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Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado

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Election 2026

What is on the Nov. 3 general election ballot in Weld County, in the ballots' own words.

Voting by mail

  • From Oct. 2Ballots go out by mail to every registered voter in both counties.
  • Oct. 26The last day Larimer County recommends returning a ballot by mail; after it, use a drop box or a vote center.
  • Nov. 3Election Day. Ballots must be received by 7 p.m.; a postmark does not count.

Drop boxes, vote centers and ballot tracking: Larimer County Elections · Weld County Elections

Offices

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  • Libertarian
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Congress

State offices

The legislature

Regional Transportation District

County offices

Weld County

City and town offices

Weld County

Judges

Each judge's question asks whether the judge should be retained in office: yes or no.

Colorado Supreme Court Justice

Colorado Court of Appeals Judge

District Court Judge - 19th Judicial District

County Court Judge - Weld

Measures

Statewide measures

  • Amendment 81: Law Enforcement Reporting Requirements to Federal Authorities

    Requires 55% approval because it adds language to the state constitution.

    The ballot question

    Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution requiring law enforcement to notify the department of homeland security when a person is charged with either a violent crime or any crime if the person has a prior felony conviction if law enforcement cannot determine that the person is lawfully present in the United States?

    Full textWhere the question was read

  • Amendment 82: Right to Natural Gas

    Requires 55% approval because it adds language to the state constitution.

    The ballot question

    Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution creating new law granting the right for consumers to purchase natural gas for cooking or heating in homes or businesses and for distributors and utilities to sell natural gas to consumers?

    Full textWhere the question was read

  • Amendment 83: Constitutional Right to Hunt and Fish

    Requires 55% approval because it adds language to the state constitution.

    The ballot question

    Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution creating a constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest fish and wildlife by traditional methods, including all species of fish and wildlife managed by the state except non-game species, endangered species, or any species that is illegal to hunt under federal law, and, in connection therewith, establishing hunting and fishing as the preferred means of managing fish and wildlife populations; and preserving the right of the state to regulate hunting, fishing, and wildlife management if necessary for sound scientific wildlife conservation and management, public safety, or to preserve the future of hunting and fishing opportunities for all species?

    Full textWhere the question was read

  • Amendment 84: Mail Ballot Voter Identification

    Requires 55% approval because it adds language to the state constitution.

    The ballot question

    Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution requiring a voter to sign and include the last four digits of their social security number or their Colorado driver's license or identification card number on the outside of their mail ballot for any federal or state election, and, in connection therewith, allowing the voter to correct missing or incorrect information, including with alternative forms of identification; and prohibiting a county clerk and recorder from counting the mail ballot unless the problem is fixed?

    Full textWhere the question was read

  • Amendment 85: Plain Language Ballot Questions

    Requires 55% approval because it adds language to the state constitution.

    The ballot question

    Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning ballot question language, and, in connection therewith, requiring all state and local ballot questions to be written in plain language and at no more than an 8th grade reading level and prohibiting a state statute from requiring language that conflicts with these requirements in ballot questions for citizen-initiated measures?

    Full textWhere the question was read

  • Amendment 86: Congressional Redistricting

    Requires 55% approval because it adds language to the state constitution.

    The ballot question

    Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning congressional redistricting, and, in connection therewith, reenacting the current process for congressional redistricting in the Colorado Constitution and prohibiting modifications to a final map unless at least three public meetings are held, the modifications do not have the effect of dividing communities of interest or purposefully favoring one political party, and are approved by the congressional redistricting commission and the Colorado Supreme Court?

    Full textWhere the question was read

  • Amendment 87: Graduated Income Tax

    The ballot question

    SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED $2.7 BILLION ANNUALLY, IN ORDER TO INCREASE OR IMPROVE LEVELS OF PUBLIC SERVICES, INCLUDING K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND EARLY CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION SERVICES, BY AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND A CHANGE TO THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES REPEALING EXISTING LAW AND CREATING NEW LAW TO REPLACE THE UNIFORM STATE INCOME TAX RATE WITH A GRADUATED INCOME TAX STRUCTURE, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AMENDING THE TAXPAYER'S BILL OF RIGHTS TO ELIMINATE THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR ALL TAXABLE NET INCOME TO BE TAXED AT ONE RATE WITH NO ADDED TAX ON INCOME; ESTABLISHING VARIOUS INCOME TAX RATES BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF TAXABLE INCOME EARNED BY INDIVIDUALS, ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND CORPORATIONS, WHILE MAINTAINING THE CURRENT 4.4% TAX ON INCOME FROM THE SALE OF A PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE ESTIMATED CHANGE IN INCOME TAXES OWED BY INDIVIDUALS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE; AND AUTHORIZING THE STATE TO RETAIN AND SPEND ANY INCREASED REVENUE FROM THE NEW TAX STRUCTURE, AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE, TO SUPPLEMENT CURRENT LEVELS OF FUNDING FOR K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND EARLY CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS?

    Full textWhere the question was read

  • Proposition NN: State Public K-12 Education Funding

    Passes with a majority vote.

    The ballot question

    Shall state investment in K-12 public education increase two percent each year for the next ten years, with investments used to increase teacher pay, improve teacher retention, lower class sizes, and increase access to career and technical courses, without raising taxes but instead funded by raising the annual limit on state fiscal year spending only by the amount spent on public K-12 education as a voter-approved revenue change, and requiring an annual publicly released, independent audit to show how the new investments are spent?

    Full textWhere the question was read

  • Proposition 132: Penalties for Fentanyl Crimes

    Passes with a majority vote.

    The ballot question

    Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning criminal penalties for fentanyl and certain synthetic opioids, and, in connection therewith, increasing the felony classifications of drug-related crimes for distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, sale, or possession of fentanyl and certain synthetic opioids; creating mandated treatment for certain drug felony violations based on possession amount; and changing sentencing provisions to narrow or eliminate exemptions for crimes related to fentanyl and certain synthetic opioids and drug-related deaths?

    Full textWhere the question was read

  • Proposition 133: Penalties for Human Trafficking of a Minor

    Passes with a majority vote.

    The ballot question

    Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes modifying existing law concerning human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude, and, in connection therewith, creating new law expanding human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude to include knowingly trading anything of monetary value to buy or sell sexual activity with a minor and increasing the penalty to be life in prison without parole or release?

    Full textWhere the question was read

  • Proposition 134: Male and Female Participation in School Sports

    Passes with a majority vote.

    The ballot question

    Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes creating new law restricting participation in all K-12 and collegiate school sports based on the participant's sex as determined by certain aspects of their biological reproductive system, and, in connection therewith, requiring a school, institution of higher education, or athletic association to designate each school or intramural athletic team or sport as male, female, or coeducational; only allowing participants to compete on the team or sport of their designated sex or to compete on a coeducational team; creating an exception to allow a female to participate on a male-designated team or sport if there is no female team available; prohibiting a government entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic association from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking other adverse action against a school for maintaining separate teams or sports for females; and providing the commissioner of education with the authority to enforce the proposed initiative for K-12 school districts?

    Full textWhere the question was read

  • Proposition 135: Prohibit Certain Surgeries on Minors

    Passes with a majority vote.

    The ballot question

    Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes modifying existing law by prohibiting surgery on a minor for the purpose of altering the minor's biological sex characteristics, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting any health-care professional or other person from knowingly performing, prescribing, administering, or providing any surgery to a minor for the purpose of altering the minor's biological sex characteristics and prohibiting the use of state or federal funds, Medicaid reimbursement, or insurance coverage to pay for this type of surgery?

    Full textWhere the question was read

  • Proposition 136: Income Tax Rate Cap

    Passes with a majority vote.

    The ballot question

    Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes capping the state income tax rate at 4.4% of federal taxable income for individuals and corporations?

    Full textWhere the question was read

  • Proposition 137: Designate Sporting Goods Sales Tax Revenue for Conservation

    Passes with a majority vote.

    The ballot question

    Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes creating new law to increase water and land conservation funding without raising taxes, and, in connection therewith, through a voter-approved revenue change, allowing the state to keep and spend a portion of revenue from the state sales tax on sporting goods and equipment to conserve and protect Colorado's water, land, and forests, prevent wildfires, support outdoor recreation training and activities, and reduce revenue spent on these conservation purposes if necessary to preserve funding for certain tax credits?

    Full textWhere the question was read

Regional measures

  • Ballot Issue 7A: Front Range Passenger Rail District

    Passes with a majority vote.

    The ballot question

    SHALL FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $295,000,000 ANNUALLY AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, AND SHALL FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT DEBT BE INCREASED $580,000,000, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF $785,000,000; TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN COLORADO CONNECTOR (COCO) PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE ON COLORADO'S FRONT RANGE AND CONNECT COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING PUEBLO, COLORADO SPRINGS, STERLING RANCH, LITTLETON, DENVER, WESTMINSTER, BROOMFIELD, LOUISVILLE, BOULDER, LONGMONT, LOVELAND, AND FORT COLLINS; IN ORDER TO: REMOVE VEHICLES FROM HIGHWAYS AND INCREASE TRAVEL CAPACITY; CONNECT TRAVELERS TO EMPLOYMENT CENTERS, COLLEGES, SPORTS ARENAS, AND ENTERTAINMENT HUBS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE; AND INVEST IN STATION AREA IMPROVEMENTS AND LOCAL CONNECTIONS TO RAIL STATIONS; BY ESTABLISHING A 0.333% SALES AND USE TAX (EQUAL TO ONE THIRD OF A PENNY ON A $1 PURCHASE), WITH EXEMPTIONS PROVIDED UNDER COLORADO LAW, INCLUDING THOSE FOR GASOLINE, FOOD, RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY AND GAS, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES; AND TO RETAIN ALL SUCH REVENUES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS, AND ANY INVESTMENT INCOME ON REVENUES AND DEBT PROCEEDS, AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE X OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION; AND REQUIRING THAT ALL SUCH DEDICATED REVENUES BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND A ROTATING GROUP OF CITIZEN TAXPAYERS WHO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT?

    Full textWhere the question was read

Local measures

Weld County

  • Ballot Issue 2A: Town of Eaton

    The ballot question

    WITHOUT IMPOSING A NEW TAX OR INCREASING ANY EXISTING TAX, SHALL THE TOWN OF EATON DEBT BE INCREASED $5,000,000, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF NOT TO EXCEED $7,900,000, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MAINTAINING, CONSTRUCTING, RECONSTRUCTING, REPAIRING, AND IMPROVING: 10TH STREET BETWEEN HIGHWAY 85 AND CHRISTENSEN AVENUE (COUNTY ROAD 39); CHRISTENSEN AVENUE (COUNTY ROAD 39), NORTH OF EAST COLLINS STREET; SOUTH CHEYENNE AVENUE, SOUTH OF COLLINS STREET; AND TO PAY THE COST OF THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH DEBT AND THE FUNDING OF ANY NECESSARY RESERVES, WITH THE SPECIFIC TERMS OF SUCH DEBT BEING DETERMINED BY THE TOWN AS NECESSARY AND PRUDENT INCLUDING THE PLEDGE TO THE PAYMENT OF THIS DEBT OF ANY LEGALLY AVAILABLE REVENUE OF THE TOWN, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE 1% TRANSPORTATION SALES AND USE TAX APPROVED BY THE VOTERS AT THE 2023 COORDINATED ELECTION, AND A PROVISION FOR EARLY REPAYMENT WITH OR WITHOUT A PREMIUM OF NOT MORE THAN 3.00%; AND SHALL THE TOWN BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE DEBT TO REFUND THE DEBT AUTHORIZED IN THIS QUESTION, PROVIDED FURTHER THAT ALL DEBT ISSUED BY THE TOWN PURSUANT TO THIS QUESTION IS ISSUED ON TERMS THAT DO NOT EXCEED THE REPAYMENT COSTS AUTHORIZED IN THIS QUESTION; AND SHALL THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH BOND PROCEEDS BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ANY OTHER REVENUE LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN THE LAWS OF THE STATE?

    Where the question was read

  • Ballot Issue 2B: Town of Kersey

    The ballot question

    SHALL THE TOWN OF KERSEY, COLORADO TAXES PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE TOWN'S VOTERS AND WHICH ARE SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE BE EXTENDED FOR A LIMITED TEN-YEAR PERIOD (2028 THROUGH 2037) FOR THE EXISTING PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY OF 17.205 MILLS TO CONTINUE NECESSARY SUPPORT FOR THE CURRENT LEVEL OF TOWN OPERATIONS AND SERVICES, WITH SUCH EXTENSION TO CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATION SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES?

    Where the question was read

  • Ballot Issue 2C: City of Evans

    The ballot question

    WITHOUT INCREASING THE CITY'S SALES TAX RATE, SHALL THE CITY OF EVANS EXPAND THE PERMITTED USES OF ITS EXISTING SALES TAX ON FOOD FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION, APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN 2002 AND EXPANDED PURPOSES APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN 2021, TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PURPOSES SUCH AS: PROVIDING OPERATIONS THAT SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN CITY FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND PROVIDING PERFORMANCE-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES TO ATTRACT NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CREATE JOBS, EXPAND SHOPPING OPPORTUNITIES AND GENERATE NEW SALES TAX REVENUE, MAINTAINING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PREVIOUSLY FINANCED WITH THIS TAX, INCLUDING THE POLICE FACILITY, AS THE CITY'S FIRST PRIORITY, AND SHALL ALL SUCH EXPENDITURES BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND APPROPRIATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL; 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 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ANY OTHER LAW?

    Where the question was read

  • Ballot Issue 2D: Town of Frederick

    The ballot question

    SHALL THE TOWN OF FREDERICK SALES AND USE TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY ONE PERCENT (1.0%) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO INCREASE TAXES COLLECTED BY ABOUT $3,800,000 IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR OF COLLECTION, AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNT IS GENERATED THEREAFTER FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE FOR STREET, ALLEY, AND RELATED TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING AMONG OTHER THINGS: INCREASED MAINTENANCE FOR EXISTING STREETS, CROSSWALKS, AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE, EXISTING AND FUTURE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, STREET PAVING, WIDENING OF MAJOR ROUTES, SIDEWALK REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT, EXPANSION OF EXISTING AND FUTURE TRANSPORTATION RELATED NETWORKS, ENHANCEMENTS AND WIDENING OF MAJOR ROUTES INCLUDING FUNDING SUPPORTING REGIONAL COLLABORATION PROJECTS SUCH AS STATE HIGHWAY 52 AND FRONTAGE ROADS; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES AND ANY INTEREST THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE EXPENDITURE LIMIT CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

    Where the question was read

  • Ballot Issue 2E: Town of Frederick

    The ballot question

    SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF A ONE PERCENT INCREASE IN SALES AND USE TAX, SHALL THE TOWN OF FREDERICK DEBT BE INCREASED UP TO $26 MILLION, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $57 MILLION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FINANCING OF STREET AND TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL PROJECTS BY THE ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, WHICH SHALL MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES, AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE TOWN BOARD MAY DETERMINE?

    Where the question was read

  • Ballot Issue 2F: City of Greeley

    The ballot question

    SHALL CITY OF GREELEY TAXES BE INCREASED $20 MILLION IN 2027 (FIRST YEAR OF COLLECTION) AND BY SUCH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AS ARE COLLECTED EACH YEAR THEREAFTER FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE FINANCING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, EXPANSION, ADDITION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF: THE DOWNTOWN CIVIC CAMPUS PROJECT INCLUDING A CITY HALL, PUBLIC PLAZA, PARKING GARAGE AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE, AMENITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS; THE WEST GREELEY CATALYST PROJECT, INCLUDING AN ARENA, YOUTH ICE CENTER, WATER PARK, HOTEL, AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE, AMENITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS; RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND SERVICE FACILITIES INCLUDING RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE, AMENITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS; CITY PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, SWIMMING POOLS, TRAILS AND OTHER OUTDOOR SPACES INCLUDING RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE, AMENITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS; BY INCREASING THE EXISTING SALES AND USE TAX RATE BY 0.6% (EQUAL TO 60 CENTS ON A $100 PURCHASE), EXCLUDING THE CITY SALES TAX ON FOOD, THEREBY PRESERVING EXISTING CITY REVENUES TO ADDRESS STREETS, OTHER CITY FACILITIES, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE; WITH SUCH EXPENDITURES TO BE SUBJECT TO INDEPENDENT REVIEW BY A CITIZENS COMMITTEE; AND SHALL THE ADDITIONAL SALES AND USE TAX AUTHORIZED BY THIS QUESTION TERMINATE WHEN THE FINANCINGS FOR THE CIVIC CAMPUS PROJECT AND WEST GREELEY CATALYST PROJECT IDENTIFIED HEREIN AND ANY REFUNDINGS OF SUCH FINANCINGS ARE PAID IN FULL BUT NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 31, 2067; AND SHALL THE CITY BE AUTHORIZED TO PLEDGE THE REVENUES COLLECTED BY THE CITY PURSUANT TO THIS QUESTION TO THE FINANCING FOR ANY OF THE PROJECTS IDENTIFIED HEREIN AS A MULTIPLE FISCAL YEAR FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OF THE CITY; AND SHALL THE CITY BE AUTHORIZED TO PLEDGE ANY OTHER REVENUES COLLECTED BY THE CITY FROM THE CATALYST PROJECT TO THE FINANCING FOR THE CATALYST PROJECT AS A MULTIPLE FISCAL YEAR FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OF THE CITY; AND SHALL ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY THE CITY FROM SUCH TAXES AND THE EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, OR ANY OTHER LAW?

    Where the question was read

  • Ballot Issue 3A: City of Longmont

    The ballot question

    SHALL CITY OF LONGMONT TAXES BE INCREASED $19.5 MILLION ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FULL YEAR AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY IN EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR FROM THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL MILL LEVY OF NOT TO EXCEED 2.44 MILLS (AS ADJUSTED) BEGINNING WITH TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2027 AND AN ADDITIONAL CITY SALES AND USE TAX IMPOSED AT A RATE OF 0.33% BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, WITH THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES BEING USED EXCLUSIVELY TO MAINTAIN AND INCREASE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CITY OF LONGMONT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING FUNDS FOR: POLICE OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL FOR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PREVENTION; POLICE OFFICERS TO ENSURE SAFETY OF OFFICERS AND TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE; EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS FOR 911 RESPONSE; FIREFIGHTERS TO ENSURE SAFE AND SUFFICIENT RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES; PERSONNEL TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONDERS; AND PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES AND FACILITIES TO ENSURE SAFETY; AND SHALL ORDINANCE O-2026-53 AUTHORIZING SUCH TAX INCREASES BE APPROVED, AND SHALL THE CITY BE AUTHORIZED TO INCREASE THE MILL LEVY AUTHORIZED BY THIS QUESTION BEGINNING IN TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2028 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER TO OFFSET ANY REVENUE REDUCTIONS CAUSED BY ANY CONSTITUTIONALLY OR STATUTORILY REQUIRED TAX CREDITS, PROPERTY TAX REFUNDS, ABATEMENTS, REDUCTIONS IN THE PERCENTAGE OF ACTUAL VALUATION USED TO DETERMINE ASSESSED VALUATION, OR REDUCTIONS IN THE ACTUAL VALUE AGAINST WHICH THE ASSESSMENT RATE IS APPLIED THAT ARE ENACTED AFTER THE DATE OF APPROVAL OF THIS BALLOT QUESTION OR ARE OTHERWISE SET FORTH IN C.R.S. §§ 29-1-1701, ET SEQ., OR C.R.S. §§ 39-1-101, ET SEQ., AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

    Where the question was read

  • Ballot Question 3B: City of Longmont

    The ballot question

    Shall the City of Longmont Home Rule Charter be amended by revising section 13.2 to add open space to lands that cannot be sold or conveyed without voter approval, with exceptions for public roads, utilities, life-essential infrastructure, open space operations, and the sale or conveyance of structures on such lands?

    Where the question was read

  • Ballot Question 3C: City of Longmont

    The ballot question

    Shall the City of Longmont Home Rule Charter be amended by adopting a new section 2.10 of the Charter to provide for the use of Ranked Choice Voting (ranked voting methods) where possible to elect future mayors and councilmembers of the City of Longmont starting in November 2029?

    Where the question was read

  • Ballot Question 3D: City of Longmont

    The ballot question

    Shall the City of Longmont Home Rule Charter be amended by amending section 3.6 of the Charter to realign the cycle on which members of the Longmont city council are elected so that the three councilmembers elected at-large are elected in one electoral cycle and the three councilmembers elected from wards are elected in another electoral cycle, with such electoral cycles alternating from then on, with such realignment contingent upon voter approval of the measure on the November 3, 2026 City of Longmont ballot requiring the use of ranked choice voting to elect city council members when possible?

    Where the question was read

  • Ballot Issue 3E: Town of Erie

    The ballot question

    SHALL THE TOWN OF ERIE TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $150,000 COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1, 2027, AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER THROUGH THE IMPOSITION OF A LODGING TAX AT THE RATE OF THREE AND ONE HALF PERCENT ON THE TOTAL RENTAL FEE, PRICE, OR OTHER CONSIDERATION PAID OR CHARGED FOR THE LEASING OR RENTAL OF ANY HOTEL ROOM, MOTEL ROOM, BED AND BREAKFAST, SHORT TERM RENTAL OR OTHER ACCOMMODATION WITH A STAY OF THIRTY DAYS OR LESS, AND SHALL ALL REVENUES DERIVED FROM SUCH LODGING TAX BE USED FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT/SAFETY AND SECURITY PURPOSES, 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 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ANY OTHER LAW?

    Where the question was read

  • Ballot Issue 3F: Town of Erie

    The ballot question

    SHALL THE TOWN OF ERIE'S DEBT BE INCREASED BY UP TO $32.5 MILLION, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST NOT TO EXCEED $52.6 MILLION (PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST) FOR THE PURPOSE OF UPDATING THE AGING ERIE COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING AND FACILITIES BY ACQUIRING, DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING, EXPANDING, RENOVATING, IMPROVING, AND EQUIPPING THE SAME AND FOR CONTINUED OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, WITH SUCH IMPROVEMENTS TO INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING NEW FITNESS STUDIOS AND EXPANDING EXISTING STUDIOS; CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A NEW GYMNASIUM AND RACQUET BALL COURTS; EXPANDING MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY AND RECREATION SPACE; EQUIPPING NEW STRENGTH TRAINING AND CIRCUIT TRAINING AREAS; AND SHALL TOWN TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $4,866,857 IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR AND BY SUCH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY AN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF SALES AND USE TAX IMPOSED BY THE TOWN BY .501%, COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2027, WHICH TAX REVENUES WILL BE USED FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE DEBT AUTHORIZED BY THIS QUESTION AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ERIE COMMUNITY CENTER AND OTHER PARK AND RECREATION RELATED EXPENSES OF THE TOWN; AND MAY THE DEBT ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS QUESTION BE PAID FROM SUCH LEGALLY AVAILABLE REVENUES, BEAR INTEREST, AND BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE AT A PRICE ABOVE, BELOW OR EQUAL TO THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH DEBT AND WITH SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION PRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF PREMIUM OF NOT TO EXCEED 3%, ALL AS THE TOWN MAY DETERMINE; AND SHALL THE REVENUES RAISED BY SUCH SALES AND USE TAX RATE INCREASE AND PROCEEDS OF SUCH DEBT, ANY OTHER REVENUE USED TO PAY SUCH DEBT, AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON, BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE TOWN AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?

    Where the question was read

  • Ballot Issue 3G: Town of Berthoud

    The ballot question

    SHALL THE TOWN OF BERTHOUD DEBT BE INCREASED $28,000,000, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $60,000,000, SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF SALES AND USE TAX REVENUE BONDS TO BE PAYABLE FROM ALL OR A PORTION OF THE TOWN'S SALES AND USE TAX (WITHOUT INCREASING TAXES) AND ISSUED SOLELY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT OF A COMMUNITY PARK SITE KNOWN AS MOUNTAIN VISTA PARK AND CONSISTING OF A COMBINATION OF BALLFIELDS, AQUATIC RECREATION FEATURES, AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS; SUCH BONDS TO BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIMES, AND AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE; AND SHALL THE EARNINGS ON THE INVESTMENT OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH BONDS (REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT) AND THE FUNDS USED FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE BONDS CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

    Where the question was read

  • Ballot Issue 3H: City of Northglenn

    The ballot question

    SHALL CITY OF NORTHGLENN TAXES BE INCREASED BY $450,000 ANNUALLY COMMENCING IN 2027 AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY INCREASING THE CITY SALES TAX RATE ON ACCOMMODATION SERVICES FROM FIVE PERCENT (5%) TO EIGHT PERCENT (8%), WITH PROCEEDS TO BE USED FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PUBLIC SAFETY, STREET MAINTENANCE, PARKS, RECREATION, AND CULTURE, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE CITY, TO BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?

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  • Ballot Issue 4A: Weld County School District RE-2

    The ballot question

    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?

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  • Ballot Issue 4B: Weld County School District RE-1

    The ballot question

    SHALL WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1 TAXES BE INCREASED $1.3 MILLION ANNUALLY FOR RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND RETAINING QUALITY TEACHERS AND STAFF BY RAISING SALARIES AND WAGES CLOSER TO THE MARKET AVERAGES FOR SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGH A PROPERTY TAX OVERRIDE MILL LEVY TO BE IMPOSED AT A RATE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE AMOUNT SET FORTH ABOVE, TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE DISTRICT, TO BE IN ADDITION TO THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE LEVIED FOR THE GENERAL FUND, AND TO CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE?

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

    The ballot question

    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?

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  • Ballot Issue 5B: Prairie School District RE-11J

    The ballot question

    SHALL PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-11J TAXES BE INCREASED BY $1,192,406 FOR COLLECTION YEAR 2027, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY AN AMOUNT THAT, WHEN COMBINED WITH TAXES PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY DISTRICT VOTERS AS A MILL LEVY OVERRIDE, EQUALS THIRTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THE DISTRICT'S TOTAL PROGRAM AS PERMITTED BY STATE LAW FOR ADDITIONAL LOCAL REVENUE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF: ATTRACTING, TRAINING, AND RETAINING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS; MAINTAINING COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND WAGES FOR DISTRICT TEACHERS, TEACHER'S AIDES, BUS DRIVERS, CUSTODIANS, AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF; AND PROPERLY FUNDING THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES TO EXTEND THEIR USEFUL LIFE; THROUGH THE LEVY OF PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND AT A RATE THAT WILL PRODUCE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THIRTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THE DISTRICT'S TOTAL PROGRAM (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN STATE LAW OR ANY SIMILAR TERM IN A SUCCESSOR PROVISION)?

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  • Ballot Issue 5C: Weld County School District RE-8

    The ballot question

    SHALL WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-8 TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $4,900,000 ANNUALLY AND SHALL $2,675,000 OF EXISTING TAXES WHICH ARE SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE BE EXTENDED TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS OPERATIONAL NEEDS, INCLUDING MAINTAINING COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND WAGES FOR DISTRICT TEACHERS, TEACHERS' AIDES, BUS DRIVERS, CUSTODIANS, AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF; AND EXPAND PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION OFFERINGS, AND HIRING ADDITIONAL EDUCATORS; BY AUTHORIZING A VARIABLE MILL LEVY OVERRIDE ANNUALLY LEVIED AT RATES SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE FIXED AMOUNTS SPECIFIED ABOVE, TO BE IN ADDITION TO THE TAXES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE LEVIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 22-54-108 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES AND TO CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE?

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  • Ballot Issue 6A: Nunn Fire Protection District

    The ballot question

    SHALL NUNN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $725,000 IN 2029 (AFTER ALL PHASED-IN INCREASES) AND IN EACH YEAR THEREAFTER BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED FROM A PHASED-IN OPERATING MILL LEVY IMPOSED AT A RATE OF 1 MILL IN 2027, AN ADDITIONAL 1 MILL IN 2028, AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 MILL IN 2029 (THE TOTAL OF WHICH IS 3 MILLS AND IS IN ADDITION TO THE MILL LEVY CURRENTLY IMPOSED BY THE DISTRICT), AND CONTINUING THEREAFTER AS PROVIDED BY LAW, WITH SUCH TAX PROCEEDS TO BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING DISTRICT OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL EXPENSES: MAINTAINING ADEQUATE STAFFING BY CREATING A PROFESSIONAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH TRAINING, SALARIES AND BENEFITS; ACQUIRING FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, RESCUE EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE EQUIPMENT; AND SHALL SUCH TAX PROCEEDS BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT AS VOTER APPROVED REVENUE AND SPENDING CHANGES IN EACH YEAR, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING OR REVENUE LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND TITLE 29, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES?

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  • Ballot Issue 7B: Central Colorado Water Conservancy District

    The ballot question

    SHALL THE CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT DEBT BE INCREASED UP TO $250 MILLION, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $470 MILLION, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $18.7 MILLION ANNUALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING, ACQUIRING AND MANAGING RELIABLE WATER RESOURCES THROUGH DEBT FINANCING TO: LESSEN DROUGHT IMPACT AND INCREASE WATER SUPPLIES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN FAMILY FARMS AND AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF WATER PROJECTS TO CAPTURE WATER DURING TIMES OF HIGH SUPPLY FOR USE DURING TIMES OF NEED; PREVENT LOCAL FARM AND RANCH DRY-UPS AND KEEP WATER IN ADAMS, MORGAN AND WELD COUNTIES THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF SENIOR WATER RIGHTS; AND ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT AND IMPROVE LONG-TERM WATER STORAGE RESERVOIRS AND OTHER FACILITIES TO MORE EFFICIENTLY STORE AND DELIVER WATER AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT; SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF THE ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT OF BONDS OR SIMILAR LIMITED TAX OBLIGATIONS, WHICH DEBT SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT TO EXCEED 6.0% PER ANNUM AND SHALL BE DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES, AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY DETERMINE; SHALL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED IN ANY YEAR AT A LIMITED MILL LEVY RATE NOT TO EXCEED 3 MILLS, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED IN SECTION 37-45-126 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND IN SUCH AMOUNTS AS SET FORTH ABOVE AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO ENCUMBER AND PLEDGE ANY OTHER REVENUES OF THE DISTRICT TO BE USED TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SUCH BONDS AS THE SAME BECOME DUE AND TO FUND ANY RESERVES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF; AND SHALL ANY INVESTMENT EARNINGS (REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT) FROM SUCH TAX REVENUES AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH BONDS CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE?

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  • Ballot Issue 7C: Groundwater Management Subdistrict of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District

    The ballot question

    SHALL THE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT SUBDISTRICT OF THE CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $1.5 MILLION IN 2027 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER INCREASED BY THE RATE OF INFLATION, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION, FOR CAPITAL AND OPERATIONAL PURPOSES TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, PROVIDE STABLE WATER SUPPLY TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST FAMILY FARMS, RANCHES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES INCLUDING ACQUISITIONS OF WATER RIGHTS; IMPROVE THE SUBDISTRICT'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE, SAFE WATER AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE; OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RESERVOIRS, WATER STORAGE SITES AND WATER DELIVERY FACILITIES IN ADAMS, MORGAN AND WELD COUNTIES; AND INCREASE WATER YIELD BY MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN EFFECTIVELY CAPTURE WATER FOR STORAGE; THROUGH A PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY ANNUALLY IMPOSED AT A RATE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ABOVE, WHICH TAXES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE SUBDISTRICT, AND SHALL CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES?

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  • Ballot Issue 7D: Greater Brighton Fire Protection District

    The ballot question

    SHALL THE GREATER BRIGHTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT WAIVE THE 5.25% PROPERTY TAX LIMIT FOR ALL FUTURE PROPERTY TAX YEARS TO ALLOW FOR THE DISTRICT TO RETAIN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PROPERTY TAX REVENUES FOR THE PURPOSES OF HIRING ADDITIONAL STAFF, TRAINING AND RETAINING STAFF, PROCURING AND MAINTAINING FIRE FIGHTING AND OTHER LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS, AND FOR OTHER OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL NEEDS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY SAFETY?

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  • Ballot Issue 7E: Poudre Valley Fire Protection District

    The ballot question

    SHALL THE POUDRE VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT WAIVE THE 5.25% PROPERTY TAX LIMIT FOR ALL FUTURE PROPERTY TAX YEARS, WITHOUT INCREASING TAXES, TO ALLOW FOR THE DISTRICT TO RETAIN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING ADEQUATE STAFFING, PROCURING AND MAINTAINING FIRE FIGHTING AND OTHER LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS, AND FOR OTHER OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL NEEDS AND SHALL ALL DISTRICT REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE LIMITS PROVIDED BY LAW?

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  • Ballot Issue 7F: Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District

    The ballot question

    SHALL WINDSOR-SEVERANCE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $44,336,787 BY TAX YEAR 2034, AFTER ALL PHASED-IN INCREASES, AND IN EACH YEAR THEREAFTER BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED FROM A PHASED-IN OPERATING MILL LEVY IMPOSED AT A RATE OF UP TO 1.5 MILLS IN 2027, AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 MILLS IN 2031 AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 MILL IN 2034 (THE TOTAL OF WHICH IS 4 MILLS AND IS IN ADDITION TO THE MILL LEVY CURRENTLY IMPOSED BY THE DISTRICT), AND CONTINUING THEREAFTER AS PROVIDED BY LAW, WITH SUCH TAX PROCEEDS TO BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING DISTRICT OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL EXPENSES: HIRING NECESSARY FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL TO MEET GROWING NEEDS AND NATIONAL MINIMUM STAFFING STANDARDS; PURCHASING NECESSARY FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT; MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING CURRENT LEVELS OF FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES; BUILDING AN ADDITIONAL FIRE STATION AND REMODELING EXISTING FACILITIES; AND SHALL ALL REVENUE AND ANY EARNINGS ON THIS TAX CONSTITUTE A PERMANENT VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND A WAIVER OF THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN TITLE 29 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW?

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Read from Secretary of State: measures on the 2026 ballot (read 11:34 a.m.), Secretary of State: certified candidate list (read 11:35 a.m.), Larimer County sample ballot (read 11:34 a.m.), Weld County sample ballot (read 11:34 a.m.) and Larimer County TABOR notice (read 11:34 a.m.). Every heading, name and question is as those documents print it. A sample ballot lists every contest in its county; each voter's ballot holds those of their own districts.