Local ballot measure
Niwot Four-Mill Property Tax
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Proposed Municipality of Niwot ballot issue 303
Who is asking
Proposed Municipality of Niwot
On the ballot in
- Boulder County ballot: 303
The ballot question
AUTHORIZATION TO LEVY A PROPERTY TAX SHALL NIWOT TAXES BE INCREASED BY $900,000 ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR, AND BY SUCH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY AN AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY IMPOSED AT THE RATE OF FOUR (4) MILLS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE COSTS; AND SHALL THE REVENUE FROM SUCH MILL LEVY CONSTITUTE A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATION SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Approves the four-mill property tax levy and lets the municipality keep and spend the revenue outside the limits.
- A no vote means
- Rejects the property tax.
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
- 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
- 3D, City of Longmont: Longmont Council Seats Grouped Into Alternating Elections
- 7B, Timberline Fire Protection District: Timberline Fire Protection District Six-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