OFFICIAL BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION LARIMER COUNTY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008 SAMPLE BALLOT

SCOTT DOYLE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote for the candidate(s) of your choice, completely fill in the OVAL to the left of the candidate(s) name. To vote for a person not on the ballot, write in the name of the candidate in the space provided and fill in the OVAL to the left of the write-in line. To complete your ballot, please review both sides. If you tear, deface or wrongly mark this ballot, return it to an election judge to get another. VOTE LIKE THIS

"Ballot issues referred by the general assembly or any political subdivision are listed by letter, and ballot issues initiated by the people are listed numerically. A 'yes' vote on any ballot issue is a vote in favor of changing current law or existing circumstances, and a 'no' vote on any ballot issue is a vote against changing current law or existing circumstances." C.R.S. 1-40-115(2)

FEDERAL OFFICES STATE OFFICES COUNTY OFFICES JUDICIARY

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS STATE SENATE - COUNTY COMMISSIONER - COURT OF APPEALS (Vote for One Pair) DISTRICT 14 DISTRICT 2 (Vote Yes or No) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) Shall Judge Jerry N. Jones of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? John McCain/Sarah Palin Matt Fries Steve Johnson Republican Republican Republican /Joe Biden Bob Bacon Randy Eubanks YES Democratic Democratic Democratic Chuck Baldwin/Darrell L. Castle STATE REPRESENTATIVE - COUNTY COMMISSIONER - NO Constitution DISTRICT 49 DISTRICT 3 Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root (Vote for One) (Vote for One) COURT OF APPEALS Libertarian (Vote Yes or No) Cynthia McKinney/Rosa A. Clemente Kevin Lundberg Tom Donnelly Green Republican Republican Shall Judge Gilbert M. Roman of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in Jonathan E. Allen/Jeffrey D. Stath James Ross Roger Hoffmann HeartQuake '08 Democratic Democratic office? Gene C. Amondson/Leroy J. Pletten STATE REPRESENTATIVE - JUDICIARY YES Prohibition DISTRICT 51 James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Vote for One) JUSTICE OF THE COLORADO NO Socialist Workers SUPREME COURT Charles Jay/Dan Sallis Jr. Ken Bennett (Vote Yes or No) COURT OF APPEALS Boston Tea Democratic (Vote Yes or No) Shall Justice Allison H. Eid of the Colorado Alan Keyes/Brian Rohrbough Don Marostica America's Independent Republican Supreme Court be retained in office? Shall Judge Diana L. Terry of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? Gloria La Riva/Robert Moses STATE REPRESENTATIVE - YES Socialism and Liberation DISTRICT 52 Bradford Lyttle/Abraham Bassford (Vote for One) NO YES U.S. Pacifist Frank Edward McEnulty/David Mangan John Michael Kefalas JUSTICE OF THE COLORADO NO Unaffiliated Democratic SUPREME COURT Brian Moore/Stewart A. Alexander Bob McCluskey (Vote Yes or No) COUNTY JUDGE, LARIMER Socialist, USA Republican (Vote Yes or No) Shall Justice Gregory J. Hobbs Jr. of the Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez STATE REPRESENTATIVE - Colorado Supreme Court be retained in Unaffiliated DISTRICT 53 Shall Judge Christine A. Carney of the office? Larimer County Court be retained in office? Thomas Robert Stevens/Alden Link (Vote for One) Objectivist UNITED STATES SENATOR Donna Gallup YES YES (Vote for One) Republican Randy Fischer NO NO Democratic DISTRICT ATTORNEY - COURT OF APPEALS COUNTY JUDGE, LARIMER Republican 8th JUDICIAL DISTRICT (Vote Yes or No) (Vote Yes or No) (Vote for One) Democratic Shall Judge Steven L. Bernard of the Shall Judge Ronald L. Schultz of the Larimer Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in County Court be retained in office? Bob Kinsey Larry R. Abrahamson Green Republican office? Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell YES YES American Constitution NO NO Write-In REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 111th COURT OF APPEALS UNITED STATES CONGRESS - (Vote Yes or No) DISTRICT 4 (Vote for One) Shall Judge David M. Furman of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in Betsy Markey Democratic office? Marilyn N. Musgrave YES Republican NO

COURT OF APPEALS (Vote Yes or No)

Shall Judge Robert D. Hawthorne of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office?

YES

NO STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO

Amendment 46 Amendment 50 Amendment 53 Amendment 56

Shall there be an amendment to the SHALL THERE BE AN AMENDMENT TO Shall there be an amendment to the Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning a THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION Colorado Revised Statutes extending the Colorado Constitution concerning health prohibition against discrimination by the CONCERNING VOTER-APPROVED criminal liability of a business entity to its care coverage for employees, and, in state, and, in connection therewith, REVISIONS TO LIMITED GAMING, AND, IN executive officials for the entity’s failure to connection therewith, requiring employers prohibiting the state from discriminating CONNECTION THEREWITH, ALLOWING perform a specific duty imposed by law, and, that regularly employ twenty or more against or granting preferential treatment to THE LOCAL VOTERS IN CENTRAL CITY, in connection therewith, conditioning an employees to provide major medical health any individual or group on the basis of race, BLACK HAWK, AND CRIPPLE CREEK TO executive official’s liability upon his or her care coverage to their employees; excluding sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the EXTEND CASINO HOURS OF knowledge of the duty imposed by law and of operation of public employment, public the state and its political subdivisions from OPERATION, APPROVED GAMES TO the business entity’s failure to perform such education, or public contracting; allowing the definition of "employer"; allowing an INCLUDE ROULETTE AND CRAPS OR duty; and allowing an executive official who exceptions to the prohibition when bona fide employer to provide such health care BOTH, AND MAXIMUM SINGLE BETS UP discloses to the attorney general all facts qualifications based on sex are reasonably known to the official concerning a business's coverage either directly through a carrier, necessary or when action is necessary to TO $100; ADJUSTING DISTRIBUTIONS TO company, or organization or acting as a self- CURRENT GAMING FUND RECIPIENTS criminal conduct to use that disclosure as an establish or maintain eligibility for federal affirmative defense to criminal charges? insurer, or indirectly by paying premiums to a funds; preserving the validity of court orders FOR GROWTH IN GAMING TAX health insurance authority to be created or consent decrees in effect at the time the REVENUE DUE TO VOTER-APPROVED YES pursuant to this measure that will contract measure becomes effective; defining "state" REVISIONS IN GAMING; DISTRIBUTING with health insurance carriers, companies, to include the state of Colorado, agencies or 78% OF THE REMAINING GAMING TAX and organizations to provide coverage to NO departments of the state, public institutions REVENUE FROM THIS AMENDMENT FOR employees; providing that employees shall of higher education, political subdivisions, or STUDENT FINANCIAL AID AND not be required to pay more than twenty governmental instrumentalities of or within CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AT Amendment 54 percent of the premium for such coverage the state; and making portions of the COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACCORDING for themselves and more than thirty percent measure found invalid severable from the TO THE PROPORTION OF THEIR Shall there be an amendment to the of such coverage for the employees' remainder of the measure? RESPECTIVE STUDENT ENROLLMENTS, Colorado constitution concerning restrictions dependents; financing the costs of AND 22% FOR LOCAL GAMING IMPACTS on campaign contributions, and, in administering the health insurance authority YES IN GILPIN AND TELLER COUNTIES AND connection therewith, prohibiting the holder and health care coverage provided through THE CITIES OF CENTRAL CITY, BLACK of contracts totaling $100,000 or more, as the authority with premiums paid by HAWK, AND CRIPPLE CREEK indexed for inflation, awarded by state or NO employers to the authority and, if necessary, ACCORDING TO THE PROPORTION OF local governments without competitive such revenue sources other than the state INCREASED TAX REVENUE FROM bidding ("sole source government Amendment 47 general fund as determined by the general VOTER-APPROVED REVISIONS IN EACH contracts"), including certain collective CITY OR COUNTY; AND REQUIRING ANY bargaining agreements, from making a assembly; directing the general assembly to Shall there be an amendment to the INCREASE IN GAMING TAXES FROM THE contribution for the benefit of a political party enact such laws as are necessary to Colorado constitution concerning LEVELS IMPOSED AS OF JULY 1, 2008 or candidate for elective office during the implement the measure; and setting the participation in a labor organization as a TO BE APPROVED AT A STATEWIDE term of the contracts and for 2 years effective date of the measure to be no later condition of employment, and, in connection ELECTION, IF LOCAL VOTERS IN ONE thereafter; disqualifying a person who makes than November 1, 2009? therewith, prohibiting an employer from OR MORE CITIES HAVE APPROVED ANY a contribution in a ballot issue election from YES requiring that a person be a member and REVISION TO LIMITED GAMING? entering into a sole source government pay any moneys to a labor organization or to contract related to the ballot issue; and any other third party in lieu of payment to a YES imposing liability and penalties on contract NO labor organization and creating a holders, certain of their owners, officers and misdemeanor criminal penalty for a person directors, and government officials for NO Amendment 57 who violates the provisions of the section? violations of the amendment?

YES Amendment 51 YES Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning a SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED safe workplace for employees, and, in NO NO $186.1 MILLION ANNUALLY AFTER FULL connection therewith, requiring employers to IMPLEMENTATION BY AN AMENDMENT provide safe and healthy workplaces for their Amendment 48 TO THE COLORADO REVISED Amendment 55 employees; restricting such requirement to STATUTES CONCERNING AN INCREASE employers regularly employing ten or more Shall there be an amendment to the IN THE STATE SALES AND USE TAX TO Shall there be an amendment to the employees in the state; and enabling Colorado constitution defining the term PROVIDE FUNDING FOR LONG-TERM Colorado constitution concerning cause for employees who are injured because of an “person” to include any human being from SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH employee discharge or suspension, and, in employer's violation of this requirement to the moment of fertilization as “person” is DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND, IN connection therewith, requiring an employer file suit in district court, with the right to a jury used in those provisions of the Colorado CONNECTION THEREWITH, INCREASING to establish and document just cause for the trial, to recover compensatory and constitution relating to inalienable rights, THE RATE OF THE STATE SALES AND discharge or suspension of a full-time exemplary damages, actual past or future equality of justice, and due process of law? USE TAX BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2009, employee; defining “just cause” to mean pecuniary losses, and noneconomic losses BY ONE-TENTH OF ONE PERCENT IN including pain and suffering, emotional YES specified types of employee misconduct and EACH OF THE NEXT TWO FISCAL substandard job performance, the filing of distress, inconvenience, mental anguish, YEARS; PERMITTING THE STATE TO bankruptcy by the employer, or documented and loss of enjoyment of life, but prohibiting NO RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUES economic circumstances that directly and injured employees from recovering any FROM THE NEW TAX, adversely affect the employer; exempting damages for which the employee already Amendment 49 NOTWITHSTANDING THE STATE from the just cause requirement business received compensation pursuant to the SPENDING LIMIT; REQUIRING AN entities that employ fewer than twenty "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado"? AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE NET REVENUE employees, nonprofit organizations that Shall there be an amendment to the FROM THE NEW TAX TO BE DEPOSITED YES employ fewer than one thousand employees, Colorado constitution concerning deductions IN THE NEWLY CREATED from governmental payroll systems, and, in governmental entities, and employees who DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LONG- NO connection therewith, prohibiting a TERM SERVICES CASH FUND; are covered by a collective bargaining governmental payroll system from taking a REQUIRING THE MONEY IN THE FUND agreement that requires just cause for payroll deduction from any government TO BE USED TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM discharge or suspension; allowing an employee except deductions required by SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH employee who believes he or she was federal law, tax withholdings, judicial liens DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; AND discharged or suspended without just cause and garnishments, deductions for individual PROHIBITING REDUCTIONS IN THE to file a civil action in state district court; or group health benefits or other insurance, LEVEL OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS IN allowing a court that finds an employee’s discharge or suspension to be in violation of deductions for pension or retirement plans or THE ANNUAL GENERAL this amendment to award reinstatement in systems, or other savings or investment APPROPRIATION BILL EXISTING ON THE the employee's former job, back wages, programs, and charitable deductions? EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS MEASURE FOR LONG-TERM SERVICES FOR damages, or any combination thereof; and PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL allowing the court to award attorneys fees to YES DISABILITIES? the prevailing party?

NO YES YES

NO NO

Amendment 52

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the allocation of revenues from the state severance tax imposed on minerals and mineral fuels other than oil shale that are extracted in the state, and, in connection therewith, for fiscal years commencing on or after July 1, 2008, requiring half of the revenues to be credited to the local government severance tax fund and the remaining revenues to be credited first to the severance tax trust fund until an annually calculated limit is reached and then to a new Colorado transportation trust fund, which may be used only to fund the construction, maintenance, and supervision of public highways in the state, giving first priority to reducing congestion on the Interstate 70 corridor?

YES

NO STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO LARIMER COUNTY

Amendment 58 Amendment 59 Referendum L TREATMENT FACILITY REFERRED ISSUE 1A SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED SHALL THERE BE AN AMENDMENT TO An amendment to section 4 of article V of $321.4 MILLION ANNUALLY BY AN THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION the constitution of the state of Colorado, SHALL LARIMER COUNTY TAXES BE AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONCERNING THE MANNER IN WHICH concerning the ability of an elector of the INCREASED ELEVEN MILLION DOLLARS REVISED STATUTES CONCERNING THE THE STATE FUNDS PUBLIC EDUCATION state of Colorado who has attained the age (FIRST FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE IN 2009) ANNUALLY BY THE IMPOSITION SEVERANCE TAX ON OIL AND GAS FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH THE of twenty-one years to serve as a member of OF A .25% (25 CENTS ON 100 DOLLARS) EXTRACTED IN THE STATE, AND, IN TWELFTH GRADE, AND, IN the Colorado general assembly. CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR THE SALES AND USE TAX WITH ALL CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR REVENUE RESULTING FROM SUCH TAX TAXABLE YEARS COMMENCING ON OR 2010-11 STATE FISCAL YEAR AND EACH YES TO BE USED SOLELY TO CONSTRUCT AFTER JANUARY 1, 2009, CHANGING STATE FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, AND OPERATE A TREATMENT AND REQUIRING THAT ANY REVENUE THAT DETOX FACILITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH, THE TAX TO 5% OF TOTAL GROSS NO INCOME FROM THE SALE OF OIL AND THE STATE WOULD OTHERWISE BE SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND ALCOHOL GAS EXTRACTED IN THE STATE WHEN REQUIRED TO REFUND PURSUANT TO ABUSE AND TO OPERATE OUT-PATIENT THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMIT ON STATE SERVICES IN CONNECTION THE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL GROSS Referendum M FISCAL YEAR SPENDING BE THEREWITH; AND SHALL THE COUNTY INCOME IS AT LEAST $300,000; TRANSFERRED INSTEAD TO THE STATE Shall section 7 of article XVIII of the state BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT AND ELIMINATING A CREDIT AGAINST THE SPEND THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX EDUCATION FUND; ELIMINATING THE constitution concerning outdated, obsolete SEVERANCE TAX FOR PROPERTY REQUIREMENT THAT, FOR THE 2011-12 WITHOUT LIMITATION BY ARTICLE X, TAXES PAID BY OIL AND GAS provisions regarding land value increase be SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO STATE FISCAL YEAR AND EACH STATE repealed? CONSTITUTION? PRODUCERS AND INTEREST OWNERS; FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE REDUCING THE LEVEL OF PRODUCTION STATEWIDE BASE PER PUPIL FUNDING YES YES THAT QUALIFIES WELLS FOR AN FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION FROM EXEMPTION FROM THE TAX; PRESCHOOL THROUGH THE TWELFTH EXEMPTING REVENUES FROM THE TAX GRADE AND THE TOTAL STATE NO NO AND RELATED INVESTMENT INCOME FUNDING FOR ALL CATEGORICAL FROM STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS INCREASE ANNUALLY BY Referendum N GOVERNMENT SPENDING LIMITS; AND AT LEAST THE RATE OF INFLATION; LARIMER COUNTY REQUIRING THE TAX REVENUES TO BE CREATING A SAVINGS ACCOUNT IN THE Shall there be a repeal of section 5 of article LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT CREDITED AS FOLLOWS: (A) 22% TO STATE EDUCATION FUND; REQUIRING XVIII and article XXII of the state constitution, THE SEVERANCE TAX TRUST FUND, (B) THAT A PORTION OF THE STATE concerning the elimination of outdated HIDDEN VIEW ESTATES LID NO. 2008-1 22% TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INCOME TAX REVENUE THAT IS obsolete provisions of the state constitution? SEVERANCE TAX FUND, AND (C) 56% TO DEPOSITED IN THE STATE EDUCATION REFERRED ISSUE 1B A NEW SEVERANCE TAX STABILIZATION FUND BE CREDITED TO THE SAVINGS YES SHALL LARIMER COUNTY DEBT BE TRUST FUND, OF WHICH 60% IS USED ACCOUNT IN CERTAIN INCREASED BY THE AMOUNT OF TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CIRCUMSTANCES; REQUIRING EITHER NO $600,000, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF COLORADO RESIDENTS ATTENDING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE OF EACH HOUSE OF THE GENERAL $1,320,000; AND SHALL LARIMER STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, Referendum O COUNTY TAXES BE INCREASED 15% TO FUND THE PRESERVATION OF ASSEMBLY OR, IN ANY STATE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH COLORADO PERSONAL $1,320,000 ANNUALLY OR BY SUCH NATIVE WILDLIFE HABITAT, 10% TO Shall there be an amendment to the INCOME GROWS LESS THAN SIX LESSER ANNUAL AMOUNT AS MAY BE FUND RENEWABLE ENERGY AND Colorado constitution concerning ballot NECESSARY TO PAY THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS, 10% PERCENT BETWEEN THE TWO initiatives, and, in connection therewith, PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEARS, A SIMPLE AFOREMENTIONED DEBT, BY IMPOSING TO FUND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS increasing the number of signatures required SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS UPON IN COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES MAJORITY VOTE OF THE GENERAL for a proposed initiative to amend the state ASSEMBLY TO USE THE MONEYS IN PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY’S LOCAL IMPACTED BY THE SEVERANCE OF OIL constitution; reducing the number of THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT; IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2008-1 AND GAS, AND 5% TO FUND signatures required for a proposed statutory ESTABLISHING THE PURPOSES FOR (HIDDEN VIEW ESTATES), WHICH COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER AND initiative; requiring a minimum number of WHICH MONEYS IN THE SAVINGS signatures for a proposed initiative to amend ASSESSMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT GRANTS? ACCOUNT MAY BE SPENT; the state constitution to be gathered from PREPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF THE residents of each congressional district in PROPERTY OWNER: SUCH DEBT TO YES ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT MAY BE IN THE SAVINGS the state; increasing the time allowed to CONSIST OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ACCOUNT IN ANY STATE FISCAL YEAR; gather signatures for a proposed statutory BONDS OR OTHER FINANCIAL NO AND ALLOWING THE GENERAL initiative; modifying the review of initiative OBLIGATIONS BEARING INTEREST AT A ASSEMBLY TO TRANSFER MONEYS petitions; establishing a filing deadline for NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE proposed initiatives to amend the state TO EXCEED 6.00%; SUCH SPECIAL STATE EDUCATION FUND, SO LONG AS constitution; and requiring a two-thirds vote ASSESSMENT BONDS OR OTHER CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS FOR of all members elected to each house of the FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE general assembly to amend, repeal, or TRANSPORTATION FUNDING ARE MET? ISSUED TO PAY THE COSTS OF supersede any law enacted by an initiative PROVIDING CERTAIN LOCAL YES for a period of five years after the law becomes effective? IMPROVEMENTS IN SUCH DISTRICT, TO BE REPAID FROM THE PROCEEDS OF NO YES SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TO BE IMPOSED UPON THE PROPERTY INCLUDED WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT; NO SUCH TAXES TO CONSIST OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IMPOSED UPON THE PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT BENEFITED BY THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS; AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH BONDS OR OTHER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS AND THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS, AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON 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, AND WITHOUT LIMITING IN ANY YEAR THE AMOUNT OF OTHER REVENUES THAT MAY BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE COUNTY?

YES

NO ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL WINDSOR-SEVERANCE FIRE WINDSOR-SEVERANCE FIRE DISTRICT RE-1J DISTRICT RE-1J PROTECTION DISTRICT PROTECTION DISTRICT

REFERRED ISSUE 3A REFERRED ISSUE 3B FORM OF MILL LEVY INCREASE FORM OF BOND REFERRED ISSUE 4A REFERRED ISSUE 4B SHALL ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL SHALL ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1J TAXES BE DISTRICT NO. RE-1J DEBT BE SHALL WINDSOR-SEVERANCE FIRE SHALL WINDSOR-SEVERANCE FIRE INCREASED $16,500,000 IN TAX INCREASED $189,000,000, WITH A PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE PROTECTION DISTRICT DEBT BE COLLECTION YEAR 2009, AND BY REPAYMENT COST OF NOT TO EXCEED INCREASED UP TO $1,250,000 (2011 INCREASED UP TO $3,822,000, WITH A WHATEVER AMOUNTS AS MAY BE $430,800,000 AND SHALL DISTRICT AMOUNT AFTER PHASED-IN INCREASE) MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO COLLECTED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER TAXES BE INCREASED NOT MORE THAN ANNUALLY AND IN EACH YEAR $5,949,000, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES FROM A MILL LEVY INCREASE OF NOT $32,500,000 ANNUALLY FOR THE THEREAFTER BY WHATEVER BE INCREASED UP TO $449,000 TO EXCEED 7.4 MILLS AS DETERMINED PURPOSES OF ACQUIRING, ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD, FOR CONSTRUCTING OR PURCHASING FROM A PHASED-IN OPERATING MILL FINANCING THE COSTS OF, EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES (WHICH SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, LEVY IMPOSED AT A RATE OF 0.565 ENLARGING, IMPROVING, REPAIRING SHALL INCLUDE THE DISTRICT’S MILLS IN 2008, AN ADDITIONAL 0.565 • REMODELING AND EQUIPPING THE AND MAKING ADDITIONS TO SCHOOL EXISTING FOUR CHARTER SCHOOLS), MILLS IN 2009 AND AN ADDITIONAL 1.12 CURRENT SEVERANCE SUBSTATION BUILDINGS AND EQUIPPING SCHOOLS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: IN ORDER TO IMPROVE AND PROVIDING OTHER CAPITAL MILLS IN 2010 (THE TOTAL OF WHICH IS ACCESSIBILITY AND RESPONSE ASSETS FOR DISTRICT PURPOSES, 2.25 MILLS AND IS IN ADDITION TO THE • RESTORING TEACHER AND STAFF WHICH MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT MILL LEVY CURRENTLY IMPOSED BY TIMES IN A CORE POPULATION AREA, POSITIONS TO REDUCE CLASS SIZE, LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: THE DISTRICT), TO BE USED TO PAY AND THE COSTS OF, • RESTORING INSTRUCTIONAL • • REPAIRING AND RENOVATING CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A PROGRAMS, SUCH AS ART, MUSIC EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDINGS • HIRING FIREFIGHTERS/MEDICAL WEST WINDSOR SUBSTATION TO AND WORLD LANGUAGE, DISTRICT-WIDE TO EXTEND THE RESCUE PERSONNEL FOR A NEW IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY AND USEFUL LIFE OF EXISTING SUBSTATION IN WEST WINDSOR, RESPONSE TIMES, AND • ATTRACTING, TRAINING AND FACILITIES, ADDRESS LIFE-SAFETY RETAINING HIGH-QUALITY ISSUES AND MAKE FACILITIES MORE • HIRING FIREFIGHTERS/MEDICAL • ACQUIRING AND EQUIPPING A NEW TEACHERS AND STAFF, ENERGY EFFICIENT, RESCUE PERSONNEL FOR THE FIRE ENGINE FOR THE WEST EXISTING SUBSTATION IN SUBSTATION, AND • INCREASING SCIENCE, MATH, • ENHANCING COMPUTER AND SEVERANCE, ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND INTERNET ACCESS IN CLASSROOMS, • REPLACING AN OUTDATED HEAVY ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR THE 21ST LIBRARIES AND LABS BY MAKING • MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING RESCUE TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT, CENTURY, TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CURRENT LEVELS OF FIRE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO FACILITATE 21ST PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY • ADDING ADVANCED PLACEMENT CENTURY LEARNING DISTRICT-WIDE, SERVICES, • ACQUIRING LAND FOR A FUTURE AND OTHER RIGOROUS AND SUBSTATION IN THE SEVERANCE • RELEVANT COURSES; AND MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO SKYLINE • IMPROVING EMERGENCY RESPONSE CORE AREA, HIGH SCHOOL TO PROVIDE A TIMES, AND SHALL SUCH TAX INCREASE BE AN DISTRICT-WIDE SCIENCE, SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF THE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND • HIRING A SUPPORT PERSON FOR ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT OF GENERAL IN EXCESS OF THE LEVY AUTHORIZED MATH PROGRAM, PERSONNEL SERVICES, OBLIGATION BONDS, WHICH BONDS FOR THE DISTRICT’S GENERAL FUND, SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM • PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT WITH SECTION 22-54-108, C.R.S.; AND NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THE AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE PERMITTED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND TO EXCEED 5.75% PER ANNUM AND BE SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED LOCATION OF WHICH IS TO BE ISSUED AT SUCH TIMES AND PRICES TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL DETERMINED BY CAPACITY NEEDS, EXPEND SUCH TAXES AS A VOTER- APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT • CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND TO TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT OF SUCH TAXES AS A VOTER NEW HIGH SCHOOL TO BE LOCATED HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN IN THE FREDERICK AREA, EXCEED THE LIMITATION CONTAINED IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO DIRECTORS MAY DETERMINE; AND EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH SHALL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE REVISED STATUTES? WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER BE LEVIED IN ANY YEAR, WITHOUT ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE INCREASED IN ANY YEAR, WITHOUT YES LIMITATION AS TO RATE OR AMOUNT, COLORADO CONSTITUTION? LIMITATION OF RATE AND IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH BONDS YES PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND NO INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT OR ANY AS THE SAME BECOME DUE? REFUNDING DEBT (OR TO CREATE A NO YES RESERVE FOR SUCH PAYMENT), SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION NO BONDS, INSTALLMENT SALES AGREEMENTS, LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS OR OTHER MULTIPLE- FISCAL YEAR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS BEARING INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT TO EXCEED 6.0%; SUCH BONDS TO BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE, FOR A PRICE ABOVE OR BELOW THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH SERIES, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND WITH SUCH MATURITIES AS PERMITTED BY LAW AND AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE BONDS PRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF THE PREMIUM OF NOT TO EXCEED THREE PERCENT; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE DEBT TO REFUND THE DEBT AUTHORIZED IN THIS QUESTION, PROVIDED THAT AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH REFUNDING DEBT THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ALL DEBT ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS QUESTION DOES NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH ABOVE, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT ALL DEBT ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THIS QUESTION IS ISSUED ON TERMS THAT DO NOT EXCEED THE REPAYMENT COSTS AUTHORIZED IN THIS QUESTION; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH BOND PROCEEDS AND TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

YES

NO ESTES VALLEY ESTES VALLEY LARIMER COUNTY LARIMER COUNTY RECREATION & PARK DISTRICT RECREATION & PARK DISTRICT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

REFERRED ISSUE 4C REFERRED ISSUE 4D TERRY COVE #37 COTTONWOOD SHORES #42 REFERRED ISSUE 5A REFERRED ISSUE 5C SHALL ESTES VALLEY RECREATION & SHALL ESTES VALLEY RECREATION & PARK DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED SHALL TAXES BE INCREASED $9,000 SHALL TAXES BE INCREASED $26,000 PARK DISTRICT DEBT BE INCREASED ANNUALLY (IN THE FIRST YEAR) OR ANNUALLY (IN THE FIRST YEAR) OR UP TO $473,000 ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST UP TO $14,900,000, WITH A MAXIMUM SUCH GREATER AMOUNT AS IS RAISED SUCH GREATER AMOUNT AS IS RAISED FULL FISCAL YEAR (2009) AND IN EACH REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS WITHIN THE IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS WITHIN THE YEAR THEREAFTER BY WHATEVER $26,450,000, AND SHALL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPOSED BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $1,359,000 TERRY COVE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COTTONWOOD SHORES PUBLIC FROM AN OPERATING MILL LEVY OF UP ANNUALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISTRICT NO. 37 BY THE IMPOSITION OF IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 42 BY THE TO 1.200 MILLS, WITH THE INCREASE TO FINANCING THE COSTS OF SITE AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES AT A IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM BE USED TO PAY THE COSTS OF PREPARATION, CONSTRUCTING AND MILL LEVY RATE NOT TO EXCEED 8.969 PROPERTY TAXES AT A MILL LEVY EQUIPPING A COMMUNITY CENTER, MILLS, THE REVENUES OF WHICH WILL RATE NOT TO EXCEED 20.407 MILLS, • TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND LOCATED ON SCHOOL DISTRICT BE COLLECTED BEGINNING JANUARY 1, THE REVENUES OF WHICH WILL BE MAINTENANCE; PROPERTY LEASED PURSUANT TO A 2009 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, COLLECTED BEGINNING JANUARY 1, COOPERATIVE INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUCH REVENUES TO BE USED FOR THE 2009 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, • GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE AGREEMENT, WHICH COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH REVENUES TO BE USED FOR THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING WITHOUT CENTER IS TO INCLUDE, WITHOUT ROADS AS REQUESTED IN THE IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF LIMITATION, TREE MAINTENANCE LIMITATION, PETITION FOR CREATION OF THE ROADS AS REQUESTED IN THE FOR PINE BEETLE INFESTATION ON DISTRICT AND FOR THE GENERAL PETITION FOR CREATION OF THE DISTRICT PROPERTIES, POOL • RECREATION SPACE, INCLUDING A OPERATING EXPENSES; SHALL THE DISTRICT AND FOR THE GENERAL OPERATIONS, EQUIPMENT AND GYMNASIUM, LOCKER ROOMS, TERRY COVE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT OPERATING EXPENSES; SHALL THE FACILITIES; AND PROGRAM CLASSROOM/MEETING DISTRICT NO. 37 BE CREATED; AND COTTONWOOD SHORES PUBLIC SPACE AND A YOUTH CENTER, SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 42 BE • THE OPERATING COSTS FOR THE TAXES, THE SPECIFIC OWNERSHIP CREATED; AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS • PROPOSED COMMUNITY CENTER IF SPACE FOR CHILD CARE AND TAXES RECEIVED BY THE DISTRICT OF SUCH TAXES, THE SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND AND INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON BOTH OWNERSHIP TAXES RECEIVED BY THE CENTER IS APPROVED BY THE CONSTITUTE VOTER APPROVED DISTRICT AND INVESTMENT EARNINGS • DISTRICT ELECTORS; IMPROVEMENTS TO AND EXPANSION REVENUE AND/OR SPENDING CHANGES ON BOTH CONSTITUTE VOTER OF THE EXISTING AQUATIC CENTER, AND BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY APPROVED REVENUE AND/OR AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE THE DISTRICT WITHOUT REGARD TO SPENDING CHANGES AND BE PERMITTED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND AND ADDITIONALLY FOR THE PURPOSE ANY SPENDING, REVENUE RAISING OR COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE EXPEND SUCH TAXES AS A VOTER- OF FINANCING THE REPLACEMENT OF OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN DISTRICT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM AT LAKE ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE SPENDING, REVENUE RAISING OR ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE ESTES GOLF COURSE, PROVIDING COLORADO CONSTITUTION; AND SHALL OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND TO MATCHING FUNDS FOR ACCESSIBILITY THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE EXCEED THE LIMITATION CONTAINED IN AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT LAKE COLLECT AND EXPEND FROM ITS MILL COLORADO CONSTITUTION; AND SHALL SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO ESTES RESTROOMS, AND OTHER LEVY ANY SUCH AMOUNT WHICH IS THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO REVISED STATUTES? MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO MORE THAN THE AMOUNT WHICH COLLECT AND EXPEND FROM ITS MILL DISTRICT FACILITIES, SUCH DEBT TO WOULD OTHERWISE BE PERMITTED LEVY ANY SUCH AMOUNT WHICH IS YES CONSIST OF THE ISSUANCE AND UNDER THE 5½% LIMIT IMPOSED BY MORE THAN THE AMOUNT WHICH PAYMENT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION SECTION 29-1-301, COLORADO REVISED WOULD OTHERWISE BE PERMITTED STATUTES IN 2008 AND EACH YEAR NO BONDS, WHICH BONDS SHALL BEAR UNDER THE 5½% LIMIT IMPOSED BY INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM NET THEREAFTER? SECTION 29-1-301, COLORADO REVISED EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT TO STATUTES IN 2008 AND EACH YEAR YES EXCEED 5.95% PER ANNUM AND BE THEREAFTER? ISSUED AT SUCH TIMES AND PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN NO YES SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT RAINBOW LAKES #41 NO HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF REFERRED ISSUE 5B DIRECTORS MAY DETERMINE; SHALL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE SHALL TAXES BE INCREASED $35,000 ESTES PARK LEVIED IN ANY YEAR, WITHOUT ANNUALLY (IN THE FIRST YEAR) OR LIMITATION AS TO RATE OR AMOUNT, SUCH GREATER AMOUNT AS IS RAISED LOCAL MARKETING DISTRICT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM IF IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS WITHIN THE ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH BONDS BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPOSED REFERRED ISSUE 5D AS THE SAME BECOME DUE; AND RAINBOW LAKES PUBLIC SHALL ANY EARNINGS (REGARDLESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 41 BY THE Shall the Estes Park Local Marketing District OF AMOUNT) FROM THE INVESTMENT IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES PROPERTY TAXES AT A MILL LEVY be established pursuant to the AND BONDS CONSTITUTE A VOTER- RATE NOT TO EXCEED 9.714 MILLS, THE Intergovernmental Agreement between the APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER REVENUES OF WHICH WILL BE Town of Estes Park and Larimer County? ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLLECTED BEGINNING JANUARY 1, YES COLORADO CONSTITUTION? 2009 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, SUCH REVENUES TO BE USED FOR THE YES IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NO ROADS AS REQUESTED IN THE PETITION FOR CREATION OF THE NO DISTRICT AND FOR THE GENERAL REFERRED ISSUE 5E OPERATING EXPENSES; SHALL THE RAINBOW LAKES PUBLIC SHALL THE ESTES PARK LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 41 BE MARKETING DISTRICT TAXES BE CREATED; AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS INCREASED $1.4 MILLION ANNUALLY IN OF SUCH TAXES, THE SPECIFIC THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR AND BY OWNERSHIP TAXES RECEIVED BY THE WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE DISTRICT AND INVESTMENT EARNINGS RAISED ANNUALLY IN EACH ON BOTH CONSTITUTE VOTER SUBSEQUENT YEAR BY THE LEVYING APPROVED REVENUE AND/OR OF A 2% MARKETING AND PROMOTION SPENDING CHANGES AND BE TAX ON THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID OR COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE CHARGED TO PERSONS FOR ROOMS DISTRICT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OR ACCOMMODATIONS WITHIN THE SPENDING, REVENUE RAISING OR DISTRICT, COMMENCING IN 2009 AND OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN CONTINUING THEREAFTER; AND SHALL ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, KEEP AND SPEND ALL COLLECT AND EXPEND FROM ITS MILL REVENUES RECEIVED IN 2009 AND LEVY ANY SUCH AMOUNT WHICH IS EACH YEAR THEREAFTER WITHOUT MORE THAN THE AMOUNT WHICH REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE, WOULD OTHERWISE BE PERMITTED OR OTHER LIMITATION IN ARTICLE X, UNDER THE 5½% LIMIT IMPOSED BY SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO SECTION 29-1-301, COLORADO REVISED CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER STATUTES IN 2008 AND EACH YEAR STATUTORY LAWS OF THE STATE OF THEREAFTER? COLORADO?

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