Local ballot measure
Telluride School District Property Tax Override
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Telluride School District R-1 ballot issue 5A
Who is asking
Telluride School District
On the ballot in
- Dolores County ballot: 5A
- San Miguel County ballot: 5A
The ballot question
Save our Schools SHALL TELLURIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1'S TAXES BE INCREASED BY $2,674,059 FOR COLLECTION YEAR 2027, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY AN AMOUNT THAT, WHEN COMBINED WITH TAXES PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY DISTRICT VOTERS, EQUALS FIFTY PERCENT OF THE DISTRICT’S TOTAL PROGRAM AS PERMITTED BY STATE LAW FOR ADDITIONAL LOCAL REVENUES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF: · RETAINING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS AND STAFF; · SUSTAINING HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; AND · SUPPORTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT LEADING TO COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, THROUGH THE LEVY OF PROPERTY TAXES AS A MILL LEVY OVERRIDE FOR THE DISTRICT’S GENERAL FUND AT A RATE THAT WILL PRODUCE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIFTY PERCENT OF THE DISTRICT’S TOTAL PROGRAM (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN STATE LAW OR ANY SIMILAR TERM IN A SUCCESSOR PROVISION)?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Authorizes the general fund override and its later formula based on total program funding and previously approved taxes.
- A no vote means
- Rejects the mill levy override.
County ballots
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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