Local ballot measure
Yampa Valley Regional Transportation Sales Tax
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Yampa Valley Regional Transportation Authority Ballot Issue 7A
Who is asking
Yampa Valley Regional Transportation Authority
On the ballot in
- Routt County ballot: 7A
The ballot question
SHALL YAMPA VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (RTA) TAXES BE INCREASED BY $7,875,197.00 ANNUALLY, BEGINNING IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR, AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY IMPOSING, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, A SALES TAX AT A RATE OF ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT, EQUIVALENT TO FIFTY CENTS ON EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF TAXABLE PURCHASES, UPON EVERY TRANSACTION OR OTHER INCIDENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A SALES TAX IS LEVIED BY THE STATE, SUBJECT TO THE SAME EXEMPTIONS THAT APPLY TO THE STATE SALES TAX, FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: • ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY ON HIGHWAY 40, DECREASING THE RISK OF ACCIDENTS, AND PROVIDING SAFER ALTERNATIVES FOR RESIDENTS AND WORKERS TRAVELING BETWEEN COMMUNITIES • IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR LOCAL WORKERS, RESIDENTS, SENIORS, AND VISITORS ACROSS THE YAMPA VALLEY • PARTICIPATING IN REGIONAL PLANNING FOR FUTURE COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE BETWEEN CRAIG, HAYDEN, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, OAK CREEK, AND YAMPA • PROVIDING AFFORDABLE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS TO AREAS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY SERVED BY TRANSIT AND SHALL THE YAMPA VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (RTA) BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE ABOVE THE ANNUAL LIMITS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- The authority could impose the 0.5% sales tax for the listed transportation purposes and retain all resulting revenue above TABOR’s annual limits.
- A no vote means
- This question would not authorize the transportation sales tax.
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 5B, Eagle County School District RE50J: Eagle County School District Property Tax Override
- 2A, Town of Oak Creek: Oak Creek Sales Tax for Capital Improvements
- 4A, Hayden School District RE-1: Hayden Schools Property Tax Override
- 4B, Hayden School District RE-1: Hayden Joining the Colorado Mountain College District
- 6A, West Routt Fire Protection District: West Routt Fire Property Tax Increase
- 6B, Morrison Creek Metropolitan Water & Sanitation District: Morrison Creek Revenue-Limit Waiver and Levy Authority
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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