Local Ballot Measures, 2026

I’ve seen yards like this in Boulder – a wall of yard signs. People really care about local ballot measures in these here parts!

Local ballot measures can be super-important because they help determine local quality of life or governance. They usually don’t deal in the same big numbers as a state measure, but this year’s Boulder ballot has a couple measures with numbers that are, to use a technical term, “up there.”

There are a few really important things to consider with local measures:

• Jurisdictions – voters have to live in a jurisdiction to be able to vote on certain measures. For example, not all Boulder County voters can vote in City of Boulder elections.
• Does a measure amend a City Charter? If so, it takes another vote of the people to change it, if it passes.
• What type of tax does the measure deal with? It might matter to certain voters if it’s a property tax or sales tax.
• Does a tax proposal have a “sunset,” or a date when the tax ends? Or, does it last into perpetuity – which might not mean “forever” but it might if nobody changes it.

Note – I will put the Front Range Passenger Rail proposal in this section because there are more State of Colorado measures this year than local measures. Click on the links below to read posts about each ballot measure!