Passenger rail is a nice way to get around. Ballot Measure 7A would expand rail service along the I-25 corridor in Colorado. At its simplest, Measure 7A would implement a new 0.333% sales and use tax for residents within Front Range Passenger Rail District (FRPRD) municipalities and districts that will be listed below. [...]

Passing Ballot Question 2M would give Boulder the bonding capacity to do major projects, like what's envisioned in a current bond measure for North Boulder Rec Center. At its simplest, Question 2M would increase the City of Boulder’s debt limitation from its current 3% of “assessed value” of taxable property to 3% of [...]

Here are the current three commissioner district boundaries and populations. Passing 200 plus one of the choices in 201 would split the county into five districts. This section will cover two Boulder County ballot measures because they’re basically tied together. At its simplest, Question 200 would ask Boulder County voters to approve adding [...]

The South Boulder Rec Center has been in the news recently as an aging building that might need full replacement. Passing 2K might get area residents a new center with a lap pool, but there are other high-dollar items mentioned in this ballot measure. At its simplest, passing Issue 2K would allow the [...]

This public domain photo isn't from Boulder, but it sort of looks possible? If a home is actually vacant for half the year, not owner-occupied or rented to real people, it might be subject to a $4,000 vacancy tax if 2J passes. At its simplest, Ballot Issue 2J would impose a new “vacancy [...]

We all hope we'll never need firefighters, but we also had better admit that it's potentially fire season year-round. Ballot Question 2L might help make sure Boulder attracts and retains the best firefighting force the city can afford. At its simplest, passing Ballot Question 2L would grant City of Boulder firefighters, up through [...]

These are Canadians in this public domain picture, of course, but Boulder County voters could choose to approve better early childhood care and education in 2026. At its simplest, Ballot Issue 1A would use a new 2.579 mill Boulder County property tax to pay for more affordable or more available early childhood care [...]