Horizon Regional MUD (Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area) Proposition C — $3,500,000 refunding bonds (El Paso County)

What it does

THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of bonds in the maximum amount of Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and 00/100 dollars ($3,500,000) for refunding any bonds or refunding bonds of Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area, and the levy of ad valorem taxes, within Mountain Shadow Defined Area sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.

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

Only on your ballot if you live in the Horizon Regional Municipal Utility District — Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area.

Background

On June 25, 2026, the Horizon Regional Municipal Utility District board designated about 74.778 acres as the Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area, with a plan of improvements and taxation that applies only to that area and is in addition to other district taxes, according to the board's order calling this election.

The board adopted the order calling the defined-area confirmation, bond and maintenance tax election on July 23, 2026, with no votes against, according to the district's certificate for the order; the election is held only for voters in the defined area.

According to the order, the plan estimates the defined area's 70% share of water distribution and wastewater collection construction at $2,646,000 including engineering and contingency; this proposition would authorize up to $3,500,000 in refunding bonds, alongside a separate $3,500,000 bond proposition for the improvements.

Put on the ballot by Horizon Regional MUD Board of Directors, July 23, 2026 (no votes against).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Also on El Paso County ballots

• Horizon Regional MUD (Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area) Proposition A — Designation of the defined area
• Horizon Regional MUD (Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area) Proposition B — $3,500,000 water, sewer and drainage bonds
• Horizon Regional MUD (Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area) Proposition D — Maintenance tax (up to $0.50)

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Quick answers

How many votes does Horizon Regional MUD (Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area) Proposition C 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 Horizon Regional MUD (Mountain Shadow Unit 1 Defined Area) Proposition C?

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.