Your November 2026 ballot, explained

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

The printed ballot follows this question with a table of current and proposed average income tax owed by income category. It is on page 2 of the county composite sample ballot and in the state Blue Book.

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

At an ongoing estimated annual expense of $760,000 to $1,300,000 from County revenue that supports public safety, transportation, and essential county services, shall the membership of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners be increased from a three-member board to a five-member board?

If the membership of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners is increased from a three-member board to a five-member board, by what method shall the Douglas County Board of Commissioners be elected? (Vote for One) Five District Commissioners who reside in districts to be elected by the voters only by the voters resident in the district; or Three District Commissioners who reside in districts to be elected by the voters only by the voters resident in the district, and two At-Large Commissioners to be elected by the voters of the whole county.

In the event the Douglas County Board of Commissioners is increased to five members, shall all registered Douglas County voters continue to elect all County Commissioners?

Should the City of Castle Pines Home Rule Charter be amended to include the following provision: Property in excess of 20 acres owned or controlled by a single owner or ownership group or that are part of a common plan of development or related transactions may be annexed into the City only upon approval by the voters at an election of the registered electors of the City of Castle Pines, Colorado, and for purposes of this provision, any single, successive, cumulative, serial or simultaneous annexations of multiple parcels shall be aggregated and treated as a single annexation as provided in C.R.S. Section 31-12-104(1)(a)?

Should the City of Castle Pines Home Rule Charter be amended to include the following provision: Any parcel over 20 acres owned or controlled by a single owner or ownership group annexed within 180 days of the effective date of this section shall be referred for ratification at an election of the registered electors of the City of Castle Pines, Colorado, and if no such annexation occurs within such 180-day period, this section may be repealed by Council ordinance without a vote of the registered electors of the City of Castle Pines, Colorado?

REFERRED MEASURE TO DEDICATE SALES TAX FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES SHALL CITY OF AURORA TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $12,640,000 AND AS MAY BE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE IMPOSITION OF A NEW 0.129% SALES AND USE TAX (THAT EQUALS 12.9 CENTS ON EVERY ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR PURCHASE) FOR A PERIOD BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 2027, AND ENDING ON DECEMBER 31, 2057, TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF AND REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LIBRARIES, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY CENTERS; AND SHALL CITY OF AURORA DEBT BE INCREASED BY AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $105,000,000 WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $204,870,000 TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES STATED ABOVE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: PARK RENOVATIONS AND NEW PARK CONSTRUCTION; RECREATION CENTER IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW RECREATION CENTER CONSTRUCTION; LIBRARY BRANCH IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION; SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF REVENUE BONDS WHICH SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH OTHER TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE; SHALL THE CITY OF AURORA BE AUTHORIZED TO PAY SUCH BONDS FROM, AND TO SECURE SUCH PAYMENT BY A PLEDGE OF, THE NEW 0.129% SALES AND USE TAX AND OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDS; AND SHALL THE CITY OF AURORA BE ENTITLED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE FULL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX INCREASE AND THE PROCEEDS OF ANY INVESTMENT THEREOF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LIMITATION IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION, STATE LAW OR THE CITY HOME RULE CHARTER?

REFERRED MEASURE TO DEDICATE SALES TAX FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES SHALL CITY OF AURORA TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $6,270,000 AND AS MAY BE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE IMPOSITION OF A NEW 0.064% SALES AND USE TAX (THAT EQUALS 6.4 CENTS ON EVERY ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR PURCHASE) FOR A PERIOD BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 2027 AND ENDING ON DECEMBER 31, 2057, TO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE OPERATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO POLICE, FIRE, AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES; AND SHALL CITY OF AURORA DEBT BE INCREASED BY AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $53,000,000 WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $101,600,000 TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES STATED ABOVE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: FIRE STATION RENOVATIONS AND REMODELS; AURORA 911 AND POLICE FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS; SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF REVENUE BONDS WHICH SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH OTHER TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE; SHALL THE CITY OF AURORA BE AUTHORIZED TO PAY SUCH BONDS FROM, AND TO SECURE SUCH PAYMENT BY A PLEDGE OF, THE NEW 0.064% SALES AND USE TAX AND OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDS; AND SHALL THE CITY OF AURORA BE ENTITLED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE FULL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX INCREASE AND THE PROCEEDS OF ANY INVESTMENT THEREOF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LIMITATION IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION, STATE LAW OR THE CITY HOME RULE CHARTER?

REFERRED MEASURE TO DEDICATE SALES TAX FOR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES SHALL CITY OF AURORA TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $12,940,000 AND AS MAY BE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE IMPOSITION OF A NEW 0.132% SALES AND USE TAX (THAT EQUALS 13.2 CENTS ON EVERY ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR PURCHASE) FOR A PERIOD BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 2027, AND ENDING ON DECEMBER 31, 2057, TO PROVIDE FOR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE OPERATION OF AND REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES; AND SHALL CITY OF AURORA DEBT BE INCREASED BY AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $108,000,000 WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $209,733,000 TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES STATED ABOVE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: TRAFFIC, INTERSECTION, AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS; MAJOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENTS; ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND EXPANSION; SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF REVENUE BONDS WHICH SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH OTHER TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE; SHALL THE CITY OF AURORA BE AUTHORIZED TO PAY SUCH BONDS FROM, AND TO SECURE SUCH PAYMENT BY A PLEDGE OF, THE NEW 0.132% SALES AND USE TAX AND OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDS; AND SHALL THE CITY OF AURORA BE ENTITLED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE FULL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX INCREASE AND THE PROCEEDS OF ANY INVESTMENT THEREOF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LIMITATION IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION, STATE LAW OR THE CITY HOME RULE CHARTER?

Referred Measure to Move the City of Aurora's Regular Municipal Elections to Even-Numbered Years Shall Article 2-4 of the City Charter of the City of Aurora, Colorado, be amended to direct that regular municipal elections shall be moved from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years with corresponding amendments to Article 3-5 of the Aurora City Charter to allow one-time shortened terms of office necessary to implement the transition to even-numbered year elections?

SHALL DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 TAXES BE INCREASED $54 MILLION COMMENCING IN 2026 FOR TAX COLLECTION IN YEAR 2027 TO BE USED FOR GENERAL FUND PURPOSES INCLUDING: RETAIN AND ATTRACT TOP QUALITY TEACHERS AND STAFF, WITH SALARIES TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, AND TO BETTER KEEP PACE WITH INFLATION; SUPPORT INCREASING COSTS OF SCHOOL SECURITY, INCLUDING SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS; REDUCE STUDENT WAITLISTS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING THE TRADES; RESTORE STUDENT PROGRAMMING, SUCH AS INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; AND BE IMPOSED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER FOR THE ABOVE PURPOSES BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED BY THE IMPOSITION OF A MILL LEVY WHICH, WHEN COMBINED WITH PRIOR VOTER APPROVED OVERRIDE QUESTIONS, SHALL PRODUCE REVENUE NOT TO EXCEED THE LIMIT ESTABLISHED FOR THE DISTRICT BY SECTION 22-54-108(3)(B) (VI), 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; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT'S EXPENDITURES BE SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE AND BE SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT BY A CITIZENS' COMMITTEE?

SHALL LARKSPUR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (LFPD) TAXES BE INCREASED $925,225 ANNUALLY (IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR), AND BY SUCH AMOUNT AS ARE RAISED THEREAFTER, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY TAX RATE BY 3.97 MILLS FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING THE CURRENT OPERATIONS IN FIRE PROTECTION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS, VISITORS, AND BUSINESSES SERVED BY THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: • INCREASE FIREFIGHTER STAFFING TO DECREASE RESPONSE TIMES, INCREASE COVERAGE; • PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING THAT ENSURE OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE PREPARED FOR ANY FORESEEABLE EMERGENCY; • PROVIDE COMPETITIVE WAGES AND BENEFITS COMPARED TO SIMILAR FIRE AGENCIES FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED FIREFIGHTERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL; • PARTICIPATE IN AN ACCREDITATION PROCESS TO HELP WITH STABILIZING THE INSURANCE OF PROPERTIES IN THE DISTRICT AND VALIDATING THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY; • SUSTAIN FUNDING TO MAINTAIN OUR FLEET OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT SO THEY ARE OPTIMIZED TO BE INLINE WITH THE STRATEGIC PLANS AND OPERATIONAL NEEDS; AND IN ORDER TO FACILITATE CONTINUED FINANCIAL STABILITY, SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO OFFSET THE POSSIBILITIES OF REVENUE LOSS DUE TO LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, REDUCED REVENUE DUE TO DECREASED PROPERTY VALUATION, OR OTHER MATTERS THAT WOULD REDUCE THE DISTRICT’S TOTAL REVENUE FROM CURRENT LEVELS AND ACCOUNTING FOR GROWTH WITHIN THE DISTRICT, BY PERIODICALLY ADJUSTING THE MILL LEVY RATE, AS NEEDED TO REMAIN REVENUE NEUTRAL, STARTING TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2028 AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER AND SHALL ALL DISTRICT REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE LIMITS PROVIDED BY LAW?

SHALL LARKSPUR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (LFPD) DEBT BE INCREASED $4.5 MILLION, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $6.4 MILLION, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $427,333 ANNUALLY TO PAY SUCH DEBT, SUCH DEBT TO BE USED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING: • PURCHASE OF FIRE/EMS EQUIPMENT AND/OR APPARATUS TO REPLACE AGING AND OUTDATED RESPONSE VEHICLES; • DESIGN, ACQUISITION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR FUTURE STATION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN AREA OF THE DISTRICT RESPONSE JURISDICTION; • DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF TRAINING GROUNDS INFRASTRUCTURE; • PURCHASE OF TRAINING GROUNDS SIMULATORS AND EQUIPMENT TO TRAIN FIREFIGHTERS IN MULTIPLE CERTIFICATION LEVELS; • ACQUIRING CAPITAL ASSETS BY EXERCISING THE DISTRICT'S BEST OPTIONS TO PREPAY EXISTING LEASE OBLIGATIONS SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR ANY OTHER MULTIPLE YEAR FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OF THE DISTRICT; SUCH BONDS TO BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE, FOR A PRICE ABOVE OR BELOW THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH SERIES, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND WITH SUCH MATURITIES AS PERMITTED BY LAW AND AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE BONDS PRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF THE PREMIUM OF NOT TO EXCEED THREE PERCENT; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH BOND PROCEEDS AND TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

Repeal Unused Debt Authorization Shall all unused debt authorization granted by the voters in all prior elections to Stone Creek Metropolitan District be forever repealed and rescinded effective immediately?

Prohibit Funding of Multiple Fiscal Year Non-Debt Agreements outside of voter established tax limitations Shall Ballot Issue 5C, unanimously approved by three voters at a special election held on November 4, 2014, be forever repealed and rescinded effective immediately, which ballot issue authorizes Stone Creek Metropolitan District to enter into one or more multiple fiscal year financial obligations evidenced by intergovernmental agreements or contracts and to increase ad valorem taxes up to $1 million annually to fund such agreements?

Prohibit Funding of Multiple Fiscal Year Non-Debt Agreements outside of voter established tax limitations Shall Ballot Issue 5D, unanimously approved by three voters at a special election held on November 4, 2014, be forever repealed and rescinded effective immediately, which ballot issue authorizes Stone Creek Metropolitan District to enter into one or more multiple fiscal year financial obligations evidenced by intergovernmental agreements or contracts to fund regional improvements and to increase ad valorem taxes up to $1 million per year to fund such agreements?

Prohibit Funding of Multiple Fiscal Year Non-Debt Agreements outside of voter established tax limitations Shall Ballot Issue 5S, unanimously approved by three voters at a special election held on November 4, 2014, be forever repealed and rescinded effective immediately, which ballot issue authorizes Stone Creek Metropolitan District to enter into one or more intergovernmental agreements, which agreement may constitute a multiple fiscal year financial obligation of the District, for the purpose of jointly financing the costs of any public improvements, facilities, systems, programs, or projects which the District may lawfully provide, or for the purpose of providing for the operations and maintenance of the District and its facilities and properties?

Prohibit Funding of Multiple Fiscal Year Non-Debt Agreements outside of voter established tax limitations Shall Ballot Issue 5T, unanimously approved by three voters at a special election held on November 4, 2014, be forever repealed and rescinded effective immediately, which ballot issue authorizes Stone Creek Metropolitan District to enter into one or more multiple fiscal year financial obligations evidenced by intergovernmental agreements concerning the provision of public improvements with a regional authority or one or more other political subdivisions or governmentally-owned enterprises, containing such terms and conditions as the District Board of Directors may determine to be necessary and appropriate and providing for payments by the District in an aggregate amount not to exceed $82,800,000 of tax revenues derived from an ad valorem mill levy imposed by the District on all taxable property?

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?

SHALL WEST METRO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $36,300,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, FROM A THREE-QUARTERS OF A PERCENT (0.75%) SALES TAX, WHICH IS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ON EVERY $100 PURCHASE, EXCLUDING EVERYDAY NECESSITIES LIKE GROCERIES, GAS AND MEDICINE, FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING VITAL FIREFIGHTING AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: • CONTINUING TO PROVIDE RAPID EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND FIREFIGHTING SERVICES TO MEET INCREASED DEMAND; • MAINTAINING ADEQUATE NUMBERS OF FIRST RESPONDERS; • PROTECTING THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS; • UPDATING LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT; AND • STRENGTHENING LOCAL WILDFIRE RESPONSE. WITH SUCH SALES TAX TO BE IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER TAXES LEVIED BY THE DISTRICT AND SPENDING OF ALL DISTRICT REVENUES SHALL BE REVIEWED MONTHLY BY A CITIZEN BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ANNUALLY BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT, AND REPORTED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE; AND SHALL THE RESULTING SALES TAX REVENUE AND INVESTMENT EARNINGS BE TREATED AS A VOTER- APPROVED REVENUE AND SPENDING CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X OF SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ANY OTHER LAW?

SHALL CONIFER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $400,000 ANNUALLY (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR), OR BY SUCH AMOUNT AS MAY BE RAISED, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY TAX RATE BY 4.0 MILLS (AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2.00 PER MONTH PER $100,000 IN PROPERTY VALUE FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES) FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION, RESCUE, SAFETY, AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS, AND BUSINESSES SERVED BY THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: • MAINTAINING FIREFIGHTER AND PARAMEDIC STAFFING LEVELS TO SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES; • BEING PROACTIVE IN MAINTAINING EXISTING STATIONS AND FACILITIES; EXPANDING, REMODELING, AND/OR REBUILDING OUTDATED OR INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE; AND REPLACING AND MAINTAINING EMERGENCY VEHICLES, ENGINES, AND AMBULANCES; AND • ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGHLY QUALIFIED FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT'S TOTAL MILL LEVY RATE OF 16 MILLS BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY TO OFFSET REVENUE LOSSES FROM REFUNDS, ABATEMENTS, AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TOTAL MILL LEVY RATE AND ALL OTHER REVENUE FROM ANY YEAR AS A VOTER- APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE, OFFSET, AND EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER TABOR (ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION) OR ANY OTHER LAW AND AS A PERMANENT WAIVER OF THE 5.5% LIMITATION UNDER SECTION 29-1-301, C.R.S.?