These results are unofficial as of early November 4, 2026. Numbers come from the Colorado Secretary of State’s election results site unless another source is noted. Counties will keep updating results each weekday through November 12, the deadline for voters to fix ballot problems. Close races could change before results are final.
Colorado voters decided on 24 measures on November 3 that touch the visitor economy. All 13 local lodging and short-term rental tax measures have results so far. Eight are passing and five are failing. The Front Range passenger rail measure is passing. Proposition 137 is too close to call but is currently passing.
Statewide
Proposition 137
Proposition 137 would redirect an estimated $175 million a year in existing sporting goods sales tax to conservation, wildfire prevention and outdoor recreation workforce training.
As of the morning of November 4, the count showed 1,068,671 votes for and 1,055,102 against.
Amendment 83
Amendment 83, which would enshrine a constitutional right to hunt and fish, is failing with about 45% in favor as of November 4.
Constitutional amendments need 55% to pass.
Lodging and short-term rental taxes
Archuleta County 1A (2% to 6% in unincorporated areas): passing with 71.4% yes. Revenue goes 80% to roads, 10% to public safety and dispatch, and 10% to workforce childcare.
Broomfield 1A (1.6% to 6%): passing by 524 votes, 50.7% yes. Up to $3.3 million a year goes to the Broomfield Housing Authority.
Clear Creek County 1A (2% to 6% outside Georgetown): passing with 52.9% yes. At least 10% goes to local tourism marketing, with the rest to infrastructure, public safety, workforce childcare and workforce housing.
Mt. Crested Butte 2A (4.9% to 9.9% on residential short-term rentals): passing with 54.6% yes on an early count. Revenue goes to community housing.
San Juan County 1A (2% to 3%): passing with 60% yes. Revenue goes 45% to housing and childcare for tourism workers, 40% to tourism marketing and 15% to visitor infrastructure.
Cortez 2A (2% to 6%, for tourism marketing, economic development, and arts and culture): failing with 47.6% yes.
Lincoln County 1A (2% to 6%): failing with 43.2% yes. This was the county's second try after the 2025 measure failed.
Montezuma County 1B (2% to 5%, for tourism promotion and visitor infrastructure): failing with 40.8% yes.
Northglenn 3H (5% to 8%, for general government): failing with 32.9% yes.
Rifle 2A (2.5% to 5.5%, for community events, beautification and the Grand Hogback Trail System): failing with 44.4% yes. This was a re-run of the 2025 measure that failed by 21 votes.
Erie 3E (3.5%): passing with 59.7% of the votes. Revenue goes to parks and rec, infrastructure, law enforcement, and other general purposes.
Morrison 2D: passing with 73.3% of the votes. The measure removes the town's lodging tax exemption for smaller lodging properties. Revenue will be spent on municipal purposes.
Morrison 2E (6% to 8%): passing with 70.8% of the votes. Revenue will be spent on municipal purposes.
Attractions and admissions
Manitou Springs 2A (admissions tax from 5% to 9.03%): passing with 61.6% yes.
Pueblo 2B (0.167% sales tax for the Pueblo Zoo through 2031): passing with 60.8% yes.
Greeley 2F (0.6% sales tax for a civic campus and the West Greeley Catalyst Project): failing with 30% yes. Mayor Dale Hall said a return to the ballot is "a potential option" for next year (BizWest).
Huerfano County 1A (2 mills for parks, recreation and cultural facilities): failing with 31.9% yes.
Visitor transportation
Front Range Passenger Rail 7A (0.333% sales tax): passing with 453,474 votes for and 368,746 against, about 55% yes, as of 10:25 p.m. on November 3. Service from Denver to Fort Collins would begin in 2029, with Denver to Pueblo proposed for 2032.
Yampa Valley Regional Transportation Authority 7A (0.5% sales tax): passing in Routt County with 60.5% yes and failing in Moffat County with 42.3% yes. Combined, the yes side leads 9,329 to 6,947.
Related measures
Estes Valley Fire Protection District 6D (sales tax for wildland fire response): passing with 69.1% yes.
Boulder 2J (tax on homes occupied 183 days or less a year): passing with 57.4% yes.
Crested Butte 2B (tax on non-primary homes and vacant lots): failing with 36.6% yes on an early count.