Local ballot measure
Weld RE-8’s New Override and Extension of Expiring Taxes
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Weld County School District RE-8 ballot issue 5C
Who is asking
Weld County School District RE-8
On the ballot in
- Weld County ballot: 5C
The ballot question
SHALL WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-8 TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $4,900,000 ANNUALLY AND SHALL $2,675,000 OF EXISTING TAXES WHICH ARE SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE BE EXTENDED TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS OPERATIONAL NEEDS, INCLUDING · MAINTAINING COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND WAGES FOR DISTRICT TEACHERS, TEACHERS' AIDES, BUS DRIVERS, CUSTODIANS, AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF; AND · EXPAND PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION OFFERINGS, AND HIRING ADDITIONAL EDUCATORS; BY AUTHORIZING A VARIABLE MILL LEVY OVERRIDE ANNUALLY LEVIED AT RATES SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE FIXED AMOUNTS SPECIFIED ABOVE, TO BE IN ADDITION TO THE TAXES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE LEVIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 22-54-108 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES AND TO CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Approves both the new annual override of up to $4.9 million and the extension of $2.675 million in expiring taxes.
- A no vote means
- Rejects the new override and leaves the existing $2.675 million in taxes to expire on their current schedule.
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 3G, Town of Berthoud: Berthoud Parks and Recreation Bonds
- 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
- 5A, Weld County School District RE-5J: Weld RE-5J School Tax Extension
- 7E, Poudre Valley Fire Protection District: Poudre Valley Fire Revenue Limit Waiver
- 7F, Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District: Windsor-Severance Fire phased property tax increase
- 7B, Central Colorado Water Conservancy District: Central Colorado Water Bonds for Water Rights and Storage
- 7C, Groundwater Management Subdistrict of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District: Groundwater Subdistrict Levy Tied to Inflation
- 3E, Town of Erie: Erie Lodging Tax of 3.5 Percent
- 3F, Town of Erie: Erie Community Center Debt and Sales Tax Increase
- 7D, Greater Brighton Fire Protection District: Greater Brighton Fire Revenue Limit Waiver
- 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
- 3H, City of Northglenn: Northglenn Accommodations Tax Increase
- 2A, Town of Eaton: Town of Eaton debt of $5 million for street projects including three named roads, repaid from existing town revenue
- 2B, Town of Kersey: Kersey's 17.205-mill town property tax, proposed for extension through 2037
- 2C, City of Evans: New Uses for the Evans Grocery Tax
- 2D, Town of Frederick: Frederick Sales and Use Tax Increase for Transportation
- 2E, Town of Frederick: Frederick Bonds for Street and Transportation Projects
- 2F, City of Greeley: Greeley’s Sales Tax for a Civic Campus, the Catalyst Project and City Facilities
- 4A, Weld County School District RE-2: Eaton School District Property Tax Override for Pay, Career Programs and Security
- 4B, Weld County School District RE-1: Weld RE-1 Override for Teacher and Staff Pay
- 5B, Prairie School District RE-11J: Prairie School District RE-11J Property Tax Override
- 6A, Nunn Fire Protection District: Nunn Fire Protection District Levy for Staffing and Equipment
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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