D11 Mail Ballots Are Arriving This Week — Here's What Measure 4A Asks You to Decide

If you're a registered voter in El Paso County and a D11 family, your mail ballot for the November 3 election should arrive this week. On it is Measure 4A — a $775 million bond question that asks whether D11 should borrow money to fund a range of facility and infrastructure improvements across its schools.

Voters have three weeks to research and return their ballots. Drop boxes open around October 14. You can also return your ballot by mail, or vote in person on election day.

What It Would Cost

The estimated cost to a typical homeowner is approximately $260 per year. That figure comes from D11's own projections and is based on average home values in the district. Your individual cost will depend on your property's assessed value.

The $775 million total is the borrowing authority the district is requesting. Bonds of this type are repaid over time through property tax revenue. The actual total repaid, including interest, will be higher than $775 million — the repayment timeline and interest terms would be determined when bonds are issued if the measure passes.

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Context Worth Knowing

D11's enrollment has been declining in recent years. That context matters for how you evaluate the bond argument. The district's position is that aging infrastructure needs to be addressed regardless of enrollment trends — that the buildings serve the students who are there now, and that allowing conditions to deteriorate further doesn't become more affordable as time passes.

Opponents of the bond — where they've spoken publicly — have raised concerns about the cost to homeowners and about the appropriateness of a large bond during a period of enrollment decline. The argument is that a shrinking district should be right-sizing rather than investing in expanded capacity.

Both positions have internal logic. The bond question is genuinely a values judgment about priorities, timelines, and what local families believe D11 schools should look and function like over the next decade and beyond.

How to Return Your Ballot

El Paso County voters have several options:

• Mail — Return the ballot in the prepaid envelope. Allow adequate time to ensure it's received before election day.
• Drop box — Drop boxes open around October 14 at locations across the county. Check the El Paso County Clerk's website for the nearest location.
• In person — Vote at your assigned polling location on November 3.

Your ballot must be received by 7 PM on November 3 to count. Postmarks do not determine eligibility in Colorado — the ballot itself must be in hand by the close of polls.

What's Next

November 3 is election day. Results for Measure 4A should be available that evening, with more complete tallies likely by the following day. D11 tracks the status of the measure closely and will issue statements on the outcome — watch d11.org and local news outlets for results and for what D11 says it plans to do next depending on whether 4A passes or fails.

If you have questions about your specific ballot, eligibility, or polling locations, the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder's office is the authoritative source. If you'd like information specifically about what 4A would fund from the district's perspective, d11.org/4A has the district's own materials.