Voter Information

November 5, 2024 Coordinated Election 

The following City questions will be on the November 5, 2024 Coordinated Election Ballot:

WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX OR INCREASING THE RATE OF ANY EXISTING TAX, SHALL THE EXISTING 0.57% (5.7 PENNIES ON A $10 PURCHASE) TEMPORARY CITY SALES AND USE TAX AUTHORIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ROAD REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS BE EXTENDED FOR A TEN-YEAR PERIOD AFTER ITS CURRENT EXPIRATION ON DECEMBER 31, 2025 TO AND UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2035, WITH ALL REVENUES THEREFROM TO BE PLACED IN A DEDICATED FUND TO BE EXPENDED ONLY UPON ROAD REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR:

• MAJOR STREETS;
• RESIDENTIAL STREETS;
• ACCESS ROADS FOR PARKS AND OPEN SPACES
• ROAD CONSTRUCTION WHERE SEVERE DETERIORATION DOES NOT ALLOW REPAIR

AND PROVIDING FOR CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT, THE ABOVE CONSTITUTING NO CHANGES TO THE PURPOSES PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED, AS A CONTINUATION OF A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO ANY CONSTITUTIONAL, STATUTORY, AND CHARTER REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITATIONS THAT MAY OTHERWISE APPLY?

_____     Yes

_____     No

Shall the Charter of the City of Colorado Springs be amended to add a new Section 130 of Article XV, prohibiting retail marijuana establishments within the City of Colorado Springs?

_____     Yes

_____     No

Shall the ordinances of the City of Colorado Springs be amended: 

-         To authorize only existing medical marijuana licensees to apply to become licensed as retail/recreational marijuana businesses, subject to all applicable taxes, including the existing 5% sales tax on retail/recreational marijuana to generate revenue for public safety programs, mental health services, and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment programs for veterans;

-         To limit the number of retail/recreational marijuana licenses in Colorado Springs so that the number of licensed locations cannot exceed the number of existing medical marijuana licenses on November 5, 2024; and

-         To codify violations and penalties for retail/recreational marijuana, which cannot be amended except by a vote of the people, in the Colorado Springs City Code including regulations that:

(1) prohibit any retail/recreational marijuana business within 1,000 feet of a public or private daycare, preschool or K-12 school,

(2) prohibit the sale or transfer of retail/recreational marijuana to any person under 21,

(3) prohibit the sale or transfer of retail/recreational marijuana acquired in another political subdivision to a person under 21, and

(4) prohibit possession of retail/recreational marijuana by any person at any public or private school, daycare, or preschool?

_____     For the Initiated Ordinance

_____     Against the Initiated Ordinance

November 5, 2024 Coordinated Election Calendar

The next City of Colorado Springs Municipal election will be held on April 1, 2025.  All six City Council districts will be on this ballot.

El Paso County Election Info

The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s office will be conducting the following elections in 2024:

• March 5- Presidential Primary
• June 25-Primary
• November 5- General

Please contact their office for more information and any question on voter registration.

For information on voter registration, how to vote, and more information about the November Coordinated Election, visit the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder's election website.