The unofficial report from the Colorado Secretary of State shows that 6,375 ballots were cast in Montezuma County’s 2025 Coordinated Election as of 8:24 p.m. Tuesday.
Voters rejected two local ballot measures concerning the Cortez Cemetery and Montezuma County Water District No. 1, according to the first round of results.
Two statewide propositions concerning school meals received support from Montezuma County voters, early results show.
About 58.4% of voters opposed a proposed property tax increase to fund the Cortez Cemetery under Ballot Issue 6A, early unofficial results show. The measure would have generated more than $90,000 annually for the cemetery.
Ballot Issue 6B was also rejected, with 74% of voters opposing an uncapped property tax limit to reduce fees for Montezuma County Water District No. 1.
As a result, a property tax cap of 5.25% will remain in place, allowing the district to “collect, retain, and spend all revenues received, including taxes, grants, loans, and other sources, as a voter-approved revenue change exempt from TABOR and other legal limits.”
At about five minutes before the 7 p.m. Election Day deadline, judges were gathering ballots from a drop-off box behind the Montezuma County Clerk and Recorder’s Office.
A final handful of last-minute voters pulled up in cars to hand ballots to the judges and drive away.
“My wife will be very glad I dropped her ballot off,” said Dave Edwards, one of the final night’s voters.
This is a developing story that will be updated as more election results become available.
