Vote on the Ballot Measures!

Odd-numbered years have fewer state ballot measures because TABOR only allows fiscal measures on the state ballot. This year the county and city ballot measures are also fiscal measures. All the ballot measures were referred to the ballot by the state, county or city’s governing body.

In 2022, this site changed how it approached most tax measures. Rather than weigh in on whether or not you should vote for a tax or debt question, this site started putting the word “TAX” and, starting this year, “DEBT” in the Recommendation field, neither supporting nor opposing the measure but sometimes giving you some things to consider. An exception: this site has been a consistent supporter of debrucing measures, like Prop LL.

Each of the 6 ballot measures has its own post with more information and a space to make a comment on the specific ballot measure. Please limit comments on this introductory post to general comments about the process or the election.

In general, the further down the ballot you go, the more influence you have! Please research the issues and candidates and vote the entire ballot. Encourage your family, friends, neighbors, colleagues and anyone else eligible to vote to do likewise. If you vote early, you can avoid some of those pesky “Get Out the Vote” (GOTV) reminders.

This is the last year that Boulder will vote on city council in odd-numbered years. Long, even-year ballots will be yet longer for Boulder voters. Odd-year ballots will contain only school board and ballot measures; voter turnout will likely decrease in odd years.

At the bottom of this post are other ballot measure websites as well as a link to the Boulder County Clerk’s website. The links are updated as more resources become available.

Ballots were mailed out starting October 10 so you should have your ballot already. Please make a plan for getting your ballot if you have moved. Remember that in Colorado you can register and vote as late as Election Day, Tuesday, November 4th. Most people vote in one of 3 ways:
1) In person at one of your county’s Voter Service and Polling Centers
2) Mail your ballot with appropriate postage and allow for adequate delivery time (Within CO, your county clerk is supposed to pay the postage if you don’t affix stamps, but you might not want to risk it.)
3) Drop off your ballot at any Colorado polling place or ballot drop box, even outside of your county


VOCABULARY

Proposition = Statutory change
Propositions need only a simple majority to pass.
Propositions can be modified later by the Colorado General Assembly.

State Referenda - denoted by letters
The General Assembly put referenda on the ballot.

Ballot Issues = Tax or debt measures
Ballot Questions = Others


2025 BALLOT MEASURES

STATE OF COLORADO

Proposition LL
Debruce from Prop FF Revenue Limits
Let CO keep and spend money above the estimate for Prop FF, Healthy School Meals
YES

Proposition MM
Increase Taxes on High-Income Households to Fully Fund Healthy School Meals
Lower the deduction limit on households earning $300,000 to fund school meals, with any excess up to $95M supporting SNAP
TAX


COUNTY OF BOULDER

County of Boulder Issue 1A
Open Space Sales Tax Extension in Perpetuity
Extend in perpetuity the 0.15% sales tax set to expire at the end of 2030
TAX

County of Boulder Issue 1B
Mental/Behavioral Health Sales Tax of 0.15% for 3 years
A “starter tax” to develop long-term mental/behavioral health solutions for future taxpayer funding and voter approval
TAX


CITY OF BOULDER

City of Boulder Issue 2A
Community, Culture, Resilience, and Safety Tax Extension in Perpetuity
Extend in perpetuity the 0.3% sales tax set to expire at the end of 2036
TAX

City of Boulder Issue 2B
Community, Culture, Resilience, and Safety Tax Debt Authorization
Allow the city council to take on debt now to be repaid by future (if approved) CCRS tax revenues
DEBT



ELECTION ADMINISTRATION SITES

Colorado Secretary of State – Go Vote Colorado page
http://govotecolorado.gov

Boulder County Clerk and Recorder
303 413 7740
https://www.bouldercounty.org/elections/
Look up your voter registration, see a sample ballot, check your ballot status, and find the county Voter Service and Polling Center locations.
https://bouldercounty.gov/elections/ballot-information/


GOVERNMENT SITES

Blue Book / Folleto Informativo (Colorado Legislative Council)
https://leg.colorado.gov/content/initiatives/initiatives-blue-book-overview/ballot-information-booklet-blue-book
The real name of the Blue Book is the 2024 State Ballot Information Booklet – available in English and Spanish.
State Ballot Analysis - https://leg.colorado.gov/BallotAnalysis

Colorado Secretary of State
[Amendments and] Propositions on the 2025 Ballot
https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/elections/Initiatives/ballot/contacts/2025.html

Boulder County
https://bouldercounty.gov/government/county-ballot-issues/

City of Boulder
https://bouldercolorado.gov/elections


INFORMATION-ONLY SITES

League of Women Voters – also listed under Advocacy Sites
https://www.vote411.org/
See your ballot, learn about the issues and the candidates

Ballotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_2025_ballot_measures
Entries for each ballot measure include supporters and opponents and campaign finance information


MEDIA SITES
These sites take positions on all or most of the measures.

Daily Camera 2025 Voter Guide
https://www.dailycamera.com/2025/10/12/boulder-county-colorado-voter-guide-2025/

Boulder Reporting Lab 2025 Election Guide
https://boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/05/boulder-2025-voter-guide-what-to-know-before-election-day-nov-4/

Yellow Scene Election Guide 2025
https://yellowscene.com/2025/10/18/2025-election-guide-boulder-county-the-north-metro/


ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION SITES
These sites provide analysis through their advocacy lens on measures.

League of Women Voters of Boulder County 2025 Ballot Measures (English and Spanish)
https://lwvbc.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=629866&module_id=744444

PLAN-Boulder County 2025 Ballot Issue Endorsements
https://www.planboulder.org/2025-ballot-issue-endorsements

New Era Colorado Action Fund Boulder Voter Guide
https://neweracoloradoaction.org/voter-guide/boulder/

Bell Policy Center 2025 Ballot Guide
https://bellpolicy.org/2025-ballot-guide/

Colorado Fiscal Institute 2025 Voter Guide
https://coloradofiscal.org/2025-voter-guide/

Common Sense Institute Colorado 2025 Ballot Guide
https://www.commonsenseinstituteus.org/colorado/research/ballot-issues/2025-colorado-ballot-guide

ACLU Guide to School Board Elections
https://www.aclu-co.org/school-board-ballot-guide-2025/


POLITICAL PARTY AND PARTY-ADJACENT SITES

Boulder County Democratic Party 2025 Voter Guide
https://www.bocodems.org/2025-voter-guide/

Boulder County Republican Party 2025 Voter Guide
https://bocogop.org/voter-information/

Boulder Progressives 2025 Voter Guide
https://www.boulderprogressives.org/voter-guide

Progress Now Colorado 2025 Voters Guide
https://progressivevotersguide.com/colorado/2025/general/county/boulder


CITIZEN SITES

Richard Valenty
https://richardvalenty.com/election-2025-dawn-of-the-new-abnormal/

Eric Budd
https://bouldercoloradovoterguide.com/2025/10/13/election-2025-boulder-colorado-voter-guide/