Local ballot measure
Wellington Sales Tax for Public Safety
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Town of Wellington Ballot Issue 2A
Who is asking
Town of Wellington
On the ballot in
- Larimer County ballot: 2A
The ballot question
SHALL TOWN OF WELLINGTON TAXES BE INCREASED BY $995,000 ANNUALLY IN THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND BY SUCH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AS MAY BE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY AN ADDITIONAL ONE-HALF PERCENT (0.50%) SALES AND USE TAX (WHICH WOULD COST 50 CENTS ON A $100 PURCHASE), TO FUND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RELATED PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES; AND TO THE EXTENT REVENUES EXCEED AMOUNTS BUDGETED FOR SUCH PURPOSES, OTHER LAWFUL MUNICIPAL OPERATING PURPOSES; AND SHALL THE TOWN BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE PROCEEDS OF THE REVENUE FROM SUCH TAX AND ANY EARNINGS THEREON AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS ON REVENUE AND SPENDING UNDER 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 additional sales and use tax and allows the town to retain its revenue and earnings outside revenue limits.
- A no vote means
- Rejects this additional town sales and use tax.
Figures from the TABOR notice
- ESTIMATED 2027 FISCAL YEAR SPENDING WITHOUT PROPOSED TAX INCREASE $11,091,160
- ESTIMATED 2027 MAXIMUM TAX INCREASE AUTHORIZED BY THE BALLOT ISSUE $995,000
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 7C, Allenspark Fire Protection District: Allenspark Fire District Property Tax Increase
- 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
- 6A, Larimer County Stanley Heights Public Improvement District No. 81: Stanley Heights road district and property tax
- 6D, Estes Valley Fire Protection District: A Sales Tax for Estes Valley Fire
- 6C, Larimer County Terry Point Estates Public Improvement District No. 85: Terry Point Estates road district and property tax
- 7F, Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District: Windsor-Severance Fire phased property tax increase
- 6E, Thompson Crossing Metropolitan District No. 2: Thompson Crossing Trail and Bond Refinancing
- 6B, Larimer County Colland Center Public Improvement District No. 82: Colland Center road district and property tax
- 1A, Larimer County: A new countywide sales and use tax for county purposes
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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