Regular April 7, 2026 Municipal Election

On April 7, 2026 the Town of Berthoud will be conducting an election to fill four Town Board Trustee seats.  Three of the Trustee Terms are four-year terms, and one is a two-year term. Ballots will be mailed the week of March 16, 2026. 

Quick Facts:

1. Election Day is April 7, 2026.
2. Four Trustees Seats will be on the April Ballot.
3. Ballots will be mailed to active registered voters the week of March 16, 2026.  
4. Voters must be a resident of the Town of Berthoud and registered to vote. 
5. Ballots must be received by the Clerk no later than 7:00 PM on Election Day. 

Who Will be on the April Ballot?

 Trustee (Three 4-year terms and one 2-year term seats to be elected)

• Please check back after January 26, 2026 for more information.

Check Your Voter Registration 

Visit Go Vote Colorado look up and verify your voter registration information.

Persons eligible to run for elected office must:

• Be a citizen of the United States.
• Be 18 years of age or older.
• Be currently registered to vote.
• Must be a resident of the Town of Berthoud or of a territory annexed to that ward for at least 12 months immediately preceding the date of the election.
• Must circulate and file a nomination petition in accordance with Title 31 of Colorado Revised Statutes. 

A nomination petition must be circulated and the required number of signatures must be collected for a candidate’s name to appear on the April 2026 Ballot.  At least ten valid signatures are required. It is highly encouraged to gather more than the minimum number of signatures. 

Nomination Petitions will be available beginning January 6, 2026 and may be picked up at Town Hall, 807 Mountain Avenue, Berthoud, Colorado 80513.  All petitions must be returned in-person at Town Hall no later than 5:30PM on January 26, 2026. 

Please visit the Board of Trustees page to for a list of elected officials and their terms of office. Four Trustee seats will be decided at the upcoming April 2026 Election.   Three of the Trustee Terms are four year terms and one is a two year term. Candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be elected to the longer terms.

Who Must Report Campaign Related Financial Information?

There are four main types of people or organizations that are required to follow campaign finance law regarding municipal elections.

Candidate or Candidate Committee 

A candidate committee is formed by a candidate to assist in their effort to get elected. For the purposes of Campaign Finance reporting, candidates and candidate committees are treated equally.

Political Committee 

A political committee is an organization, separate from the candidates themselves, whose goal is to either assist in getting a person or group of persons elected or to prevent a person or group of persons from getting elected.

Issue Committee 

An issue committee is an organization whose goal is to either assist in getting an issue on the ballot passed or to prevent an issue on the ballot from getting passed.

Small Issue Committee

A Small Issue Committee is a classification of issue committee that has a smaller amount of contributions or expenditures. Their reporting requirements are based on the total contributions or expenditures for an election cycle and those reporting requirements may change mid-cycle if specific requirements are met.