Local ballot measure
Wheat Ridge One-Cent Sales and Use Tax for Capital Projects
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
City of Wheat Ridge ballot issue 2A
Who is asking
City of Wheat Ridge
On the ballot in
- Jefferson County ballot: 2A
The ballot question
SHALL CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $11,700,000 ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR, AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY INCREASING THE CITY SALES AND USE TAX BY ONE PERCENT (1.0%) COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1, 2027, TO BE USED FOR COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS INCLUDING: PROACTIVE STREET AND INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE; BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS; PRESERVATION OF COMMUNITY SPACES AT WILMORE DAVIS AND KULLERSTRAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; REPLACEMENT OF ANDERSON PARK OUTDOOR POOL; AND MODERN POLICE AND CITY SERVICES FACILITIES, AND FOR THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SAME; AND SHALL THE CITY BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO ANY SPENDING OR REVENUE RESTRICTIONS OR OTHER LIMITS UNDER SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE X OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Approves the additional one-percentage-point sales and use tax from January 1, 2027, for the specified community investments and their operation and maintenance.
- A no vote means
- Rejects the sales and use tax increase.
Figures from the TABOR notice
- City Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount of the Proposed Tax Increase For Fiscal Year 2027 (First Full Fiscal Year of the Proposed Tax Increase): $11,700,000
- City Estimate of 2027 Fiscal Year Spending Without the Proposed Tax Increase: $91,749,390
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 7C, West Metro Fire Protection District: West Metro Fire sales tax
- 7D, Conifer Fire Protection District: Conifer Fire Property Tax Increase for Staffing and Equipment
- 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
- 2B, Town of Mountain View: Mountain View Council-Manager Charter Amendment
- 2C, Town of Mountain View: Mountain View Boards and Commissions Charter Repeal
- 2D, Town of Morrison: Ending Morrison's Small-Lodging Tax Exemption
- 2E, Town of Morrison: Raising Morrison's Lodging Tax Rate
- 2F, Town of Morrison: Morrison Charter Amendment Removing Board Term Limits
- 2G, City of Lakewood: Lakewood Sales and Use Tax Increase for Public Safety and Traffic Safety
- 2H, City of Lakewood: Lakewood Charter Amendment on When New Terms Begin
- 2I, City of Lakewood: Lakewood Would Replace Its Charter's 7% Property Tax Revenue Cap
- 2J, City of Lakewood: Lakewood Charter Amendment on Initiative and Referendum Election Timing
- 2K, City of Edgewater: Edgewater asks for a half-cent city sales tax for sidewalks, curb ramps and other mobility work
- 5A, Jefferson County School District R-1: Jeffco Public Schools Operating Tax Increase
- 5B, Jefferson County School District R-1: Jeffco Public Schools Capital, Technology and Maintenance Levy
- 6A, Blue Mountain Water District: Blue Mountain Water District System Improvements Loan
- 6B, Golden Gate Fire Protection District: Golden Gate Fire Fleet Property Tax
- 6C, Arvada Fire Protection District: Arvada Fire Proposes a 1% Sales Tax
- 6D, Columbine Knolls Grove Metropolitan Recreation District: Columbine Knolls Grove Recreation Operating Levy
- 6E, Columbine Knolls Grove Metropolitan Recreation District: Columbine Knolls Grove Recreation Bond Question
- 7B, Evergreen Fire Protection District: Evergreen Fire Sales Tax for Staffing, Wildfire Work and Stations
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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