Ballot Question 2MBoulderCharterOrdinance 8762

Charter amendment changing debt limit to actual value of taxable property

Boulder · November 3, 2026

The question on your ballot

Shall Section 97 of the Boulder Home Rule Charter be amended pursuant to Ordinance 8762 to modify the City's debt limitation to be not more than three percent of the actual value of the taxable property within the City?

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Boulder Question 2M asks voters to change the city charter's debt limit. Under the change, the debt limit would be no more than three percent of the actual value of taxable property within the city. A YES vote approves this new limit, as set out in Ordinance 8762. A NO vote leaves the current Section 97 language in place.

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