YES

NO

Amendment 36

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado 

constitution concerning popular proportional 

selection of presidential electors, and, in connection 

therewith, creating procedures for allocating 

Colorado's electoral votes for president and vicepresident of the United States, based on the 

proportion of ballots that are cast in this state for 

each presidential ticket; making the terms of the 

proposed amendment effective so that popular 

proportional selection of presidential electors applies 

to the 2004 general election; setting forth 

procedures and timelines that govern the 

certification of election results and the potential 

recounting of votes in elections for presidential 

electors and in the election on this proposed 

amendment; granting the Colorado supreme court 

original jurisdiction for the adjudication of all 

contests concerning presidential electors and 

requiring that such matters be heard and decided on 

an expedited basis; and authorizing the general 

assembly to enact legislation to change the manner 

of selecting presidential electors or any of the 

procedures contained in this amendment?

YES

NO

Amendment 37

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado 

revised statutes concerning renewable energy 

standards for large providers of retail electric 

service, and, in connection therewith, defining 

eligible renewable energy resources to include solar, 

wind, geothermal, biomass, small hydroelectricity, 

and hydrogen fuel cells; requiring that a percentage 

of retail electricity sales be derived from renewable 

sources, beginning with 3% in the year 2007 and 

increasing to 10% by 2015; requiring utilities to offer 

customers a rebate of $2.00 per watt and other 

incentives for solar electric generation; providing 

incentives for utilities to invest in renewable energy 

resources that provide net economic benefits to 

customers; limiting the retail rate impact of 

renewable energy resources to 50 cents per month 

for residential customers; requiring public utilities 

commission rules to establish major aspects of the 

measure; prohibiting utilities from using 

condemnation or eminent domain to acquire land for 

generating facilities used to meet the standards; 

requiring utilities with requirements contracts to 

address shortfalls from the standards; and specifying 

election procedures by which the customers of a 

utility may opt out of the requirements of this 

amendment?

YES

NO

Referendum A

Amendments to sections 13, 14, and 15 of article XII 

and section 22 of article IV of the constitution of the 

state of Colorado, concerning reform of the state civil

service system, and, in connection therewith, 

modifying the merit principle, exempting certain 

positions from the system, modifying the number of 

eligible applicants from which an appointment is to 

be made, modifying the residency requirement, 

expanding the duration of temporary employment, 

specifying the rule-making authority of the state 

personnel board and the state personnel director, 

allowing the general assembly to reallocate the rulemaking authority of the state personnel board and 

the state personnel director, authorizing a 

modification to the veterans' preference, and making 

conforming amendments.

YES

NO

Referendum B 

Amendments to articles IV, VII, and IX of the 

constitution of the state of Colorado, concerning the 

elimination of obsolete provisions of the state 

constitution.

YES

NO

WELL AUGMENTATION SUBDISTRICT OF THE 

CENTRAL 

COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT 

BALLOT ISSUE 4D

SHALL THE WELL AUGMENTATION 

SUBDISTRICT OF THE CENTRAL COLORADO 

WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT DEBT BE 

INCREASED UP TO $39,000,000, WITH A 

MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO 

$83,575,000, AND SHALL SUBDISTRICT TAXES 

BE INCREASED UP TO $2,885,000 ANNUALLY 

FOR THE PURPOSES OF FINANCING:

THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF WATER RIGHTS;

THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF 

WATER STORAGE RESERVOIRS FOR STORAGE, 

WATER CONSERVATION, OPEN SPACE AND 

RECREATIONAL PURPOSES; 

WATER RECHARGE FACILITIES FOR 

AUGMENTATION PURPOSES; AND 

SUCH OTHER COSTS AS ARE REASONABLE 

AND NECESSARY TO OBTAIN A DECREED PLAN 

OF WATER AUGMENTATION; 

SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF THE ISSUANCE 

AND PAYMENT OF LIMITED TAX GENERAL 

OBLIGATION BONDS, WHICH BONDS SHALL 

BEAR INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM NET EFFECTIVE 

INTEREST RATE NOT TO EXCEED 7.0% PER 

ANNUM AND SHALL BE DATED AND SOLD AT 

SUCH TIME OR TIMES, AT SUCH PRICES (AT, 

ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER 

AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT 

INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF 

DIRECTORS MAY DETERMINE; SHALL (I) AD 

VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED IN ANY 

YEAR AT A LIMITED MILL LEVY RATE NOT TO 

EXCEED 9 MILLS, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED IN 

SECTION 37-45-126 OF THE COLORADO 

REVISED STATUTES, AND IN SUCH AMOUNTS 

AS SET FORTH ABOVE AND (II) THE 

SUBDISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO ENCUMBER 

AND PLEDGE ANY OTHER REVENUES OF THE 

SUBDISTRICT TO BE USED TO PAY THE 

PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SUCH BONDS 

AS THE SAME BECOME DUE AND TO FUND ANY 

RESERVES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF; AND 

SHALL ANY INVESTMENT EARNINGS 

(REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT) FROM SUCH TAX 

REVENUES AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF 

SUCH BONDS CONSTITUTE A VOTERAPPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE 

MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE 

COLORADO CONSTITUTION?

YES

NO

WELL AUGMENTATION SUBDISTRICT OF THE 

CENTRAL 

COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

BALLOT ISSUE 4E

PROVIDED THAT NO LOCAL TAX RATE 

OR MILL LEVY SHALL BE INCREASED 

WITHOUT FURTHER VOTER 

APPROVAL, SHALL THE WELL 

AUGMENTATION SUBDISTRICT OF THE 

CENTRAL COLORADO WATER 

CONSERVANCY DISTRICT BE 

AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN 

AND EXPEND ALL EXCESS REVENUES 

AND OTHER FUNDS COLLECTED IN 

CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AND IN EACH 

SUBSEQUENT CALENDAR YEAR 

THEREAFTER WITHOUT FURTHER 

VOTER APPROVAL, 

NOTWITHSTANDING THE LIMITATIONS 

OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE 

COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY 

OTHER LAW?

YES

NO

GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT SUBDISTRICT 

OF THE CENTRAL COLORADO WATER 

CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

BALLOT ISSUE 4F

PROVIDED THAT NO LOCAL TAX RATE OR MILL 

LEVY SHALL BE INCREASED WITHOUT 

FURTHER VOTER APPROVAL, SHALL THE 

GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT SUBDISTRICT 

OF THE CENTRAL COLORADO WATER 

CONSERVANCY DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO 

COLLECT, RETAIN AND EXPEND ALL EXCESS 

REVENUES AND OTHER FUNDS COLLECTED IN 

CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AND IN EACH 

SUBSEQUENT CALENDAR YEAR THEREAFTER 

WITHOUT FURTHER VOTER APPROVAL, 

NOTWITHSTANDING THE LIMITATIONS OF 

ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO 

CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

YES

NO

CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY 

DISTRICT 

BALLOT ISSUE 4G

PROVIDED THAT NO LOCAL TAX RATE OR MILL 

LEVY SHALL BE INCREASED WITHOUT 

FURTHER VOTER APPROVAL, SHALL THE 

CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY 

DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, 

RETAIN AND EXPEND ALL EXCESS REVENUES 

AND OTHER FUNDS COLLECTED IN CALENDAR 

YEAR 2004 AND IN EACH SUBSEQUENT 

CALENDAR YEAR THEREAFTER WITHOUT 

FURTHER VOTER APPROVAL, 

NOTWITHSTANDING THE LIMITATIONS OF 

ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO 

CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

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