What it asksTax increase
- First year
- $3,686,000
- “$3,686,000 commencing in 2026 for collection in 2027”
What it's for
“used for educational purposes, including but not limited to: expanding career and technical education opportunities and providing real-world, hands-on learning experiences for students; attracting and retaining qualified teachers and staff by raising base salaries closer to the market averages for surrounding school districts; ensuring a safe and secure school environment at all schools through school resource officers and enhanced security systems;”
The ballot question4A
Shall Weld County School District No. RE-2 (Eaton School District) taxes be increased up to $3,686,000 commencing in 2026 for collection in 2027, and by such amount annually thereafter, which, when combined with other amounts received pursuant to Section 22-54-108, C.R.S. does not exceed twenty-five percent of the district's total program funding as such term is defined in state law or any similar terms provided in any successor provision of state law; such additional revenues to be deposited in the general fund and used for educational purposes, including but not limited to: expanding career and technical education opportunities and providing real-world, hands-on learning experiences for students; attracting and retaining qualified teachers and staff by raising base salaries closer to the market averages for surrounding school districts; ensuring a safe and secure school environment at all schools through school resource officers and enhanced security systems; 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
SHALL WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-2 (EATON SCHOOL DISTRICT) TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $3,686,000 COMMENCING IN 2026 FOR COLLECTION IN 2027, AND BY SUCH AMOUNT ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, WHICH, WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHER AMOUNTS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-54-108, C.R.S. DOES NOT EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE DISTRICT'S TOTAL PROGRAM FUNDING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN STATE LAW OR ANY SIMILAR TERMS PROVIDED IN ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION OF STATE LAW; SUCH ADDITIONAL REVENUES TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE GENERAL FUND AND USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: EXPANDING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVIDING REAL-WORLD, HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS; ATTRACTING AND RETAINING QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND STAFF BY RAISING BASE SALARIES CLOSER TO THE MARKET AVERAGES FOR SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS; ENSURING A SAFE AND SECURE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AT ALL SCHOOLS THROUGH SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND ENHANCED SECURITY SYSTEMS; 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?
Issue committees’ money
What each committee for or against this measure has raised and spent, from its filings since Jan. 1, 2025. A committee working on several measures reports its money once, and it is shown beside each. A donor is named here when any one gift was $200 or more.
| Committee | Raised | Raised, drawn to scale | Spent |
|---|---|---|---|
| ForEATON INVESTING IN OUR FUTUREThis committee is not on the Secretary of State's list for this measure. | $6,500 | $5,591 |
EATON INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE
- COLORADO EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, DENVER$6,000
- MARGO CORDREY, EATON$500
As printed in the document it was read from. Money from TRACER, the Secretary of State's campaign finance system (read 4:01 a.m.).