DENVER – The Colorado Municipal League is out with its indispensable guide to the upcoming election issues in 120 towns and cities across the state on April 3.

On the other hand, election fever isn’t an epidemic;  63 elections were canceled for lack of a challenger.

Here’s the Municipal League’s breakdown:

BroadbandColorado statutes require an election to allow a municipality to provide broadband service or partner with the private sector to provide that service, and voters in 86 cities and towns have already said yes. Firestone, Frisco, Lake City, Limon, Lyons, and Severance will ask their voters for authorization to move forward in providing broadband.

MarijuanaIn separate questions, Naturita voters will decide whether to allow marijuana sales, manufacturing, testing, or cultivation, as well as whether to implement a marijuana sales tax and/or excise tax. Berthoud is asking their voters if municipally licensed medical marijuana dispensaries should be allowed to add retail sales. Marijuana taxes are being considered in Crawford, Delta, Orchard City, Ordway, and Yuma.

Term limits? Pagosa Springs voters will consider whether to impose term limits of two consecutive four-year terms.? Glendale voters will decide if their mayor and council members shall be limited to three consecutive four-year terms.? Lyons voters will be asked if their mayor and trustees should be allowed to serve four consecutive two-year terms.? Red Cliff voters will be asked if they would like to eliminate term limits.

Tax and bond issuesFruita voters will be asked to allow the city to retain all revenues from 2019 through 2024. Alma, Elizabeth and Lyons are requesting authorization to implement a lodging tax.

Tax questions:? Arriba, Ignacio, Limon – new tax for capital improvements.? Nederland – a tax for roads.? Orchard City – new tax for roads and law enforcement services.? Crestone, Crook, Paonia – a tax for general operating expenses.? La Veta – extension of taxes for museum expenses and street improvements.? Milliken – extension of tax for capital improvements.? Glendale – modification of sales tax to remove earmark restricting use to water related purposes.? Cortez – extension of tax for family recreation center.? Basalt is requesting a tax on the sale of tobacco and nicotine products.? Pitkin and Wiley are requesting a mill levy increase to fund streets and related improvements.? Carbondale is asking to extend a current mill levy for the same purpose.? Orchard City is requesting a mill levy increase to be used for both roads and public safety expenses.? Ault’s requested mill levy increase is not earmarked for specific use.

Debt authority:? Eckley – $165,000 for sanitation system improvements.? Erie – $13.75 million for a town hall expansion, with authorization to increase mill levy if necessary for repayment.? Limon – $8.68 million for capital improvements.? Nederland – $2 million for wastewater improvements.

Publication requirementsTo save money on publication costs, Crook, Hugo, Kersey, Lake City, Milliken and Springfield are requestingauthorization to publish ordinances by title only. Pitkin is requesting authorization to no longer publish the bills listor contracts awarded.

Election dateMorrison and Palmer Lake voters will decide whether to move their regular town elections to November of even-numbered years.

Administrative charter amendmentsGlendale and Morrison are asking voters to eliminate, clarify or otherwise update obsolete provisions of their home rule charter.

Other issues? Antonito – sale of a public building.? Berthoud – a 32.44 acre annexation.? Erie – sale of 0.65 acres of town land.? Frisco – sale or lease of a community park for residential use.? Pagosa Springs – remove council districts and provide for council members to be elected at large.