Official General Election Ballot for Weld County, Colorado Tuesday, November 8, 2016
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OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT FOR WELD COUNTY, COLORADO Carly S. Koppes TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016 Clerk & Recorder Weld County, Colorado INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote for the candidate of your choice, darken the OVAL to the LEFT of the candidate or measure. To vote for a person not on the ballot, darken the oval to the left and write in the name in the write-in space provided. If you tear, deface, or wrongly mark this ballot, return it and get another. VOTE LIKE THIS: PLEASE USE BLACK PEN "WARNING: Any person who, by use of force or other means, unduly influences an eligible elector to vote in any particular manner or to refrain from voting, or who falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any mail ballot before or after it has been cast, or who destroys, defaces, mutilates, or tampers with a ballot is subject, upon conviction, to imprisonment, or to a fine, or both." 1-7.5-107(3)(b) C.R.S. FEDERAL OFFICES United States Senator District I - Regional Transportation (Vote for One) District Director Presidential Electors (Vote for One) (Vote for One Pair) Michael Bennet Democratic Véronique Marie Bellamy Hillary Clinton/ Democratic Lee Kemp Tim Kaine Darryl Glenn Republican Judy Lubow Donald J. Trump/ Republican COUNTY OFFICES Michael R. Pence Lily Tang Williams Libertarian At Large - County Commissioner (Signed declaration to limit service to no more (Vote for One) Darrell L. Castle/ American than 2 terms) Scott N. Bradley Constitution Arn Menconi Green Joe Perez Democratic Gary Johnson/ Libertarian Sean Conway Republican Bill Weld Bill Hammons Unity District 1 - County Commissioner (Signed declaration to limit service to no more (Vote for One) Jill Stein/ Green than 2 terms) Ajamu Baraka Dan Chapin Unaffiliated Mike Freeman Republican Frank Atwood/ Approval Carl B. Erickson Democratic Blake Huber Voting Paul Noel Fiorino Unaffiliated District 3 - County Commissioner (Vote for One) "Rocky" Roque De La Fuente/ American Michael Steinberg Delta Amanda Harper Democratic James Hedges/ Prohibition Barbara J. Kirkmeyer Republican Bill Bayes Write-in District 4 - Representative to the 115th Lynette K. Kilpatrick American Constitution United States Congress America's Tom Hoefling/ (Vote for One) At Large - County Council Steve Schulin (Vote for One) Bob Seay Democratic Chris Keniston/ Veterans of Ken Buck Republican Lavonna Longwell Deacon Taylor America Bruce Griffith Libertarian Gene Stille Alyson Kennedy/ Socialist District 1 - County Council Workers Osborne Hart Write-in (Vote for One) STATE OFFICES Kyle Kenley Kopitke/ Independent At Large - Regent of the University of Brett L. Abernathy Nathan R. Sorenson American Colorado (Vote for One) Mike Schemm Laurence Kotlikoff/ Kotlikoff for Alice Madden Democratic CITY/TOWN OFFICES Edward Leamer President Heidi Ganahl Republican City of Dacono Council Members Socialism and Gloria Estela La Riva/ Congressional District 4 - Regent of the (Vote for no more than two) Dennis J. Banks Liberation University of Colorado (Vote for One) Bobby Mauck Bradford Lyttle/ Nonviolent Resistance/ Suzanne M. Sharkey Republican Nicholas Vogel Hannah Walsh Pacifist Bob Owens Democratic Town of Gilcrest Mayor (Vote for not more than one) Joseph Allen Maldonado/ Independent District 23 - State Senator People (Four-Year Term) Douglas K. Terranova (Vote for One) Jeffrey Allen Nelson Michael A. Maturen/ American T.J. Cole Democratic Town of Gilcrest Trustee Solidarity Juan Munoz (Vote for not more than three) Republican Vicki Marble (Four-Year Terms) Evan McMullin/ SAMPLEUnaffiliated District 48 - State Representative Greg A. Hunter Nathan Johnson (Vote for One) Karla G. Castro Ryan Alan Scott/ Unaffiliated Annie King Democratic Laura S. Meisner Bruce Kendall Barnard Steve Humphrey Republican Jo Ann Maes Rod Silva/ Nutrition District 49 - State Representative Town of Lochbuie Mayor Richard C. Silva (Vote for One) (Vote for not more than one) Mike Smith/ Unaffiliated Adrian "Buzz" Sweeney Democratic Michael A. Mahoney Daniel White Perry L. Buck Republican Town of Lochbuie Trustee (Vote for not more than three) Emidio Soltysik/ Socialist USA District 50 - State Representative Angela Nicole Walker (Vote for One) Jacob R. Lofgren Dave Young Democratic Michael S. Morris John Alan Honeycutt Republican Larry J. Strock Write-in Roy Dakroub Libertarian Colorado Supreme Court Justice (Vote YES or NO) District 63 - State Representative (Vote for One) Shall Justice William Hood of the Colorado Supreme Court be retained in office? Thomas A. Hudson Democratic Lori Saine Republican YES Joe Johnson Libertarian NO District Attorney - 19th Judicial District (Vote for One) Michael J. Rourke Republican FRONT Card 1 RptPct 100-25976 "100-1204" FOR PROOF ONLY 09/19/16 16:40:23 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Amendment 72 (CONSTITUTIONAL) Ballot Question 2C (Vote YES or NO) Ballot questions referred by the City of Fort Lupton general assembly or any political SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED $315.7 MILLION ANNUALLY BY AN subdivision are listed by letter, and AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO Shall The City Of Fort Lupton Eliminate ballot questions initiated by the CONSTITUTION INCREASING TOBACCO The Limitations On The Terms Of Office Shall Judge Karen M. Ashby of the people are listed numerically. A ballot TAXES, AND, IN CONNECTION Of Any Councilmember, Imposed By question listed as an "amendment" Colorado Court of Appeals be THEREWITH, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, Article XVIII, Section 11 Of The Colorado proposes a change to the Colorado retained in office? 2017, INCREASING TAXES ON Constitution? constitution, and a ballot question CIGARETTES BY 8.75 CENTS PER YES listed as a "proposition" proposes a CIGARETTE ($1.75 PER PACK OF 20 YES change to the Colorado Revised CIGARETTES) AND ON OTHER Statutes. A "yes/for" vote on any TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY 22 PERCENT NO NO ballot question is a vote in favor of OF THE MANUFACTURER'S LIST PRICE; changing current law or existing AND ALLOCATING SPECIFIED Shall Judge Michael H. Berger of circumstances, and a "no/against" PERCENTAGES OF THE NEW TOBACCO Town of Nunn vote on any ballot question is a vote TAX REVENUE TO HEALTH-RELATED Ballot Issue 2D the Colorado Court of Appeals be against changing current law or PROGRAMS AND TOBACCO retained in office? existing circumstances. EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND SHALL THE TOWN OF NUNN TAXES BE CESSATION PROGRAMS CURRENTLY INCREASED BY $165,000 ANNUALLY IN YES FUNDED BY EXISTING CONSTITUTIONAL 2017, THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR, Amendment T (CONSTITUTIONAL) TOBACCO TAXES; AND ALSO AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE NO ALLOCATING NEW REVENUE FOR RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER Shall there be an amendment to the TOBACCO-RELATED HEALTH THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF AN RESEARCH, VETERANS' PROGRAMS, Colorado constitution concerning the EXCISE TAX OF 5% ON THE PRICE Shall Judge Steven L. Bernard of CHILD AND ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL RECEIVED FOR THE WHOLESALE SALE removal of the exception to the HEALTH, CONSTRUCTION AND the Colorado Court of Appeals be OF UNPROCESSED MARIJUANA BY A prohibition of slavery and involuntary TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS FOR “MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY” AS retained in office? servitude when used as punishment for QUALIFIED HEALTH PROVIDERS, DEFINED BY TOWN OF NUNN persons duly convicted of a crime? EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR ORDINANCE NUMBER 2016-295 WHEN YES HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN RURAL UNPROCESSED MARIJUANA IS SOLD OR AND UNDERSERVED AREAS, AND TRANSFERRED FROM WITHIN THE YES/FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF NO TRACKS? NUNN BY A MARIJUANA CULTIVATION Shall Judge Stephanie E. Dunn of NO/AGAINST YES/FOR FACILITY FOR RESALE, WITH THE TAX REVENUES TO BE USED FOR THE the Colorado Court of Appeals be PURPOSE OF FUNDING ADDITIONAL Amendment U (CONSTITUTIONAL) NO/AGAINST retained in office? COSTS INCURRED BY THE TOWN OF NUNN, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL YES Shall there be an amendment to the Proposition 106 (STATUTORY) FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND Colorado constitution concerning an PERSONNEL NEEDED, DUE TO exemption from property taxation for a Shall there be a change to the Colorado OPERATIONS OF MARIJUANA possessory interest in real property if the NO revised statutes to permit any mentally CULTIVATION FACILITIES WITHIN THE actual value of the interest is less than or TOWN OF NUNN AND FOR THE equal to six thousand dollars or such capable adult Colorado resident who has Shall Judge David Furman of the a medical prognosis of death by terminal PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE TOWN OF amount adjusted for inflation? NUNN’S GENERAL OPERATIONS, Colorado Court of Appeals be illness within six months to receive a YES/FOR prescription from a willing licensed INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY, MUNICIPAL retained in office? physician for medication that can be self- SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, PARK NO/AGAINST administered to bring about death; and in YES connection therewith, requiring two AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, licensed physicians to confirm the POLICE SERVICES, AND ANY OTHER NO Amendment 69 (CONSTITUTIONAL) medical prognosis, that the terminally-ill LAWFUL PUBLIC PURPOSE OF THE patient has received information about TOWN OF NUNN; AND SHALL ALL REVENUES DERIVED FROM SUCH TAX Shall Judge Robert D. Hawthorne SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED other care and treatment options, and $25 BILLION ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST that the patient is making a voluntary and BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A of the Colorado Court of Appeals FULL FISCAL YEAR, AND BY SUCH informed decision in requesting the VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE be retained in office? AMOUNTS THAT ARE RAISED medication; requiring evaluation by a NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE OR THEREAFTER, BY AN AMENDMENT TO licensed mental health professional if EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION either physician believes the patient may CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, YES OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTIONS? ESTABLISHING A HEALTH CARE not be mentally capable; granting PAYMENT SYSTEM TO FUND HEALTH NO immunity from civil and criminal liability YES CARE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS WHOSE and professional discipline to any person PRIMARY RESIDENCE IS IN COLORADO, who in good faith assists in providing NO Shall Judge Jerry N.