Local ballot measure
Manitou Springs Excise Tax on Tickets and Admissions
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
City of Manitou Springs Ballot Issue 2A
Who is asking
City of Manitou Springs
On the ballot in
- El Paso County ballot: 2A
The ballot question
SHALL THE CITY OF MANITOU SPRINGS’ TAXES BE INCREASED BY ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,128,000.00) ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2027 AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY ADDING AN ADDITIONAL FOUR AND THREE ONE-HUNDREDTHS PERCENT (4.03%) TO THE CITY’S CURRENT FIVE PERCENT (5%) EXCISE TAX RATE ON TICKET SALES AND ADMISSIONS FEES, AND WITH THE RESULTING TAX REVENUE BEING ALLOWED TO BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE CITY WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY EXPENDITURE, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION 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
- Approves the 4.03-percentage-point increase and collection and spending of the resulting revenue outside TABOR and other legal limits.
- A no vote means
- Rejects the increase; the city excise tax rate remains 5%.
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
- 4C, Hanover School District No. 28: Hanover School District No. 28's 4-mill property tax for staff pay and benefits, with no end date
- 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