Official Ballot Federal Offices Federal Offices General Election PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 113TH (Vote for One Pair) UNITED STATES CONGRESS - DISTRICT 2 Larimer County, Colorado (Vote for One) Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Virgil H. Goode Jr. / Jim Clymer Kevin Lundberg American Constitution Republican SAMPLE BALLOT Barack Obama / Joe Biden Jared Polis Democratic Democratic
Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan Randy Luallin Republican Libertarian Scott Doyle Gary Johnson / James P. Gray Susan P. Hall Clerk and Recorder Libertarian Green Instructions to Voters Jill Stein / Cheri Honkala To vote, fill in the oval completely. Please Green State Offices use black ink. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION - CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2 Stewart Alexander / Alex Mendoza Correct Incorrect Socialist, USA (Vote for One) Angelika Schroeder Democratic Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson / Luis J. Rodriguez Justice Ann Fattor Republican Roseanne Barr / Cindy Lee Sheehan Peace and Freedom David G. Cottrell Libertarian James Harris / Alyson Kennedy If you mark in any of the incorrect ways Socialist Workers shown above it may be difficult to REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF determine your intent. COLORADO - AT LARGE Tom Hoefling / Jonathan D. Ellis America's (Vote for One) If you make a mistake please ask for a Stephen C. Ludwig new ballot. Democratic Gloria La Riva / Filberto Ramirez Jr. Socialism and Liberation Tyler Belmont American Constitution Merlin Miller / Harry V. Bertram American Third Position Brian Davidson Republican Jill Reed / Tom Cary Unaffiliated Daniel Ong Libertarian Thomas Robert Stevens / Alden Link Objectivist
Sheila "Samm" Tittle / Matthew A. Turner We the People
Jerry White / Phyllis Scherrer Socialist Equality
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Shall Judge Laurie A. Booras of the Colorado John Kefalas Jon Fye Court of Appeals be retained in office? Democratic Republican YES
Syndi Anderson Randy Fischer NO Republican Democratic COURT OF APPEALS (Vote Yes or No) Jeff Johnston Libertarian DISTRICT ATTORNEY - 8TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Shall Judge James S. Casebolt of the (Vote for One) Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? Barrett Rothe Clifford Riedel Unaffiliated Republican YES
STATE SENATE - DISTRICT 23 County Offices NO (Vote for One) COUNTY COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 2 COURT OF APPEALS (Vote for One) (Vote Yes or No) Vicki Marble Republican Shall Judge Dennis A. Graham of the Steve Johnson Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in Republican office? Lee Kemp YES Democratic COUNTY COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 3 NO (Vote for One) STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 49 COURT OF APPEALS (Vote for One) (Vote Yes or No) Tom Donnelly Republican Shall Judge Gale T. Miller of the Colorado James Shelton Court of Appeals be retained in office? Democratic Karen Stockley YES Democratic Perry L. Buck NO Republican City of Loveland COURT OF APPEALS (Vote Yes or No) STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 51 Councilor Ward 4 Shall Judge Daniel Marc Taubman of the (Vote for One) 1 year Term Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in (Vote for No More Than One) office? Mark R. Shaffer Dave Clark YES Democratic NO
Brian DelGrosso Paul Mueller Republican COURT OF APPEALS (Vote Yes or No)
Shall Judge John R. Webb of the Colorado Michael Renker Court of Appeals be retained in office? Libertarian Judiciary JUSTICE OF THE COLORADO YES SUPREME COURT STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 52 (Vote Yes or No) NO (Vote for One) Shall Justice Nathan B. Coats of the Colorado DISTRICT JUDGE - Supreme Court be retained in office? 8TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Joann Ginal Democratic (Vote Yes or No) YES Shall Judge Devin Rollin Odell of the 8th Judicial District be retained in office? Bob Morain NO Republican YES
NO
BACK Card 1 RptPct 808-1708 "808-1708" FOR PROOF ONLY 07/19/13 10:27:21 Judiciary Ballot questions referred by the general St. Vrain Valley School assembly or any political subdivision are DISTRICT JUDGE - listed by letter, and ballot questions District RE-1J 8TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT initiated by the people are listed (Vote Yes or No) numerically. A ballot question listed as an BALLOT ISSUE 3A "amendment" proposes a change to the Shall Judge John David (Dave) Williams of the 8th Colorado constitution, and a ballot ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE- Judicial District be retained in office? question listed as a "proposition" proposes 1J MILL LEVY OVERRIDE TO MITIGATE a change to the Colorado Revised STATE FUNDING CUTS TO MAINTAIN TEACHER AND STAFF POSITIONS, YES Statutes. A "yes" vote on any ballot question is a vote in favor of changing ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND TO NO current law or existing circumstances, and UPGRADE TECHNOLOGY AND a "no" vote on any ballot question is a vote EXPAND/ENHANCE EARLY CHILDHOOD against changing current law or existing EDUCATION. COUNTY JUDGE, LARIMER circumstances. (Vote Yes or No) SHALL ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL State of Colorado DISTRICT RE-1J TAXES BE INCREASED Shall Judge Christine A. Carney of the Larimer $14,800,000 IN TAX YEAR 2012 FOR County Court be retained in office? Amendment S (CONSTITUTIONAL) COLLECTION IN YEAR 2013 (AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS MAY BE YES Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado COLLECTED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER) constitution concerning the state personnel system, NO and, in connection therewith, expanding the FROM A MILL LEVY INCREASE NOT TO veterans' preference; increasing the number of EXCEED 6.27 MILLS, AS DETERMINED candidates eligible to be appointed to a position; ANNUALLY BY THE DISTRICT’S COUNTY JUDGE, LARIMER GOVERNING BOARD, THE REVENUES (Vote Yes or No) adjusting the duration of allowable temporary employment; allowing the flexibility to remove a FROM WHICH SHALL BE USED FOR limited number of positions from the system; EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES (WHICH Shall Judge Robert A. Rand of the Larimer County modifying the residency requirement; adjusting the INCLUDES THE DISTRICT’S EXISTING SIX Court be retained in office? terms of service for members of the state personnel CHARTER SCHOOLS), SUCH PURPOSES TO INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: YES board; and requiring merit-based appointments to be made through a comparative analysis process? MAINTAINING TEACHER POSITIONS AND NO YES REASONABLE CLASS SIZES,
COUNTY JUDGE, LARIMER NO ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGH- (Vote Yes or No) QUALITY TEACHERS AND STAFF, Amendment 64 (CONSTITUTIONAL) Shall Judge Ronald L. Schultz of the Larimer UPGRADING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE County Court be retained in office? Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado STUDENT LEARNING, AND constitution concerning marijuana, and, in YES connection therewith, providing for the regulation of EXPANDING AND ENHANCING EARLY marijuana; permitting a person twenty-one years of CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (PRESCHOOL NO age or older to consume or possess limited AND KINDERGARTEN); amounts of marijuana; providing for the licensing of cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, SUCH TAX INCREASE TO BE AN testing facilities, and retail stores; permitting local ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY IN governments to regulate or prohibit such facilities; EXCESS OF THE LEVY AUTHORIZED FOR requiring the general assembly to enact an excise tax to be levied upon wholesale sales of marijuana; THE DISTRICT’S GENERAL FUND requiring that the first $40 million in revenue raised PURSUANT TO, AND IN ACCORDANCE annually by such tax be credited to the public WITH SECTION 22-54-108, C.R.S., AND TO school capital construction assistance fund; and CONSTITUTE A VOTER APPROVED requiring the general assembly to enact legislation REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION governing the cultivation, processing, and sale of TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD industrial hemp? OTHERWISE APPLY? YES YES
NO NO
Amendment 65 (CONSTITUTIONAL)
Shall there be amendments to the Colorado constitution and the Colorado revised statutes concerning support by Colorado's legislative representatives for a federal constitutional amendment to limit campaign contributions and spending, and, in connection therewith, instructing Colorado's congressional delegation to propose and support, and the members of Colorado's state legislature to ratify, an amendment to the United States constitution that allows congress and the states to limit campaign contributions and spending? YES
NO
FRONT Card 2 RptPct 808-1708 "808-1708" FOR PROOF ONLY 07/19/13 10:27:36 Town of Berthoud Larimer County Public Larimer County Public Medical Marijuana Business Prohibition Improvement District Improvement District Initiated Question 300 Horseshoe View Estates South #44 Soldier Canyon Estates #52 Shall the Town of Berthoud adopt an ordinance REFERRED ISSUE 5A REFERRED ISSUE 5B providing: SHALL TAXES BE INCREASED $86,400 SHALL TAXES BE INCREASED $6,500 Section l. Pursuant to Article 43.3 of Title 12 of ANNUALLY (IN THE FIRST YEAR) OR SUCH ANNUALLY (IN THE FIRST YEAR) OR SUCH the Colorado Revised Statutes, the Town of GREATER AMOUNT AS IS RAISED IN GREATER AMOUNT AS IS RAISED IN Berthoud hereby prohibits the operation of SUBSEQUENT YEARS WITHIN THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS WITHIN THE Medical Marijuana Centers, Optional Premises BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPOSED BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPOSED Cultivation Operations and Medical Marijuana HORSESHOE VIEW ESTATES SOUTH PUBLIC SOLDIER CANYON ESTATES PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 52 BY THE Infused Products Manufacturing Businesses, IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 44 BY THE IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM PROPERTY IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM PROPERTY effective ten (10) days following publication of TAXES AT A MILL LEVY RATE NOT TO this Ordinance. With respect to any such TAXES AT A MILL LEVY RATE NOT TO EXCEED 79.537 MILLS, THE REVENUES OF WHICH WILL EXCEED 10.364 MILLS, THE REVENUES OF centers, operations, facilities or businesses of WHICH WILL BE COLLECTED BEGINNING any kind in operation upon such effective date, BE COLLECTED BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2013 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, SUCH JANUARY 1, 2013 AND EACH YEAR each and every such center, operation, facility REVENUES TO BE USED FOR THE THEREAFTER, SUCH REVENUES TO BE and business shall cease operations within IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS USED FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND ninety (90) days of said date. AS REQUESTED IN THE PETITION FOR MAINTENANCE OF ROADS AS REQUESTED IN THE PETITION FOR Section 2. If passed by the voters at the CREATION OF THE DISTRICT AND FOR THE GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES; SHALL CREATION OF THE DISTRICT AND FOR November, 2012 regular election, this Initiated THE GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES; HORSESHOE VIEW ESTATES SOUTH PUBLIC ordinance shall take effect immediately upon SHALL SOLDIER CANYON ESTATES IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 44 BE CREATED; certification by the designated election official PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 52 AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES, that a majority of registered electors voted in BE CREATED; AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS THE SPECIFIC OWNERSHIP TAXES RECEIVED favor of this Initiated Ordinance at such regular OF SUCH TAXES, THE SPECIFIC BY THE DISTRICT AND INVESTMENT election. In such event, each and every Medical OWNERSHIP TAXES RECEIVED BY THE EARNINGS ON BOTH CONSTITUTE VOTER DISTRICT AND INVESTMENT EARNINGS Marijuana Center, Optional Premises Cultivation APPROVED REVENUE AND/OR SPENDING Operation and Medical Marijuana Infused ON BOTH CONSTITUTE VOTER APPROVED CHANGES AND BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY REVENUE AND/OR SPENDING CHANGES Products Manufacturer in operation on such THE DISTRICT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY effective date shall cease operations within AND BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE SPENDING, REVENUE RAISING OR OTHER DISTRICT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY ninety (90) days of the effective date specified in LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SPENDING, REVENUE RAISING OR OTHER this Section 2. SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE YES CONSTITUTION; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT AND EXPEND CONSTITUTION; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT NO FROM ITS MILL LEVY ANY SUCH AMOUNT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT AND WHICH IS MORE THAN THE AMOUNT WHICH EXPEND FROM ITS MILL LEVY ANY SUCH WOULD OTHERWISE BE PERMITTED UNDER AMOUNT WHICH IS MORE THAN THE City of Fort Collins THE 5½% LIMIT IMPOSED BY SECTION 29-1- AMOUNT WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE 301, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES IN 2012 PERMITTED UNDER THE 5½% LIMIT Initiated Question 301 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER? IMPOSED BY SECTION 29-1-301, Proposed Citizen-Initiated Ordinance YES COLORADO REVISED STATUTES IN 2012 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER? An ordinance repealing certain provisions of the City Code that presently prohibit NO YES the operation of medical marijuana businesses in the City and replacing NO those provisions with rules and regulations governing the licensing, number, location and operation of such businesses. FOR THE ORDINANCE
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE
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Horseshoe View Estates North #53 Terry Shores #54 River Glen #2012-1 REFERRED ISSUE 5C REFERRED ISSUE 5D REFERRED ISSUE 5E
SHALL TAXES BE INCREASED $50,500 SHALL TAXES BE INCREASED $43,000 SHALL LARIMER COUNTY DEBT BE ANNUALLY (IN THE FIRST YEAR) OR SUCH ANNUALLY (IN THE FIRST YEAR) OR SUCH INCREASED BY THE AMOUNT OF GREATER AMOUNT AS IS RAISED IN GREATER AMOUNT AS IS RAISED IN $1,240,000, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF SUBSEQUENT YEARS WITHIN THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS WITHIN THE $2,520,000; AND SHALL LARIMER COUNTY BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPOSED BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPOSED TERRY TAXES BE INCREASED $2,520,000 HORSESHOE VIEW ESTATES NORTH PUBLIC SHORES PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. ANNUALLY OR BY SUCH LESSER ANNUAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 53 BY THE 54 BY THE IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM AMOUNT AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO PAY IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM PROPERTY PROPERTY TAXES AT A MILL LEVY RATE NOT TAXES AT A MILL LEVY RATE NOT TO EXCEED THE AFOREMENTIONED DEBT, BY TO EXCEED 14.286 MILLS, THE REVENUES OF IMPOSING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS UPON 35.058 MILLS, THE REVENUES OF WHICH WILL WHICH WILL BE COLLECTED BEGINNING BE COLLECTED BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2013 PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY’S LOCAL JANUARY 1, 2013 AND EACH YEAR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2012-1 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, SUCH THEREAFTER, SUCH REVENUES TO BE USED (RIVER GLEN), WHICH ASSESSMENTS REVENUES TO BE USED FOR THE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE ARE SUBJECT TO PREPAYMENT AT THE IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS OF ROADS AS REQUESTED IN THE PETITION OPTION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER: AS REQUESTED IN THE PETITION FOR FOR CREATION OF THE DISTRICT AND FOR CREATION OF THE DISTRICT AND FOR THE THE GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES; SHALL SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF SPECIAL GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES; SHALL TERRY SHORES PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT BONDS OR OTHER HORSESHOE VIEW ESTATES NORTH PUBLIC DISTRICT NO. 54 BE CREATED; AND SHALL FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS BEARING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 53 BE CREATED; INTEREST AT A NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES, THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES, THE SPECIFIC OWNERSHIP TAXES RECEIVED BY RATE NOT TO EXCEED 5%; SUCH SPECIAL THE SPECIFIC OWNERSHIP TAXES RECEIVED ASSESSMENT BONDS OR OTHER BY THE DISTRICT AND INVESTMENT THE DISTRICT AND INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON BOTH CONSTITUTE VOTER APPROVED FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE EARNINGS ON BOTH CONSTITUTE VOTER ISSUED TO PAY THE COSTS OF APPROVED REVENUE AND/OR SPENDING REVENUE AND/OR SPENDING CHANGES AND PROVIDING CERTAIN LOCAL CHANGES AND BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT THE DISTRICT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, IMPROVEMENTS IN SUCH DISTRICT, TO SPENDING, REVENUE RAISING OR OTHER REVENUE RAISING OR OTHER LIMITATION BE REPAID FROM THE PROCEEDS OF LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TO BE IMPOSED SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION; AND UPON THE PROPERTY INCLUDED WITHIN CONSTITUTION; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO SUCH DISTRICT; SUCH TAXES TO AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT AND EXPEND COLLECT AND EXPEND FROM ITS MILL LEVY CONSIST OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FROM ITS MILL LEVY ANY SUCH AMOUNT ANY SUCH AMOUNT WHICH IS MORE THAN SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IMPOSED UPON WHICH IS MORE THAN THE AMOUNT WHICH THE AMOUNT WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE THE PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PERMITTED UNDER PERMITTED UNDER THE 5½% LIMIT IMPOSED BENEFITED BY THE LOCAL THE 5½% LIMIT IMPOSED BY SECTION 29-1- BY SECTION 29-1-301, COLORADO REVISED IMPROVEMENTS; AND SHALL THE 301, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES IN 2012 STATUTES IN 2012 AND EACH YEAR PROCEEDS OF SUCH BONDS OR OTHER AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER? THEREAFTER? FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS AND THE YES YES PROCEEDS OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS, AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON NO NO CONSTITUTE VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGES AND BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE COUNTY WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY EXPENDITURE, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW, AND WITHOUT LIMITING IN ANY YEAR THE AMOUNT OF OTHER REVENUES THAT MAY BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE COUNTY? YES
NO
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BALLOT ISSUE 5F
SHALL THE LOVELAND RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY $676,000 ANNUALLY (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR INCREASE), AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED THEREAFTER, BY AN ADDITIONAL MILL LEVY OF NOT MORE THAN 2.90 MILLS, (FOR A TOTAL MILL LEVY OF 8.708 MILLS) COMMENCING IN TAX YEAR 2012 FOR COLLECTION IN 2013 AND CONTINUING THROUGH 2022 WITH SUCH REVENUES TO BE USED TO CONTINUE THE FIRE DISTRICT’S CURRENT OPERATIONS, INCLUDING, FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE; AND SHALL SUCH TAX PROCEEDS BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE FIRE DISTRICT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE AND SPENDING CHANGE IN EACH YEAR, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING OR REVENUE LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW? YES
NO
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