Local ballot measure
Sterling sales and use tax for roads
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
City of Sterling Ballot Issue 2A
Who is asking
City of Sterling
On the ballot in
- Logan County ballot: 2A
The ballot question
AUTHORIZATION TO INCREASE CITY SALES AND USE TAX FOR STREET AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS SHALL THE CITY OF STERLING TAXES BE INCREASED $3,600,000 ANNUALLY, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE COLLECTED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS, BY THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY 1.0% CITY SALES AND USE TAX, IN ORDER TO INCREASE OR IMPROVE PUBLIC SERVICES INCLUDING STREET AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED MAINTENANCE NEEDS; AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX: BE DEPOSITED INTO A DEDICATED FUND SEPARATE FROM THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND AND USED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPAVING, REPAIRING, MAINTAINING, AND IMPROVING CITY STREETS AND ROADS, INCLUDING RELATED IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS DRAINAGE, CURBS AND GUTTERS, AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS; AND SHALL THE CITY BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND ALL REVENUES GENERATED BY SUCH TAX, TOGETHER WITH ANY EARNINGS THEREON, WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION, AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE 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
- Authorizes the temporary tax, the dedicated road fund and permission to retain the tax revenue and earnings outside revenue limits.
- A no vote means
- Rejects this additional city sales and use tax.
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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.
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- November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.
Page updated September 29, 2026