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City of Boulder ballot measure 2M · 2026

2M Charter debt-limit calculation (actual vs. assessed value)

A YES vote means
Amend the charter's debt-limit calculation to three percent of actual taxable property value, increasing capacity to borrow.
A NO vote means
Keep the current debt-limit calculation based on assessed property value; the proposed bond may not be issuable within the existing limit.

In plain words

This would calculate the city's charter debt limit using actual property value instead of assessed value while retaining the three-percent rate. Because actual value is larger, it would increase the city's legal borrowing capacity. It is a companion question to the $400 million bond, but passing 2M alone would not issue that bond or directly impose the bond's property tax.

Money

No direct tax increase or new bond is authorized by this question alone. The city's legal debt ceiling would increase by switching the base from assessed to actual value; the resulting dollar limit depends on taxable property value. A contemporaneous advocacy presentation estimated a change from about $152.7 million to $1.55 billion; treat these as estimates, not official ballot language. source

How it got on the ballot

City Council approved referral August 6, 2026; the available city summary and local reporting do not specify a roll-call tally for this item. source

Full ballot text

Official text on the City of Boulder website

Read the full ballot wording here
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?

Who supports it, who opposes it

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