A Third Term for the Moffat County Assessor

Ballot Question 1B asks Moffat County voters whether the Assessor's term limit shall be "lengthened to one additional term (for a maximum of three consecutive terms)" under Article XVIII, Section 11 of the Colorado Constitution. Resolution 2026-100 puts the present limit at two consecutive four-year terms; a yes vote allows a third, and a no vote keeps two.

The commissioners adopted the resolution on August 25, 2026. It cites Section 11(2) as letting a county's voters modify the constitutional limits by majority vote at a November election on a question the commissioners refer, and as allowing voters to lengthen, shorten or eliminate them. The board wrote that voters should have the opportunity to decide on one additional consecutive term for each office. The resolution directs that the cost of the election be paid from the county's general fund. Question 1B raises no tax or fee.

The county describes the Assessor's Office as responsible for "discovering, listing, classifying and valuing all of the real and personal property in the county." Those values are certified to the state and to local taxing entities for budget preparation, and the county calls the assessment process "the basis for generating property tax revenue." The office then passes the tax information to the Treasurer for the tax roll.

An owner who believes the Assessor valued a property incorrectly files an appeal with the Assessor's Office. The office's written response explains how to carry the appeal to the County Board of Equalization, which is the board of county commissioners.

Questions 1A and 1C put the same one-term extension to voters for the Clerk and Recorder and the Treasurer. Under Resolution 2026-100, a yes or no on 1B applies to the Assessor's office and to no other.