electoral cycle, with such electoral cycles alternating from then on, with such realignment contingent upon voter approval of the measure on the November 3, 2026 City of Longmont ballot requiring the use of ranked choice voting to elect city council members when possible?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Approves amending charter section 3.6 to elect the three at-large councilmembers in one cycle and the three ward councilmembers in another, alternating thereafter.
- A no vote means
- Keeps the present electoral cycle.
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 1A, Boulder County: Boulder County Child Care Property Tax of 2.579 Mills
- 200, Boulder County: Boulder County Commission Expansion to Five Members
- 201, Boulder County: How Boulder County Would Elect Five Commissioners
- 2A, City of Lafayette: Lafayette LaMont Does Park Tax Through 2046
- 2B, City of Louisville: Louisville Historic Preservation Tax Through 2038
- 2C, City of Louisville: Louisville Executive Sessions on More Topics
- 2D, City of Louisville: Louisville Taking Office After Election Certification
- 2E, City of Louisville: More Signatures for Louisville Petitions
- 2F, City of Louisville: Louisville Public Meetings Beyond Public Buildings
- 2G, City of Louisville: Louisville Required Review of Citizen Initiatives
- 2H, City of Louisville: Louisville Charter Wording Changes
- 2J, City of Boulder: Boulder Vacancy Tax on Homes Occupied 183 Days or Less
- 2K, City of Boulder: Boulder Bonds for Recreation Centers, Police and City Buildings
- 2L, City of Boulder: Boulder Firefighter Collective Bargaining Charter Amendment
- 2M, City of Boulder: Boulder Charter Debt Limit Based on Actual Value
- 300, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Incorporation as a Municipality
- 301, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Home Rule Charter Commission
- 302, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot 2.5% Sales and Use Tax
- 303, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Four-Mill Property Tax
- 304, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Three-Percent Marijuana Sales Tax
- 305, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Retention of Revenue Above State Limits
- 306, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Revenue Bonds for Streets and Roads
- 6A, Eldorado Springs Public Improvement District of Boulder County: Eldorado Springs Wastewater Plant Borrowing
- 6B, Sombrero Ranch Public Improvement District of Boulder County: Sombrero Ranch Road District and Property Tax
- 6C, Summerlin Public Improvement District of Boulder County: Summerlin Public Improvement District for Road Resurfacing
- 7C, Allenspark Fire Protection District: Allenspark Fire District Property Tax Increase
- 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
- 3E, Town of Erie: Erie Lodging Tax of 3.5 Percent
- 3F, Town of Erie: Erie Community Center Debt and Sales Tax Increase
- 3A, City of Longmont: Longmont Sales and Property Taxes for Public Safety
- 3B, City of Longmont: Longmont Voter Approval for Open Space Sales
- 3C, City of Longmont: Longmont Ranked Choice Voting From November 2029
- 7B, Timberline Fire Protection District: Timberline Fire Protection District Six-Mill Levy Increase
- 3G, Town of Berthoud: Berthoud Parks and Recreation Bonds
- 5A, Weld County School District RE-5J: Weld RE-5J School Tax Extension
- 7E, Poudre Valley Fire Protection District: Poudre Valley Fire Revenue Limit Waiver
- 7F, Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District: Windsor-Severance Fire phased property tax increase
- 7B, Central Colorado Water Conservancy District: Central Colorado Water Bonds for Water Rights and Storage
- 7C, Groundwater Management Subdistrict of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District: Groundwater Subdistrict Levy Tied to Inflation
- 7D, Greater Brighton Fire Protection District: Greater Brighton Fire Revenue Limit Waiver
- 3H, City of Northglenn: Northglenn Accommodations Tax Increase
- 2A, Town of Eaton: Town of Eaton debt of $5 million for street projects including three named roads, repaid from existing town revenue
- 2B, Town of Kersey: Kersey's 17.205-mill town property tax, proposed for extension through 2037
- 2C, City of Evans: New Uses for the Evans Grocery Tax
- 2D, Town of Frederick: Frederick Sales and Use Tax Increase for Transportation
- 2E, Town of Frederick: Frederick Bonds for Street and Transportation Projects
- 2F, City of Greeley: Greeley’s Sales Tax for a Civic Campus, the Catalyst Project and City Facilities
- 4A, Weld County School District RE-2: Eaton School District Property Tax Override for Pay, Career Programs and Security
- 4B, Weld County School District RE-1: Weld RE-1 Override for Teacher and Staff Pay
- 5B, Prairie School District RE-11J: Prairie School District RE-11J Property Tax Override
- 5C, Weld County School District RE-8: Weld RE-8’s New Override and Extension of Expiring Taxes
- 6A, Nunn Fire Protection District: Nunn Fire Protection District Levy for Staffing and Equipment
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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