Notice of Municipal Election
Notice of Regular Municipal Election
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
City of Burlington, Colorado
The City of Burlington will conduct its Regular Municipal Election Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in person at a polling center located in the Main Conference Hall at Burlington Community and Education Center, 340 S. 14th St.
Polls at Burlington Community and Education Center will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day.
To be eligible to vote in this municipal election, electors must be at least 18 years of age, a citizen of the United States, a resident of the state of Colorado for 22 days preceding the election, reside inside Burlington city limits and registered to vote.
The regular election will select four candidates to fill four (4) city council seats.
Three seats will carry a four-year term. One seat will carry a two-year term.
Those who turned in a nomination petition to be a City Council candidate include:
Alexis Hinkhouse Riley Holmes Troy Hinkhouse Hal McNerney
No Affidavits of Intent of Write-in Candidate were filed.
One ballot issue is on the ballot to be decided by vote of the people:
CITY OF BURLINGTON REFERRED BALLOT ISSUE 1A CONCERNING LODGER’S TAX INCREASE
SHALL CITY OF BURLINGTON LODGER’S TAX BE INCREASED BY AN ESTIMATED ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($137,500) ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR (2027) AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY IN EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR, BY A TWO PERCENT (2%) INCREASE IN THE CITY LODGER’S TAX RATE (TWO PERCENT REPRESENTS 20 CENTS ON EACH 10 DOLLARS SPENT ON FURNISHING ROOMS OR ACCOMMODATIONS IN A HOTEL, MOTEL, APARTMENT HOTEL, LODGING HOUSE, MOTOR HOTEL, GUEST HOUSE, GUEST RANCH OR OTHER SIMILAR LODGING BUSINESS, INCREASING THE CITY LODGING TAX RATE FROM FOUR PERCENT (4%) TO SIX PERCENT (6%), COMMENCING ON JULY 01, 2026, AND CONTINUING IN PERPETUITY, THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TWO PERCENT (2%) INCREASE SHALL BE ADDED TO THE CITY’S TOURISM PROMOTIONAL FUND AND USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING TOURISM, ADVERTISING THE COMMUNITY, ATTRACTING CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS OR FOR OTHER PURPOSES RELATED TO ATTRACTING TOURIST AND VISITOR BUSINESS AND BUSINESSES TO THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION EFFORTS OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMIT OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
Application for Absentee Voter’s Ballot by Mail may be made in person at City Hall, 415 15th St., or may be requested by telephone at (719) 346-8652 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Return completed and signed Applications for Absentee Voter’s Ballot by Mail forms to City Hall no later than 3 p.m. Friday, April 3.
Electors voting by Absentee Voter’s Ballot must return their ballot to the City Clerk at City Hall by 7 p.m. Election Day – Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
Should an emergency arise after the closing day for absentee ballot applications, requests for emergency absentee ballots may be made to the City Clerk before 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Georgia Gilley, City Clerk