Ballot Issue 7A: Front Range Passenger Rail District Ballot Issue 7A
Ballot Issue 7A on Colorado's November 3, 2026 ballot (a district measure that appears only on ballots inside the district). Passes with a majority of votes cast. Plain-language summary of what YES and NO mean, with sources.
Asks voters inside the Front Range Passenger Rail District whether to increase district taxes by $295 million a year and district debt by $580 million (with a total repayment cost of $785 million, up to $35 million a year) to build, operate and maintain Colorado Connector passenger rail along the Front Range, through a new 0.333% sales and use tax (one-third of a penny per dollar) with exemptions provided under Colorado law, including gasoline, food, residential electricity and gas, prescription drugs and medical supplies. The district would keep the revenue as a voter-approved revenue change and have it audited annually. A YES vote: The district may impose the new sales and use tax and issue the debt for the rail project. A NO vote: The district does not get this tax increase or authority to issue this debt. It passes with a majority of votes cast. This explanation was prepared with AI assistance and compared with the official Blue Book by an automated process; no person has signed off on it. Confirm details with the official sources.