Final Official Election Summary Results Town of Alma Municipal Election April 7, 2026

Office of Mayor

ROBERT H. KASSEL           50

Office of Trustee

PAUL GREGUOLI                   36

ANDREW E. ZIMMERMAN    32

Write-Ins

CODY LEFEVER                     18

ELLE SKOKOS                        15

Ballot Issue 1

SHALL TOWN OF ALMA TAXES BE INCREASED BY AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF

$30,000.00 IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR AND WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY A CHANGE IN THE TOWN’S OCCUPATION TAX ON THE PROVISION OF LODGING UPON EVERY PERSON OR BUSINESS THAT FURNISHES ANY HOTEL ROOM, MOTEL ROOM, LODGING ROOM, MOTOR HOTEL ROOM, GUEST HOUSE ROOM, SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNIT, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PAD, OR OTHER SIMILAR ACCOMMODATION FOR CONSIDERATION FOR LESS THAN ONE (1) MONTH OR THIRTY

(30) CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITHIN THE TOWN OF FROM $2.00 PER DAY, PER OCCUPIED ROOM OR ACCOMMODATION, TO A TAX OF FOUR AND ONE-HALF PERCENT (4.5%) OF THE COST OF THE RENTAL FEE, PRICE, OR OTHER CONSIDERATION PAID, COMMENCING ON JULY 1, 2026, THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES TO BE USED TO PROVIDE BASIC TOWN SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ROAD AND BRIDGE MAINTENANCE, SNOW REMOVAL, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PLANNING,

ADMINISTRATION, ANIMAL CONTROL, TOURISM PROMOTION AND ADVERTISING AND BUILDING INSPECTIONS, AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON CONSTITUTE VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGES AND BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE TOWN WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY EXPENDITURE, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?

YES    41

NO      12

Ballot Question 1

Shall the number of trustees of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Alma, Colorado be reduced from six to four, to take effect beginning with the April 7, 2026 municipal election?

YES     27

NO       26

Ballot Question 2

“In order to save publication costs to the Town, shall the Town of Alma, Colorado, be authorized to publish ordinances in the newspaper by title only rather than publishing each ordinance in full, and instead provide full text on the Town’s website?”

YES    43

NO      11

NOTICE OF RECOUNT OF 2026 MUNICIPAL ELECTION

TOWN OF ALMA, COLORADO

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, April 16^th at 10:00 a.m. the Town of Alma, Colorado, will conduct mandatory recount of the April 7, 2026, Municipal Election Ballot Question 1.

           The designated election official for the Town is:

Gary Goettelman, Town Clerk

            Town of Alma

            59 E. Buckskin

            Alma, CO 80420

            Bus: 719-836-2712

            Location, Date and Time:   

Where:            Alma Town Hall

Alma, CO  80420

When:              Thursday, April 16, 2026   10:00 a.m.

FINAL CERTIFIED RESULTS

  Ballot Question 1

Shall the number of trustees of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Alma, Colorado be reduced from six to four, to take effect beginning with the April 7, 2026 municipal election?

YES     27

NO      26

 A clerk must conduct a mandatory recount when the difference between the highest number of votes cast in the election and the next highest number of votes cast in the election is less than or equal to one-half of 1% of the highest number of votes cast in the election (C.R.S. 31-10-1207). Determination of the need for a recount is not made until the canvass has been performed and the election results are deemed to be official.