El Paso County Ballot Issue 1A: Public Safety Sales Tax Extension
Unofficial result: Passed
Source: results.enr.clarityelections.com
El Paso County, Colorado
My vote power: High
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Safety and Crime Control
Issue 1A would extend El Paso County's existing 0.23% public safety sales and use tax through 2036 for sheriff, jail, fire, and emergency needs. People buying taxable goods and services in the county would keep paying it.
Proposed by: El Paso County Board of County Commissioners (vote of Aug. 4, 2026)
The county's elected commissioners voted Aug. 4, 2026 to put the renewal on the ballot. The state's limit on taxes and spending (TABOR) requires a public vote to extend a tax.
Source: elpasoco.com
A YES vote means
The existing public safety tax would continue until January 1, 2037, for the listed safety and emergency uses.
A NO vote means
The existing public safety tax would not receive this extension.
Source: clerkandrecorder.elpasoco.com