North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 Ballot Issue 6A — Repeal Unused Debt Authorization (Adams County)

Last updated Sat, Nov 7, 4:33 PM ET

Ballot measure · November 3, 2026 · Only voters in this district

What it does
SHALL ALL UNUSED DEBT AUTHORIZATION GRANTED BY THE VOTERS IN ALL PRIOR ELECTIONS TO NORTH RANGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3 BE FOREVER REPEALED AND RESCINDED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY?
A YES vote means
All unused debt authorization that voters gave North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 in past elections would be permanently repealed.
A NO vote means
North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 would keep its unused debt authorization.
Needed to pass
A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Left–right lean
Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Only on your ballot if you live in the North Range Metropolitan District No. 3.

Explained

Today

  • North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 is a special district in Adams County. In past elections its voters authorized it to take on debt; any of that authorization the district has not used is still available to it.
  • The Adams County sample ballot does not list how much unused authorization remains.

If it passes

  • All unused debt authorization approved by the district's voters in all prior elections would be repealed permanently, effective immediately.
  • The district would no longer have voter approval to issue new debt under those past authorizations.

Who would notice

Property owners and residents in North Range Metropolitan District No. 3, whose property taxes would repay any debt the district issues. The question does not set or change a tax rate.

How it got here

It is one of four related North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 questions on the November 3, 2026 ballot (6A through 6D). The others would repeal 2014 voter authorizations for multi-year agreements (6B) and capital-project taxes (6C), and lower the district's maximum annual operations tax from $20,000,000 to $9,000,000 (6D). The ballot does not say who referred the questions.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 Ballot Issue 6A mean?
All unused debt authorization that voters gave North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 in past elections would be permanently repealed.
What does a NO vote on North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 Ballot Issue 6A mean?
North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 would keep its unused debt authorization.
Does this change my tax bill now?
The question itself sets no tax rate. It removes the district's unused authority to take on debt that past votes allowed.
Are there related questions?
Yes. Issues 6B, 6C and 6D for the same district are on the same ballot; each is a separate vote.
How many votes does North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 Ballot Issue 6A need to pass?
A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Should I vote yes or no on North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 Ballot Issue 6A?
SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.
When is the vote?
The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.

Not sure how to decide? Read our nonpartisan guide to the Adams County ballot.

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