The NoCo Herald

Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado

Election 2026

Ballot Issue 5A: Weld County School District RE-5J

On the Nov. 3 ballot in Larimer and Weld counties.

What it asksTax extended

What it's for

“to be used for general fund purposes of the district including but not limited to: retain and attract high quality teachers and staff; provide additional safety, security, and mental health personnel; expand authentic career exploration and preparation programs; maintain early childhood programming;”

The ballot question5A

Without imposing a new tax, shall Weld County School District No. RE-5J (Johnstown Milliken) be authorized to extend the tax approved by the district's voters in 2020 ($4 million annually), which is set to expire on December 31, 2030, to be used for general fund purposes of the district including but not limited to: retain and attract high quality teachers and staff; provide additional safety, security, and mental health personnel; expand authentic career exploration and preparation programs; maintain early childhood programming; such revenues to be deposited in the general fund and used for educational purposes pursuant to Section 22-54-108, C.R.S.; and shall the revenues from such taxes and any earnings from the investment of such revenues be collected and spent as a voter approved revenue change under Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution and any other law?

As the ballot prints it

WITHOUT IMPOSING A NEW TAX, SHALL WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-5J (JOHNSTOWN MILLIKEN) BE AUTHORIZED TO EXTEND THE TAX APPROVED BY THE DISTRICT'S VOTERS IN 2020 ($4 MILLION ANNUALLY), WHICH IS SET TO EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2030, TO BE USED FOR GENERAL FUND PURPOSES OF THE DISTRICT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: RETAIN AND ATTRACT HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS AND STAFF; PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SAFETY, SECURITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL; EXPAND AUTHENTIC CAREER EXPLORATION AND PREPARATION PROGRAMS; MAINTAIN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMMING; SUCH REVENUES TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE GENERAL FUND AND USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-54-108, C.R.S.; AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ANY OTHER LAW?

As printed in the document it was read from.