El Paso County Ballot Issue 1A: Public Safety Sales Tax Extension
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
El Paso County Ballot Issue 1A: Public Safety Sales Tax Extension is a ballot measure in El Paso County, Colorado on the November 3, 2026 ballot. 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.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Above average · 59 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 742,999 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,862,189 ÷ 742,999) ÷ ln(50,000) = 59.55, measured against a statewide vote in CO (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Above average representation + a direct vote on the policy → 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.
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
Last updated September 24, 2026.