City of Louisville Ballot Question 2C — Charter Amendment Expanding Executive Session Topics (Boulder County)

What it does

Shall the City of Louisville Home Rule Charter be amended to authorize the City Council to convene executive sessions for the purpose of considering any matter authorized by the Colorado Open Meetings Law, C.R.S. § 24-6-401, et seq., as amended, and for boards, commissions, task forces, and committees to convene executive sessions pursuant to the Colorado Open Meetings Law in accordance with procedures and subject to limitations established by ordinance, thereby expanding the topics for executive sessions currently permitted under the Charter?

A YES vote means

Louisville's City Council could hold executive sessions on any topic the Colorado Open Meetings Law allows, and city boards and committees could hold them under rules set by ordinance.

A NO vote means

Louisville's executive sessions would stay limited to the topics the charter now allows.

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

Background

According to the City of Louisville, Charter section 5-2 now limits council executive sessions to four topics: information required to be confidential by law, certain personnel matters, valuation and strategy for water rights and real property deals, and consultation with an attorney about pending litigation.

The city says Question 2C would align the Charter with the broader list of executive-session topics in the Colorado Open Meetings Law, C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4), and would also let boards and commissions hold executive sessions under procedures and limits the council adopts.

On July 14, 2026, the council approved Ordinance No. 1929, Series 2026, on first reading 4-0, with members Hamlington, Dickinson and Hoefner absent, and set a public hearing for July 21, 2026.

Put on the ballot by Louisville City Council, first reading 4-0 (3 absent) on July 14, 2026, public hearing set for July 21, 2026 (Ordinance No. 1929, Series 2026).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Louisville Ballot Question 2C mean?

Louisville's City Council could hold executive sessions on any topic the Colorado Open Meetings Law allows, and city boards and committees could hold them under rules set by ordinance.

What does a NO vote on City of Louisville Ballot Question 2C mean?

Louisville's executive sessions would stay limited to the topics the charter now allows.

How many votes does City of Louisville Ballot Question 2C 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 City of Louisville Ballot Question 2C?

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.