Jim F. Candelarie, City and County Clerk OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT CITY AND COUNTY OF BROOMFIELD, COLORADO NOVEMBER 6, 2012

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FEDERAL OFFICES STATE OFFICES JUDGES (Vote Yes or No)

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION - Shall Justice Nathan B. Coats of the (Vote for One Pair) CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2 Colorado Supreme Court be retained (Vote for One) in office?

Virgil H. Goode Jr. / Jim Clymer Angelika Schroeder YES NO American Constitution Democratic Shall Judge Laurie A. Booras of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained Barack Obama / Joe Biden Ann Fattor in office? Democratic Republican

Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan David G. Cottrell YES NO Republican Libertarian Shall Judge James S. Casebolt of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained Gary Johnson / James P. Gray REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF in office? Libertarian COLORADO - AT LARGE (Vote for One) Jill Stein / Cheri Honkala YES NO Green Stephen C. Ludwig Shall Judge Dennis A. Graham of the Democratic Colorado Court of Appeals be retained Stewart Alexander / Alex Mendoza in office? Socialist, USA Tyler Belmont American Constitution Ross C."Rocky" Anderson / Luis J. Rodriguez YES NO Justice Brian Davidson Shall Judge Gale T. Miller of the Republican Colorado Court of Appeals be retained Roseanne Barr / Cindy Lee Sheehan in office? Peace and Freedom Daniel Ong Libertarian James Harris / Alyson Kennedy YES NO Socialist Workers STATE SENATE - DISTRICT 23 Shall Judge Daniel Marc Taubman of (Vote for One) the Colorado Court of Appeals be Tom Hoefling / Jonathan D. Ellis retained in office? America's Vicki Marble Republican Gloria La Riva / Filberto Ramirez Jr. YES NO Socialism and Liberation Lee Kemp Shall Judge John R. Webb of the Democratic Colorado Court of Appeals be retained Merlin Miller / Harry V. Bertram in office? American Third Position STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 33 Jill Reed / Tom Cary YES NO (Vote for One) Unaffiliated Shall Judge Chris Melonakis of the 17th Judicial District be retained in Thomas Robert Stevens / Alden Link David J. Pigott office? Objectivist Republican

Sheila "Samm" Tittle / Matthew A. Turner Dianne Primavera YES NO We the People Democratic Shall Judge Edward Moss of the 17th Judicial District be retained in office? Jerry White / Phyllis Scherrer W. Earl Allen Socialist Equality Libertarian

DISTRICT ATTORNEY - 17TH YES NO Write-In JUDICIAL DISTRICT (Vote for One) REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 113TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS - DISTRICT 2 Dave Young (Vote for One) Democratic

Kevin Lundberg DISTRICT I REGIONAL Republican TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT DIRECTOR Jared Polis (Vote for One) Democratic

Randy Luallin Jeff Ilseman Libertarian Seth L. Patterson Susan P. Hall Judy Lubow Green Cheryl Hauger

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Ballot questions referred by the general assembly or any political subdivision are listed by letter, and ballot questions initiated by the people are listed numerically. A ballot question listed as an "amendment" proposes a change to the Colorado constitution, and a ballot question listed as a "proposition" proposes a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes. A "yes" vote on any ballot question is a vote in favor of changing current law or existing circumstances, and a "no" vote on any ballot question is a vote against changing current law or existing circumstances.

STATE OF COLORADO JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1

ISSUE 3A ISSUE 3B Amendment S (CONSTITUTIONAL) SHALL JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL SHALL JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL Shall there be an amendment to the DISTRICT R-1'S TAXES BE INCREASED DISTRICT R-1'S DEBT BE INCREASED Colorado constitution concerning the $39 MILLION ANNUALLY BY THE $99 MILLION WITH A MAXIMUM state personnel system, and, in COLLECTION OF AD VALOREM REPAYMENT COST OF $195 MILLION connection therewith, expanding the PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE 2012-2013 OR SUCH LESSER AMOUNT AS MAY BE BUDGET YEAR AND EACH BUDGET veterans' preference; increasing the NECESSARY, AND SHALL JEFFERSON number of candidates eligible to be YEAR THEREAFTER FOR DEPOSIT IN THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND FOR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1'S appointed to a position; adjusting the TAXES BE INCREASED $19.8 MILLION duration of allowable temporary THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING THE DISTRICT'S ANNUALLY OR SUCH LESSER AMOUNT employment; allowing the flexibility to AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE remove a limited number of positions TRADITIONS OF EXCELLENCE, GREAT TEACHERS AND GREAT LEADERS, PAYMENT OF SUCH DEBT, ALL FOR from the system; modifying the INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: residency requirement; adjusting the terms of service for members of the • MAINTAINING REASONABLE CLASS state personnel board; and requiring • INSTALLING, REPAIRING AND SIZES BY RECRUITING AND merit-based appointments to be made IMPROVING HEATING, RETAINING HIGHLY QUALIFIED VENTILATION AND AIR through a comparative analysis TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL process? CONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND STAFF; MECHANICAL CONTROLS, WITH A • MAINTAINING CURRENT FOCUS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY, YES NO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH IN DISTRICT BUILDINGS; AS ELEMENTARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, LIBRARIES, COUNSELING, • RESTORING DISTRICT BUILDINGS Amendment 64 (CONSTITUTIONAL) TEACHER TRAINING, AND BY REPLACING, REPAIRING AND DISTRICT-WIDE TECHNOLOGY; INSTALLING ROOFS, WINDOWS Shall there be an amendment to the • MAINTAINING HEALTHY AND SAFE AND DOORS AND MAKING Colorado constitution concerning LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; BUILDING EXTERIOR marijuana, and, in connection • CONTINUING THE DISTRICT'S IMPROVEMENTS; therewith, providing for the regulation COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC • INSTALLING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM of marijuana; permitting a person EXCELLENCE AND REPLACEMENTS AND UPGRADES twenty-one years of age or older to ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TO IN DISTRICT BUILDINGS; consume or possess limited amounts MAINTAIN AN EDUCATIONAL • REPLACING AND UPGRADING of marijuana; providing for the licensing PROGRAM OF THE HIGHEST BUILDING SAFETY AND SECURITY of cultivation facilities, product QUALITY AND STANDARDS; SYSTEMS; manufacturing facilities, testing • PAYING THE INCREASED COSTS • REPLACING AND UPGRADING THE facilities, and retail stores; permitting OF DISTRICT UTILITIES AND FUEL; ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN AND local governments to regulate or DISTRICT BUILDINGS; prohibit such facilities; requiring the • REINSTATING INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS; • MAKING PAVING AND CONCRETE general assembly to enact an excise REPAIRS DISTRICT-WIDE; tax to be levied upon wholesale sales WITH SUCH TAXES TO BE IN EXCESS of marijuana; requiring that the first $40 OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUES THAT AND OTHERWISE EQUIPPING, million in revenue raised annually by WOULD BE PROVIDED BY THE IMPROVING, REPAIRING AND such tax be credited to the public GENERAL FUND MILL LEVY PERMITTED FURNISHING DISTRICT BUILDINGS, school capital construction assistance UNDER STATE LAW WITHOUT SUCH FACILITIES AND GROUNDS AND fund; and requiring the general INCREASE AND, TOGETHER WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS AS PERMITTED assembly to enact legislation REVENUES FROM SPECIFIC BY LAW; WITH SUCH DEBT TO BE IN governing the cultivation, processing, OWNERSHIP TAXES ATTRIBUTABLE THE FORM OF GENERAL OBLIGATION and sale of industrial hemp? THERETO AND THE EARNINGS ON BONDS OR OTHER MULTIPLE FISCAL SUCH TAXES AND REVENUES, TO YEAR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS THAT YES NO CONSTITUTE A VOTER APPROVED MAY BE USED AS MATCHING MONEYS REVENUE AND SPENDING CHANGE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM UNDER, TO BE COLLECTED AND THE STATE UNDER THE BUILDING Amendment 65 (CONSTITUTIONAL) SPENT EACH YEAR WITHOUT LIMITATION BY THE REVENUE AND EXCELLENT SCHOOLS TODAY ACT; SPENDING LIMITS OF, AND WITHOUT WHICH DEBT SHALL MATURE, BE Shall there be amendments to the AFFECTING THE DISTRICT'S ABILITY SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH Colorado constitution and the Colorado TO COLLECT AND SPEND OTHER OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, AND BE revised statutes concerning support by REVENUES OR FUNDS UNDER, ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT, ABOVE Colorado's legislative representatives ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE OR BELOW PAR, AND AT SUCH TIME for a federal constitutional amendment COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AND to limit campaign contributions and OTHER LAW? CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT spending, and, in connection therewith, YES NO INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE instructing Colorado's congressional BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY delegation to propose and support, and DETERMINE; AND IN CONNECTION the members of Colorado's state THEREWITH (I) TO INCREASE AD legislature to ratify, an amendment to VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES IN AN the United States constitution that AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE allows congress and the states to limit PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON campaign contributions and spending? SUCH DEBT AND TO FUND ANY RESERVES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF, AND (II) TO COLLECT AND YES NO SPEND THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH DEBT AND THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND THE SPECIFIC OWNERSHIP TAXES ATTRIBUTABLE THERETO AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH PROCEEDS AND REVENUES WITHOUT LIMITATION BY THE REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITATIONS OF, AND WITHOUT AFFECTING THE DISTRICT'S ABILITY TO COLLECT AND SPEND ANY OTHER REVENUES OR FUNDS UNDER, ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

YES NO

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