Charter Amendments on November 2026 Ballot
Los Alamos County
Summary
Council advanced three charter changes to the November 3 ballot: extending board term limits from two to three terms, removing party affiliation requirements for most boards, and deleting the requirement that utility operating profits transfer to the general county fund.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 9
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
The utilities charter amendment could end automatic transfers of utility operating profits to the general fund.
Voters decide; utility ratepayers could benefit if profits stay in the utility fund.
The general county fund could lose utility profit transfers if the amendment passes.
Mentions & discussions (9)
Los Alamos County Health Council — October 1, 2026
Voters will decide whether to extend board and commission service from two consecutive terms to three (up to six years for the Health Council) and whether to remove party-affiliation majority limits that have sometimes blocked Health Council appointments.
Historic Preservation Advisory Board — September 2, 2026
Council approved ballot measures that would drop political-balance requirements for most boards and commissions (keeping them for planning and utilities) and allow a third term for members.
Board of Public Utilities — August 19, 2026
Council advanced three charter changes to the November 3 ballot: extending board term limits from two to three terms, removing party affiliation requirements for most boards, and deleting the requirement that utility operating profits transfer to the general county fund.
County Council - Regular Session — July 7, 2026
Two proposed changes to the county charter will go before voters on November 3: one about standing boards and commissions versus ad hoc committees (passed 5-2), and one about priority of budgeted expenditures (passed unanimously). These could change how county government is structured and how budget priorities are set.
County Council - Regular Session — June 30, 2026
Two charter amendments were being introduced — one on boards and commissions, one on budget priorities — that voters will decide in November.
County Council - Regular Session — June 9, 2026
Council voted 5-2 to propose limiting the political-party balance rule to just three boards (P&Z, BPU, Personnel), freeing advisory boards to recruit on qualifications alone.
County Council - Regular Session — May 5, 2026
A proposed Charter amendment about standing boards, commissions, and ad hoc committees will go before voters in November 2026.
County Council - Regular Session — April 7, 2026
Councilors were scheduled to discuss how to move proposed Charter changes forward. Charter amendments shape how county government itself works.
County Council (Work) — February 10, 2026
The council wants to consider updating the long-unrevised county charter — touching utility manager reporting, non-discrimination language, board terms, and outdated wording. A working group will develop proposals; changes would go to voters as separate ballot questions, possibly this November.
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