Local ballot measure
Pueblo Zoo Sales Tax
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
City of Pueblo Ballot Question 2B
Who is asking
City of Pueblo
On the ballot in
- Pueblo County ballot: 2B
The ballot question
SHALL THE CITY OF PUEBLO'S TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $3,769,615.00 ANNUALLY (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR INCREASE) AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, FOR FIVE YEARS FROM JANUARY 1, 2027 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2031, BY ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 11244 IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL ONE-SIXTH OF ONE PERCENT (0.167%) SALES TAX AND ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL FUND FOR THE DEPOSIT OF SUCH REVENUES TO BE SPENT ONLY FOR THE OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE PUEBLO ZOO; AND SHALL ALL REVENUES DERIVED FROM SUCH TAX BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LIMITATIONS PROVIDED BY LAW, AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY PURSUANT TO 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
- Pueblo could impose the additional zoo sales tax for five years and retain its revenue outside TABOR’s limits.
- A no vote means
- Pueblo would not impose this tax.
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
- 7B, Rye Fire Protection District: Rye Fire Protection District Ten-Year Mill Levy Increase
- 2A, City of Pueblo: Pueblo Fire and Public-Safety Technology Sales and Use Tax
- 6A, Pueblo City-County Library District: Waiver of the state property tax revenue limit for the Pueblo City-County Library District
- 6B, Pueblo West Metropolitan District: Pueblo West Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 6B: a permanent extension of the 1% sales tax for fire protection
- 6C, Pueblo West Metropolitan District: Pueblo West Parks and Recreation Revenue Retention
- 6D, Edison Fire Protection District: Edison Fire District Inclusion of Northeast Pueblo County Land
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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