Summit School District Operating Tax Increase

Who is asking

Summit School District RE-1

On the ballot in

• Summit County ballot: 4A

The ballot question

SHALL SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 TAXES BE INCREASED $5.9 MILLION FOR TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2027 AND IN SUCH AMOUNTS AS MAY BE COLLECTED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER; WITH FUNDS TO BE USED FOR PURPOSES SUCH AS: 1. ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS AND STAFF THROUGH COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS; 2. STRENGTHENING PK-12 PROGRAMS AND INCREASING STUDENTS’ OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE CREDITS, CAREER AND TECHNICAL INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS, AND HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES ALIGNED TO WORKFORCE AND POSTSECONDARY PATHWAYS; 3. STRENGTHENING ACADEMIC OUTCOMES AND REDUCING ACHIEVEMENT GAPS; FROM THE IMPOSITION OF A MILL LEVY IMPOSED AT A RATE, WHEN COMBINED WITH PRIOR VOTER APPROVED MILL LEVY OVERRIDE QUESTIONS, WILL GENERATE REVENUES UP TO THE LIMIT ESTABLISHED FOR THE DISTRICT BY SECTION 22-54-108(3)(B)(VI), C.R.S.; SUCH ADDITIONAL REVENUES TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE GENERAL FUND AND USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AS PROVIDED HEREIN AND AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE DISTRICT VOTERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-54-108(V), C.R.S.; AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ANY OTHER LAW?

Where the question's words come from

• Summit County elections page

What a vote does

A yes vote means

The district could levy the override and keep the revenue and its earnings outside TABOR's limits.

A no vote means

The district would not receive authority for this override.

Figures from the TABOR notice

• Ballot Issue 4A: $5,900,000
• Without the Proposed Tax Increase: $ 55,726,954

County ballots

• Summit County

Other local measures on the same ballot

• 5A, West Grand School District 1-JT.: Renovation bonds for the junior-senior high school in Kremmling, West Grand School District 1-JT
• 1A, Summit County: Summit County Strong Future Property Tax Extension

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.

• Find a drop box or vote center at GoVoteColorado.gov
• Colorado Secretary of State, September 23, 2026