Boulder County Ballot Question 201

What it does

If the membership of the Boulder County Board of Commissioners is increased from a three member board to a five member board, by what method shall the Boulder County Board of Commissioners be elected?

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).

Official text: source

Background

This question reached the ballot through a citizen petition under C.R.S. 30-10-306.5(3), which required signatures of at least 8% of the county's qualified electors and required the petition to offer two alternative methods of electing five commissioners, according to Boulder County.

Under Resolution 2026-056, 13,064 valid signatures were needed, based on 2022 votes for Secretary of State, and the Clerk and Recorder issued a statement of sufficiency on August 5, 2026, after the petition was filed by the July 14 deadline.

On August 25, 2026, the Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution 2026-056 certifying the petition's ballot language as submitted; the county says it did not modify the language.

Question 201 matters only if voters approve Question 200 expanding the board from three to five members; in that case the county says five commissioners would take office in January 2029, after a redistricting commission convened in 2027 draws districts and the seats appear on the November 2028 ballot.

Put on the ballot by Citizen petition; certified by the Boulder County Board of Commissioners, August 25, 2026 (Resolution 2026-056).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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• Boulder County could expand to five commissioners. How should they be elected? · Boulder Reporting Lab

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• Boulder County Ballot Issue 1A — Early Childhood Care And Education Mill Levy Increase And Voter-Approved Revenue Change
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Quick answers

How many votes does Boulder County Ballot Question 201 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 Boulder County Ballot Question 201?

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.