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STATE Ol~ COLORADO }
COUNTY OF BOULDER } SS. CERTIFICATE OF OFFICIAL BALLOTS
CITY OF BOULDER }
1, Alisa D. Lewis, City Clerk of the City of Boulder, County of Boulder, State of
Colorado, do hereby certify that the attached is an exact copy of the official ballot used in the
2010 Special Municipal Coordinated Election held in the City of Boulder, Colorado, on the 2nd
day of November, 2010.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand and the official Seal of the City
of Boulder, Colorado, this 30`j' day of November, 2010.
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OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR
2010 BOULDER COUNTY GENERAL ELECTION
Boulder County, Colorado
November 02, 2010 Precinct -073-DS-26
4ifiM7 ~aA SECRETARY OF STATE COUNTY CORONER
(Vote for One) (Vote for One)
Emma R. Hall
Hillary Hall Scott Gessler Unafffliated
Boulder County Clerk & Recorder Republican Daniel H. Pruett
Bernie Buescher Unaffiliated
Instruction Text: Democratic
Please use a black or blue ink pen to mark your choices on JUSTICE OF THE COLORADO SUPREME COURT
the ballot. To vote for your choice in each contest, Amanda Campbell Shall Justice Michael L. Bender of the Colorado Supreme
completely fill in the box provided to the left of your choice. American Constitution Court be retained in office?
To vote for a write-in candidate, completely fill in the box STATE TREASURER (Vote Yes or No)
provided to the left of the words "Write-in" and write in the (Vote for One) YES
name of the candidate on the line provided. IF YOU VOTE
FOR MORE THAN THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ALLOWED Walker Stapleton NO
CHOICES IN A RACE, YOUR VOTES IN THAT RACE WILL Republican
NOT BE COUNTED. If you tear, deface, or wrongly mark this
ballot, return it and request a replacement, not exceeding Cary Kennedy JUSTICE OF THE COLORADO SUPREME COURT
three in all. Voters should review their ballot when they have Democratic Shall Justice Alex J. Martinez of the Colorado Supreme Court
completed voting to ensure clearly marked votes are the only ATTORNEY GENERAL (Vbe i ote retaiYesned or Nooffice?
(V)
marks on their ballot. (Vote for One)
WARNING: YES
Any person who, by use of force or other means, unduly Stan Garnett
influences an eligible elector to vote in any particular manner Democratic NO
or to refrain from voting, or who falsely makes, alters, forges,
or counterfeits any mail ballot before or after it has been cast, John Suthers
or who destroys, defaces, mutilates, or tampers with a ballot Republican JUSTICE THE COLORADO SUPREME COURT
is subject, upon conviction, to imprisonment, or to a fine, or Shall Justice e Nancy E. Rice of the Colorado Supreme Court be
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION -CONGRESSIONAL retained in office?
both. DISTRICT 2
(Vote Yes or No)
(Vote for One)
UNITED STATES SENATOR Angelika Schroeder YES
(Vote for One)
Democratic
Ken Buck Kaye Ferry NO
Republican Republican
Michael F. Bennet COURT OF APPEALS
Democratic REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - AT LARGE
(Vote for One) Shall Judge John Daniel Dailey of the Colorado Court of
Bob Kinsey Appeals be retained in office?
Green Melissa Hart (Signed declaration to limit service to no Democratic Nate Yes or Na)
more than 2 terms) Steve Bosley YES
Maci t "Mac" Stringer Republican 0 NO
Libertarian Jesse B. Wallace
Libertarian
Charley Miller COURT OF APPEALS
Unaffiliated STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 10 Shall Judge Richard L. Gabriel of the Colorado Court of
(Chose not to sign declaration to limit (Vote for One) Appeals be retained in office?
service to 2 terms) Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (Vote Yes or No)
J. Moromisato Democratic 0 YES
Unaffiliated DISTRICT O REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT
Jason Napolitano DIRECTOR 0 NO
Independent Reform (Vote for One)
(Signed declaration to limit service to John Tayer COURT APPEALS
no more than 2 terms) Shall Judge Nancy J. Lichtenstein of the Colorado Court of
Appeals
Write-in COUNTY COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 3 be retained in office?
Note Yes or No)
(Vote for One)
Dick R. Murphy YES
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE US CONGRESS - DISTRICT 2 Republican
NO
(Vote for One) Cindy Domenico
Stephen Bailey Democratic COURT OF APPEALS
Republican Eva F. Kosinski Shall Judge David J. Richman of the Colorado Court of
Libertarian
Jared Polls Appeals be retained in office?
Democratic COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER (Vote Yes or No)
Curtis Harris Note for One) 0 YES
Libertarian Hillary Hall
Jenna Goss Democratic NO
American Constitution Daniel Martin
(Signed declaration to limit service to no Republican DISTRICT JUDGE - 20TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
more than 3 terms) COUNTY TREASURER Shall Judge Lae[ Montgomery of the 20th Judicial District be
retained in office?
Write-in (Vote for One)
(Nate Yes or No)
Q
Robert S. Hullinghorst
YES
Democratic
GOVERNORILIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Marty Neilson NO
(Vote for One Pair) Republican
John Hickenlooper / Joseph Garcia COUNTY ASSESSOR COUNTY JUDGE - BOULDER
Democratic (Vote for One) Shall Judge David A. Archuleta of the Boulder County Court be
Dan Maes / Tambor Williams Joel T. Champion retained in office?
Republican Republican (Vote Yes or No)
Jaimes Brown / Ken Wyble Jerry Roberts YES
Libertarian Democratic
0 Tom Tancredo / Pat Miller 0 NO
American Constitution COUNTY SHERIFF
Jason R. Clark / Victoria A. Adams (Vote for One) COUNTY JUDGE - BOULDER
Unaffiliated 0 Joseph K. Pelle Shall Judge Noel E. Blum of the Boulder County Court be
Paul Noel Fiorino / Heather A. McKibbin Democratic retained in office?
Unaffiliated COUNTY SURVEYOR Note Yes or No)
Write-in (Vote for One) 0 YES
0 Jason Emery Democratic M NO
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OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR
2010 BOULDER COUNTY GENERAL ELECTION
Boulder County, Colorado
November 02, 2010 Precinct 073-DS-26
Ballot issues refereed by the general assembly or any political Amendment 62 (CONSTITUTIONAL) COUNTY ISSUE 1B
subdivision are listed by letter, and ballot issues initiated by Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution [Countywide Open Space Sales and Use Tax Increase
and
the people are listed numerically. A ballot issue listed as an applying the term "person", as used in those provisions of the Bond Authorization]
"amendment proposes a change to the Colorado Colorado constitution relating to inalienable rights, equality of
constitution, and a ballot issue listed as a "proposition" justice, and due process of law, to every human being from the SHALL BOULDER COUNTY TAXES BE INCREASED $5.85
proposes a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes. A beginning of the biological development of that human being? MILLION ANNUALLY (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR
'es' vote on any ballot issue is a vote in favor of changing YES INCREASE STARTING IN 2011), BY THE IMPOSITION OF
current law or existing circumstances, and a "no" vote on any 0 AN ADDITIONAL COUNTY-WIDE SALES AND USE TAX FOR
ballot issue is a vote against changing current law or existing NO 20 YEARS TO AND INCLUDING DECEMBER 31, 2030 AT
circumstances. THE RATE OF 0.15% FOR PURPOSES OF OPEN SPACE
LAND ACQUISITION OR PRESERVATION THROUGH
Amendment P (CONSTITUTIONAL) Amendment 63 (CONSTITUTIONAL) CONSERVATION EASEMENTS OF:
Shall there be an amendment to section 2 of article XVIII of the Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution - MAJOR REMAINING OPEN LANDS, INCLUDING AN
constitution of the state of Colorado, concerning the regulation concerning the right of all persons to health care choice, and, EMPHASIS ON AREAS SURROUNDING OR WITHIN
of games of chance by an authority specified by the general in connection therewith, prohibiting the state independently or EXISTING MOUNTAIN OPEN SPACE PARKS
assembly? at the instance of the United States from adopting or enforcing (HEIL/HALL/CARIBOU RANCHES),
YES any statute, regulation, resolution, or policy that requires a - WILDLIFE HABITAT LANDS, ESPECIALLY WINTER ELK
person to participate in a public or private health insurance or RANGE AREAS OF NORTH FOOTHILLS HIGHWAY,
NO coverage plan or that denies, restricts, or penalizes the right or - CONSERVING WATER QUALITY AND WILDLIFE HABITAT
ability of a person to make or receive direct payments for lawful BY PROTECTING REMAINING PARCELS ALONG STREAM
health care services; and exempting from the effects of the CORRIDORS, INCLUDING ST. VRAIN RIVER, BOULDER
Amendment Q (CONSTITUTIONAL) amendment emergency medical treatment required to be
Shall there be an amendment to section 3 of article VIII of the CREEK, ND CREEK AND COAL CREEK,
provided by hospitals, health facilities, and health care -PROTECTING PROTECTING OPEN SPACE BUFFERS THAT SEPARATE
constitution of the state of Colorado, concerning a process for providers or health benefits provided under workers' CITIES AND TOWNS WITHIN THE COUNTY,
temporarily moving the seat of government in a disaster compensation or similar insurance? - PROVIDING GREATER OUTDOOR RECREATION
emergency that substantially affects the ability of the state OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIKING, BIKING, AND EQUESTRIAN
government to operate in the city and county of Denver, and, in M YES
connection therewith, requiring the general assembly to USE,
convene in a temporary meeting location designated by the 0 NO -PRESERVING WORKING FARMS AND RANCHES TO
ENHANCE LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION,
governor and authorizing the general assembly to determine - EFFECTIVE/EFFICIENT USE OF WATER RESOURCES
by law a temporary location for the seat of government of the Proposition 101 (STATUTORY) FOR OPEN SPACE LANDS;
state? Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes - AND IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE FOR SUCH
YES concerning limits on government charges, and, in connection LANDS;
therewith, reducing vehicle ownership taxes over four years to AND SHALL BOULDER COUNTY DEBT BE INCREASED UP
NO nominal amounts; ending taxes on vehicle rentals and leases; TO $40,000,000, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO
phasing in over four years a $10,000 vehicle sale price tax $66,000,000 FOR PURPOSES OF SUCH OPEN SPACE
exemption; setting total yearly registration, license, and title ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENTS BY THE ISSUANCE
Amendment R (CONSTITUTIONAL) charges at $10 per vehicle; repealing other specific vehicle OF REVENUE BONDS PAYABLE FROM THE PROCEEDS
Shall there be an amendment to section 3 (1) (b) of article X of charges; lowering the state income tax rate to 4.5% and OF SUCH TAX AND, TO THE EXTENT MONEYS FROM
the constitution of the state of Colorado, concerning an phasing in a further reduction in the rate to 3.5%; ending state SUCH TAX ARE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE REPAYMENT
exemption from property taxation for a possessory interest in and local taxes and charges, except 911 charges, on OF SUCH BONDS, FROM OTHER COUNTY OPEN SPACE
real property if the actual value of the interest is less than or telecommunication service customer accounts; and stating that, SALES AND USE TAX REVENUES, THE CONSERVATION
equal to six thousand dollars or such amount adjusted for with certain specified exceptions, any added charges on TRUST FUND, THE COUNTY'S GENERAL FUND AND
inflation? vehicles and telecommunication service customer accounts OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDS, WHICH BONDS
shall be tax increases? SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO
REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, AND BE
YES ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES, AT
YES SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH
MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH OTHER TERMS, NOT
NO NO INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MAY DETERMINE;
Proposition 102 (STATUTORY) AND SHALL THE COUNTY BE AUTHORIZED, IN ORDER TO
Amendment 60 (CONSTITUTIONAL) Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes
Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH BONDS, TO
requiring that only defendants arrested for a first offense, non ENTER INTO A MULTIPLE-FISCAL YEAR OBLIGATION TO
concerning government charges on property, and, in violent misdemeanor may be recommended for release or TRANSFER THE PROCEEDS OF THE ADDITIONAL SALES
connection therewith, allowing petitions in all districts for actually released to a retrial services supervision in r
elections to lower property taxes; specifying requirements for IY p program's AND USE TAX, AS WELL AS OTHER MONEYS FROM THE
lieu of a cash, property, or professional surety bond? COUNTY'S OPEN SPACE SALES AND USE TAX REVENUES
property tax elections; requiring enterprises and authorities to
pay property taxes but offsetting the revenues with lower lax AND FUNDS, THE CONSERVATION TRUST FUND, THE
rates; prohibiting enterprises and unelected boards from YES GENERAL FUND AND OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE
levying fees or taxes on property; setting expiration dates for FUNDS, TO THE OPEN SPACE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
certain tax rate and revenue increases; requiring school NO TRUST FUND IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE
districts to reduce property tax rates and replacing the revenue DEBT SERVICE ON SUCH BONDS AND TO OTHERWISE
with state aid; and eliminating property taxes that exceed the COUNTY ISSUE 1A COMPLY WITH THE COVENANTS OF THE RESOLUTIONS
dollar amount included in an approved ballot question, that [Human Services Safety Net Mill Levy Increase] OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS GOVERNING SUCH BONDS;
exceed state property tax laws, policies, and limits existing in AND SHALL THE EARNINGS ON THE INVESTMENT OF
1992 that have been violated, changed, or weakened without SHALL BOULDER COUNTY TAXES BE INCREASED $5,4 PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX AND BONDS, REGARDLESS OF state voter approval,
or that were not approved by voters MILLION ANNUALLY (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR AMOUNT, CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE
without certain ballot language? INCREASE IN 2011 THROUGH AN INCREASE IN BOULDER CHANGE; ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS' RESOLUTION NO. 2010-93?
COUNTY'S AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY OF
YES
0.9 MILL, FOR FIVE YEARS TO AND INCLUDING 2015, THE
PROCEEDS OF WHICH SHALL BE USED TO BACKFILL
NO
DEFICIENCIES IN STATE FUNDING FOR COUNTY HUMAN YES
SERVICES PROGRAMS AND FOR CONTRACTS WITH
Amendment 61 (CONSTITUTIONAL) NON-PROFIT AGENCIES MAINTAINING A SAFETY NET NO
Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN BOULDER COUNTY,
concerning limitations on government borrowing, and, in SUCH INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUES TO BE IN
connection therewith, prohibiting future borrowing in any form EXCESS OF THAT WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE
by state government; requiring voter approval of future PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 29-1-301, C.R.S., EACH
borrowing by local governmental entities; limiting the form, YEAR WITHOUT SUCH INCREASE, AND A
term, and amount of total borrowing by each local VOTER-APPROVED PROPERTY TAX REVENUE CHANGE
governmental entity; directing all current borrowing to be paid; AND A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE; AND
and reducing tax rates after certain borrowing is fully repaid? SHALL THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, IN
YES SETTING THE ANNUAL MILL LEVY AS AUTHORIZED BY
THIS ISSUE, REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE TEMPORARY MILL
NO LEVY FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH
STATE FUNDING HAS BEEN PARTIALLY OR FULLY
RESTORED FOR COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES
PROGRAMS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, ALL AS
MORE PARTICULARLY SET FORTH IN BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS' RESOLUTION NO. 2010-92?
YES
NO
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OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR
2010 BOULDER COUNTY GENERAL ELECTION
Boulder County, Colorado
November 02, 2010 Precinct 073-DS-26
CITY OF BOULDER ISSUE NO. 2A
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS TAX
SHALL CITY OF BOULDER TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP
TO $1 MILLION (IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR)
ANNUALLY AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS AS MAY BE
COLLECTED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE
IMPOSITION OF AN INCREASE IN THE TAX ON PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATIONS WHICH INCLUDES WITHOUT
LIMITATION THE LEASING OR RENTAL OF ANY HOTEL
ROOM, MOTEL ROOM OR OTHER PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATION USED FOR LODGING PURPOSES
FROM 5.5% UP TO 7.5% AS PROVIDED IN ORDINANCE
NO. 7733; AND
SHALL THE FUNDS BE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR THE
GENERAL EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS AND
SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF THE
CITY, AND TO PROMOTE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
THAT BRING INCREASED TOURISM TO THE CITY;
AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH;
SHALL THE FULL PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES AT SUCH
RATES AND ANY EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED,
RETAINED, AND SPENT, AS A VOTER-APPROVED
REVENUE CHANGE WITHOUT LIMITATION OR
CONDITION, AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE COLLECTION,
RETENTION, OR SPENDING OF ANY OTHER REVENUES
OR FUNDS BY THE CITY OF BOULDER UNDER ARTICLE X
SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY
OTHER LAW?
FOR THE MEASURE
AGAINST THE MEASURE
CITY OF BOULDER ISSUE NO. 2B
FIVE YEAR UTILITY OCCUPATION TAX TO REPLACE LOS
FRANCHISE FEE REVENUE
SHALL CITY OF BOULDER TAXES BE INCREASED (UP TO
$4.1 MILLION IN THE FIRST YEAR) ANNUALLY AND BY
SUCH AMOUNTS AS MAY BE COLLECTED THEREAFTER,
BY IMPOSING A TAX ON PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES TO
REPLACE THE THREE PERCENT FRANCHISE FEE IF IT IS
NO LONGER COLLECTED BY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
OF COLORADO ('XCEL ENERGY") FROM ITS BOULDER
CUSTOMERS AND REMITTED TO THE CITY:
AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH SHALL THE CITY
COUNCIL BE AUTHORIZED TO:
- LEVY AND COLLECT THIS TAX TO TAKE EFFECT ON
JANUARY 1, 2011 AND EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2015,
- LEVY AND COLLECT THIS TAX UPON PUBLIC UTILITY
COMPANIES THAT DELIVER ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL
GAS TO CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE CITY OF BOULDER AT
THE RATE OF $4.1 MILLION PER PUBLIC UTILITY
COMPANY,
- INCREASE THE OCCUPATION TAX LIMITED BY THE
LESSER OF UP TO THREE PERCENT PER YEAR OR THE
AVERAGE OF RATE INCREASES MADE BY COLORADO
PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR,
AND
- DEVELOP PLANS FOR PROVIDING A CLEANER FUTURE
ENERGY SUPPLY WITH MORE STABLE ENERGY RATES
AND TO IMPLEMENT SUCH PLANS WITH THE INTENT OF
PLACING CHOICES FOR BOULDER'S ENERGY SUPPLY
ON THE BALLOT BEFORE THE END OF 2015;
AND SHALL THE FULL PROCEEDS OF THIS TAX AT SUCH
RATES AND ANY EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED,
RETAINED, AND SPENT, AS A VOTER-APPROVED
REVENUE CHANGE WITHOUT LIMITATION OR
CONDITION, AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE COLLECTION,
RETENTION, OR SPENDING OF ANY OTHER REVENUES
OR FUNDS BY THE CITY OF BOULDER UNDER ARTICLE X
SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY
OTHER LAW?
FOR THE MEASURE
AGAINST THE MEASURE
CITY OF BOULDER QUESTION NO. 2C
HEIGHT LIMIT
Shall Section 84 of the Charter be amended pursuant to
Ordinance No.7736 to allow the installation of rooftop
renewable energy improvements on the tops of buildings
without regard to whether the improvements or building exceed
55 feet in height?
The proposed amendment would add `rooftop renewable
energy improvements' to the current list of allowed exceptions
to the height limit.
M FORTHE MEASURE
AGAINST THE MEASURE
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