EL PASO

COUNTY

OFFICE OF THE CLERK & RECORDER

OFFICIAL SAMPLE BALLOT FOR

GENERAL ELECTION

EL PASO COUNTY,COLORADO

TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 2, 2004

Bill Martin Democratic

Bill L. Cadman Republican

Shawn R. Horen Libertarian

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 15

(Vote for One)

Mary F. Hafner Democratic

Larry G. Liston Republican

Scott Paul Graves Libertarian

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 16

(Vote for One)

Glenn K. Kapu Democratic

Mark Cloer Republican

Jessica Wheeler Libertarian

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 17

(Vote for One)

Kent Douglas Lambert Republican

Michael Merrifield Democratic

Keith Hamburger Libertarian

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 18

(Vote for One)

Richard D. Decker Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 19

(Vote for One)

David Fletcher-Janzen Democratic

Lynn Christian Hefley Republican

Doug Jones Libertarian

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 20

(Vote for One)

Keith King Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 21

(Vote for One)

John Newsome Republican

DISTRICT ATTORNEY - 4th JUDICIAL DISTRICT

(Vote for One)

COUNTY OFFICES

Douglas Bruce Republican

Stanley G. Hildahl Democratic

Write-In

COUNTY COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 2

(Vote for One)

Sallie Clark Republican

COUNTY COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 3

(Vote for One)

Dennis Hisey Republican

Andre Vigil Democratic

COUNTY COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 4

(Vote for One)

COURT OF APPEALS

(Vote YES or NO)

YES

NO

Shall Judge James S. Casebolt of the Colorado

Court of Appeals be retained in office?

YES

NO

Shall Judge Dennis A. Graham of the Colorado

Court of Appeals be retained in office?

YES

NO

Shall Judge Arthur P. Roy of the Colorado Court

of Appeals be retained in office?

YES

NO

Shall Judge Daniel Marc Taubman of the

Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office?

YES

NO

Shall Judge John R. Webb of the Colorado

Court of Appeals be retained in office?

FEDERAL OFFICES

George W. Bush /

Dick Cheney

Republican

John F. Kerry /

John Edwards

Democratic

Michael Badnarik /

Richard V. Campagna

David Cobb /

Patricia LaMarche

Green

Ralph Nader /

Peter Miguel Camejo

Michael Anthony

Peroutka /

Chuck Baldwin

Gene Amondson /

Leroy Pletten

Concerns of People

Stanford E. Andress

(Andy) /

Irene M. Deasy

Unaffiliated

Walter F. Brown /

Mary Cal Hollis

Socialist

Earl F. Dodge /

Howard L. Lydick

Prohibition

James E. Harris /

Margaret Trowe

Socialist Workers

Bill Van Auken /

Jim Lawrence

Socialist Equality

Write-In

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS FOR PRESIDENT

AND VICE PRESIDENT

(Vote for One Pair)

Joel Hefley Republican

Fred Hardee Democratic

Arthur "Rob" Roberts

REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 109th UNITED

STATES CONGRESS - DISTRICT 5

(Vote for One)

STATE OFFICES

Peggy Littleton Republican

Karen Teja Unaffiliated

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION -

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5

(Vote for One)

Jennifer Mello Democratic

Steve Bosley Republican

Daniel Ong

REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO -

AT LARGE

(Vote for One)

Jim Miller Democratic

Tom J. Wiens Republican

STATE SENATE - DISTRICT 4

(Vote for One)

Ron May

STATE SENATE - DISTRICT 10

(Vote for One)

Andy McElhany

Robert G. Herzfeld

STATE SENATE - DISTRICT 12

(Vote for One)

Republican

Republican

David C. Schultheis Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 14

(Vote for One)

Colorado Reform

American Constitution

Libertarian

Pete Coors Republican

Ken Salazar Democratic

Victor Good

Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell

Richard Randall

John R. Harris Independent

Finn Gotaas Unaffiliated

UNITED STATES SENATOR

(Vote for One)

Write-In

Colorado Reform

American Constitution

Libertarian

Libertarian

Libertarian

Libertarian

YES

NO

Amendment 35

SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED $175 MILLION ANNUALLY

THROUGH ADDITIONAL TOBACCO TAXES IMPOSED FOR

HEALTH RELATED PURPOSES, AND, IN CONNECTION

THEREWITH, AMENDING THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION TO

INCREASE STATEWIDE TAXES ON THE SALE OF CIGARETTES

BY WHOLESALERS OF THREE AND TWO-TENTHS CENTS PER

CIGARETTE AND ON THE SALE, USE, CONSUMPTION,

HANDLING, OR DISTRIBUTION OF OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS

BY DISTRIBUTORS AT THE RATE OF TWENTY PERCENT OF THE

MANUFACTURER'S LIST PRICE; INCREASING SUCH TOBACCO

TAXES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005; REQUIRING ANNUAL

APPROPRIATIONS OF SPECIFIED PERCENTAGES OF THE

ADDITIONAL TOBACCO TAX REVENUES TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY

FOR AND INCREASE ENROLLMENT IN THE CHILDREN'S BASIC

HEALTH PLAN, TO FUND COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY MEDICAL

CARE THROUGH CERTAIN COLORADO QUALIFIED PROVIDERS,

TOBACCO EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND PREVENTION, EARLY

DETECTION, AND TREATMENT OF CANCER AND

CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY DISEASES, TO

COMPENSATE THE STATE GENERAL FUND, THE OLD AGE

PENSION FUND, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR TOBACCO

TAX LOSSES RESULTING FROM REDUCED SALES OF

CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS; SPECIFYING THAT

THE APPROPRIATIONS OF ADDITIONAL TOBACCO TAX

REVENUES SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO AND NOT SUBSTITUTED

FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUCH PROGRAMS ON JANUARY 1,

2005; ALLOWING THE USE OF ADDITIONAL TOBACCO TAX

REVENUES FOR ANY HEALTH RELATED PURPOSE AND TO

SERVE POPULATIONS ENROLLED IN THE CHILDREN'S BASIC

HEALTH PLAN AND THE COLORADO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM AS OF JANUARY 1, 2005, UPON A DECLARATION OF A

STATE FISCAL EMERGENCY BY TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS

OF EACH HOUSE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE

GOVERNOR; PROHIBITING THE REPEAL OR REDUCTION OF

EXISTING TAXES IMPOSED ON CIGARETTES AND OTHER

TOBACCO PRODUCTS; EXCLUDING ALL ADDITIONAL TOBACCO

TAX REVENUES FROM FISCAL YEAR SPENDING FOR

PURPOSES OF SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE X OF THE COLORADO

CONSTITUTION; AND EXEMPTING APPROPRIATIONS OF

ADDITIONAL TOBACCO TAX REVENUES FROM THE STATUTORY

LIMITATION ON GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS GROWTH OR

ANY OTHER EXISTING SPENDING LIMITATION?

YES

NO

Amendment 36

Shall there be an amendment to the C olorado constitution concerning

popular proportional selection of presidential electors, and, in

connection therewith, creating procedures for allocating Colorado's

electoral votes for president and vice-president 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?

STATE OF COLORADO REFERENDUMS

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 rulemaking authority of the state personnel board and the state personnel

director, allowing the general assembly to reallocate the rule-making

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.

1A - COUNTY QUESTION SHALL PIKES PEAK RURAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY(A

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY) (PPRTA) TAXES BE

INCREASED $70 MILLION ANNUALLY (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR

DOLLAR INCREASE) AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS

ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY LEVYING A 1% (ONE

PENNY PER DOLLAR) SALES AND USE TAX UPON EVERY

TRANSACTION OR OTHER INCIDENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH

A SALES AND USE TAX IS LEVIED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO

(EXCLUDING PURCHASES OF FOOD FOR DOMESTIC HOME

CONSUMPTION, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, RESIDENTIAL

UTILITY BILLS, OR OTHER EXEMPT TRANSACTIONS AS

DETAILED IN ARTICLES 26 AND 30, TITLE 39, AS AMENDED, OF

THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES), COMMENCING ON OR

AFTER JANUARY 1, 2005, AND CONTINUING FOR THE FIRST

FULL TEN (10) YEARS AFTER COMMENCEMENT, FOR THE

PURPOSES OF FUNDING MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND

OPERATIONS FOR ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES (35% OF NET

REVENUE), FOR IMPROVED TRANSIT SERVICE WITHIN THE

PPRTA’S BOUNDARIES (10% OF NET REVENUE), AND FOR

SPECIFIC REGIONAL ROADWAY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS (55%

OF NET REVENUE) LISTED AS FOLLOWS:

QUESTIONS OR ISSUES

"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."

DISTRICT JUDGE - 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

(Vote YES or NO)

YES

NO

Shall Judge Rebecca Snyder Bromley of the 4th

Judicial District be retained in office?

YES

NO

Shall Judge David A. Gilbert of the 4th Judicial

District be retained in office?

YES

NO

Shall Judge J. Patrick Kelly of the 4th Judicial

District be retained in office?

YES

NO

Shall Judge Gilbert A. Martinez of the 4th

Judicial District be retained in office?

YES

NO

Shall Judge G. David Miller Jr. of the 4th

Judicial District be retained in office?

YES

NO

Shall Judge Richard V. Hall of the 4th Judicial

District be retained in office?

COUNTY JUDGE - EL PASO

(Vote YES or NO)

YES

NO

Shall Judge Karla J. Hansen of the El Paso County

Court be retained in office?

YES

NO

Shall Judge Daniel S. Wilson of the El Paso County

Court be retained in office?

STATE OF COLORADO INITIATIVES

YES

NO

Amendment 34 Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning

recovery of damages relating to construction of real property

improvements, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting laws that limit

or impair a property owner's right to recover damages caused by a

failure to construct an improvement in a good and workmanlike

manner; defining "good and workmanlike manner" to include

construction that is suitable for its intended purposes; and permitting

exceptions for laws that limit punitive damages, afford governmental

immunity, or impose time limits of specified minimum lengths on filing

lawsuits?

PRIORITY "A" PROJECTS:

· BAPTIST ROAD WIDENING (MITCHELL AVE. TO I-25)

· AUSTIN BLUFFS INTERCHANGE (AT UNION BLVD.)

· WOODMEN RD. WIDENING AND INTERCHANGE (I-25 TO

POWERS BLVD.)

· CIMARRON STREET BRIDGE (AT CONEJOS ST.)

· SOUTH METRO ACCESSIBILITY, PHASE I (STATE HWY. 115 TO

POWERS BLVD.)

· BAPTIST RAILROAD CROSSING OVERPASS (AT

BNSF/UP/MONUMENT CREEK)

· AUSTIN BLUFFS CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS (NEVADA AVE. TO

ACADEMY BLVD.)

· MERIDIAN ROAD EXTENSION (FALCON HWY. TO U.S. HWY. 24)

· BAPTIST-HODGEN CONNECTION (STATE HWY. 83 TO

ROLLERCOASTER RD.)

· COUNTY LINE ROAD UPGRADE (I-25 TO FURROW RD.)

· MERIDIAN RD. WIDENING (WOODMEN RD. TO REX RD.)

· HODGEN RD. UPGRADE TO ARTERIAL (ROLLERCOASTER RD.

TO EASTONVILLE RD.)

· AUSTIN BLUFFS / NEVADA IMPROVEMENTS (AUSTIN BLUFFS

AND NEVADA)

· I-25 INTERCHANGE COMPANION PROJECTS (BIJOU/I-25,

NEVADA/ROCKRIMMON/I-25)

· FILLMORE/UNION IMPROVEMENTS (FILLMORE/UNION)

· CONGESTION/INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SIGNAL

IMPROVEMENTS (CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS / CITYWIDE)

· POWERS BLVD. RIGHT OF WAY PROTECTION AND

ACQUISITION (WOODMEN RD. TO STATE HWY. 16)

· STAPLETON/JUDGE ORR EXTENSION (EASTONVILLE RD. TO

U.S. HWY. 24)

· BAPTIST RD. WIDENING (I-25 TO TARI DR.)

· STRUTHERS EXTENSION/JACKSON CREEK (FALCON’S NEST

TO BAPTIST RD.)

· FILLMORE ST. CORRIDOR (I-25 TO CENTENNIAL BLVD.)

· AUSTIN BLUFFS CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS (BARNES RD. TO

OLD FARM DR.)

· MARKSHEFFEL RD. WIDENING AND EXTENSION (PETERSON

AFB EAST GATE TO BLACK FOREST RD.)

· ACADEMY/FOUNTAIN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS (ACADEMY

BLVD./FOUNTAIN BLVD.)

· MARKSHEFFEL ROAD WIDENING (MESA RIDGE PARKWAY TO

SH 94)

· STAPLETON/JUDGE ORR EXTENSION (U.S. HWY. 24 TO CURTIS

RD.)

· ROADWAY SAFETY AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS (CITY OF

COLORADO SPRINGS / CITYWIDE)

· ON-STREET BIKEWAY IMPROVEMENTS (CITY OF COLORADO

SPRINGS / CITYWIDE)

· AUSTIN BLUFFS BRIDGEWIDENING (AT COTTONWOOD

CREEK)

· VINCENT DRIVE BRIDGE (AT COTTONWOOD CREEK)

· 30TH ST. CORRIDOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS (GARDEN OF

THE GODS TO MESA AVE.)

· AKERS DR. (CONSTITUTION AVE. TO N. CAREFREE)

· HANCOCK AVE. BRIDGE (AT TEMPLETON GAP FLOODWAY)

· UNION/PALMER PARK BLVD. IMPROVEMENTS (UNION BLVD. /

PALMER PARK BLVD.)

· 25TH ST. BRIDGE (AT FOUNTAIN CREEK)

· CONSTITUTION/CIRCLE DR. IMPROVEMENTS (CONSTITUTION

AVE. / CIRCLE DR.)

· FILLMORE ST. (TEMPLETON GAP RD. TO HANCOCK AVE.)

· GARDEN OF THE GODS / CHESTNUT IMPROVEMENTS

(GARDEN OF THE GODS / CHESTNUT)

· FILLMORE / EL PASO ST. IMPROVEMENTS (FILLMORE ST. / EL

PASO ST.)

· VINCENT DR. EXTENSION (NEVADA AVE. TO DUBLIN BLVD.)

· CONSTITUTION / CHELTON RD. IMPROVEMENTS

(CONSTITUTION AVE. / CHELTON RD.)

· PIKES PEAK GREENWAY IMPROVEMENTS (VARIOUS

SECTIONS OF GREENWAY)

· ACADEMY BLVD. / PIKES PEAK IMPROVEMENTS (ACADEMY

BLVD. / PIKES PEAK AVE.)

· UTE PASS AVE. WIDENING (THROUGH GREEN MOUNTAIN

FALLS)

· MANITOU AVE. IMPROVEMENTS (WITHIN MANITOU SPRINGS)

PRIORITY "B" PROJECTS:

· UNION / CONSTITUTION IMPROVEMENTS (UNION BLVD. /

CONSTITUTION AVE.)

· NORTH NEVADA AVE. REVITALIZATION, PHASE I

(FILLMORE ST. TO I-25)

· ACADEMY / FLINTRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS (ACADEMY

BLVD. / FLINTRIDGE DR.)

· PIKES PEAK GREENWAY IMPROVEMENTS (VARIOUS

SECTIONS OF GREENWAY)

· EVANS AVE. BRIDGE (AT N. CHEYENNE CREEK)

· ROCKRIMMON / PRO RODEO DR. IMPROVEMENTS

(ROCKRIMMON / PRO RODEO DR.)

· GARDEN OF THE GODS / FORGE RD. IMPROVEMENTS

(GARDEN OF THE GODS / FORGE RD.)

· MESA RIDGE PARKWAY EXTENSION (POWERS BLVD. TO

MARKSHEFFEL RD.)

· CHEYENNE BLVD / TEJON IMPROVEMENTS (CHEYENNE

BLVD. / TEJON ST.)

· BLACK FOREST ALIGNMENT UPGRADE (HODGEN RD. TO

SOUTHERLY)

· ROCKRIMMON / DELMONICO N. IMPROVEMENTS

(ROCKRIMMON / DELMONICO NORTH)

· BIJOU ST. BRIDGE (AT SHOOKS RUN)

· ADA PEDESTRIAN RAMP PROGRAM (CITY OF

COLORADO SPRINGS / CITYWIDE)

· CURTIS RD. UPGRADE (STATE HWY. 94 TO JUDGE ORR

RD.)

· W. UINTAH INTERMODAL SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

(COOPER ST. TO MESA AVE.)

· CRESTA RD. SIDEWALKS (LA VETA WAY TO CHEYENNE

BLVD.)

YES

NO

PRIORITY "C" PROJECTS: · PLATTE AVE. BRIDGE (AT SAND CREEK)

· ACADEMY / FOUNTAIN INTERCHANGE (U.S. HWY. 24

BYPASS)

· PLATTE AVE. WIDENING (ACADEMY BLVD. TO POWERS

BLVD.)

· I-25 / CIMARRON RAMPS (I-25 / CIMARRON)

· CENTENNIAL BLVD. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

(FILLMORE TO I-25 AT FONTANERO)

· CONSTITUTION AVE. / PASEO RD. IMPROVEMENTS

(CONSTITUTION AVE. / PASEO RD.)

· BRIARGATE / STAPLETON EXTENSION (BLACK FOREST

RD. TO MERIDIAN RD.)

· ADA PEDESTRIAN RAMP PROGRAM (CITY OF

COLORADO SPRINGS / CITYWIDE)

· HANCOCK EXTENSION (CHELTON TO POWERS BLVD.)

· BRADLEY RD. EXTENSION (GRINNELL ST. TO POWERS

BLVD.)

· FONTAINE BLVD. EXTENSION (MARKSHEFFEL RD. TO

MERIDIAN RD.)

WITH PRIORITY “A” PROJECTS BEING COMPLETELY

FUNDED PRIOR TO USE OF FUNDING ON PRIORITY “B”

PROJECTS AND COMPLETE FUNDING OF PRIORITY “B”

PROJECTS PRIOR TO USE OF FUNDING ON PRIORITY “C”

PROJECTS, AND NO MORE THAN 1% OF TOTAL REVENUE

TO BE EXPENDED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES; AND

AFTER CONTINUING SUCH TAX FOR TEN (10) FULL

YEARS, REDUCING THE PPRTA 1% SALES AND USE TAX

TO A 0.45% SALES AND USE TAX FOR EACH YEAR

THEREAFTER, FOR FUNDING MAINTENANCE, REPAIR,

AND OPERATION OF REGIONAL ROADWAYS AND

BRIDGES (77.78% OF NET REVENUE) AND FOR FUNDING

PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE (22.22% OF NET REVENUE),

WITH ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX AND OTHER

REVENUES OF PPRTA BEING COLLECTED AND SPENT

EACH YEAR WITHOUT LIMITATION BY THE REVENUE AND

SPENDING LIMITS OF ARTICLE X, §20 OF THE COLORADO

CONSTITUTION; AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,

SHALL AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AMONG

THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, THE CITY OF

MANITOU SPRINGS, THE TOWN OF GREEN MOUNTAIN

FALLS, AND EL PASO COUNTY BE APPROVED, THEREBY

ESTABLISHING PPRTA, PURSUANT TO COLORADO

REVISED STATUTES §43-4-601 ET SEQ., WITHIN THE

CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITIES OF COLORADO

SPRINGS AND MANITOU SPRINGS, AND THE TOWN OF

GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS, AND WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES

OF UNINCORPORATED EL PASO COUNTY, WITH PPRTA’S

ANNUAL SPENDING TO BE REVIEWED BY A CITIZENS’

ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND TO BE SUBJECT TO AN

INDEPENDENT AUDIT?

YES

NO

1B - COUNTY QUESTION WITHOUT ANY NEW TAXES OR INCREASED TAXES, FOR THE

PURPOSE OF PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY,

SHALL THE EL PASO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

ENVIRONMENT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND

SPEND ALL REVENUES RECEIVED IN THE YEAR 2004, AND

THEREAFTER, AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE

PURSUANT TO COLORADO CONSTITUTION ARTICLE X,

SECTION 20?

2A - CITY OF FOUNTAIN SHALL CITY OF FOUNTAIN DEBT BE INCREASED BY AN AMOUNT

NOT TO EXCEED $4,600,000, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT

COST OF $8,000,000, AND SHALL CITY OF FOUNTAIN TAXES BE

INCREASED $1,047,000 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR

INCREASE) ANNUALLY; SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF SALES TAX

REVENUE BONDS ISSUED SOLELY FOR THE FOLLOWING

PURPOSES:

· ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A COMMUNITY

RECREATION CENTER WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE

FOLLOWING:

· AQUATICS CENTER/SWIMMING POOL

· FITNESS CENTER

· GYMNASIUM FOR BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, AEROBICS AND

OTHER ACTIVITIES

· FAMILY, YOUTH AND SENIOR MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS

· PAYING ALL NECESSARY OR INCIDENTAL COSTS RELATED

THERETO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:

· OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES, WHICH MAY

INCLUDE EXERCISE AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES FOR ALL

AGES, INTERESTS AND ABILITIES

· THE FUNDING OF A BOND RESERVE FUND AND COSTS OF

ISSUING THE BONDS

SUCH BONDS TO BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH

TIMES, AND AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND

CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS

THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE;

SUCH TAX TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY AN AMENDMENT TO

CHAPTER 5.06 OF THE FOUNTAIN MUNICIPAL CODE AND TO

CONSIST OF A RATE INCREASE IN THE CITY-WIDE SALES TAX

OF 0.70% (SEVENTY ONE-HUNDREDTHS OF ONE PERCENT,

WHICH REPRESENTS SEVEN CENTS ON EACH TEN DOLLAR

PURCHASE AS SHOWN IN THE TAX SCHEDULE AT THE END OF

THIS BALLOT ISSUE) BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1,

2005, WITH A REDUCTION OF SUCH TAX TO 0.50% (FIFTY ONEHUNDREDTHS OF ONE PERCENT, WHICH REPRESENTS FIVE

CENTS ON EACH TEN DOLLAR PURCHASE) BEGINNING

JANUARY 1, 2026 OR SUCH LOWER RATE AS THE CITY COUNCIL

MAY DETERMINE AFTER SUCH DATE, TO BE USED SOLELY TO

PAY THE FOLLOWING:

· COSTS OF ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING THE

COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER DESCRIBED ABOVE

· PAYING DEBT SERVICE ON THE SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS

DESCRIBED ABOVE

· PAYING ALL NECESSARY OR INCIDENTAL COSTS RELATED

THERETO, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, OPERATION AND

MAINTENANCE EXPENSES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE EXERCISE

AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES, INTERESTS AND

ABILITIES, AND REPAIRS, RENEWALS, REPLACEMENTS AND

RENOVATIONS THEREOF, AND THE FUNDING OF RESERVES

THEREFOR; AND

· CONSTRUCTION OR UPGRADES TO CITY OUTDOOR ATHLETIC

FACILITIES;

AND SHALL ALL TAX REVENUES GENERATED FROM THE SALES

TAX AUTHORIZED HEREIN AND FROM ANY EARNINGS FROM

THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES AND THE PROCEEDS

OF SUCH BONDS CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE

CHANGE, AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE REVENUE AND

SPENDING LIMITS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE

COLORADO CONSTITUTION, OR ANY OTHER LAW?

TAX SCHEDULE

TOTAL SALES

FROM TO TAX

0.01 0.71 0.00

0.72 2.14 0.01

2.15 3.57 0.02

3.58 4.99 0.03

5.00 6.42 0.04

6.43 7.85 0.05

7.86 9.28 0.06

9.29 10.71 0.07

10.72 12.14 0.08

12.15 13.57 0.09

13.58 14.99 0.10

15.00 16.42 0.11

16.43 17.85 0.12

17.86 19.28 0.13

19.29 20.71 0.14

20.72 22.14 0.15

22.15 23.57 0.16

23.58 24.99 0.17

25.00 26.42 0.18

26.43 27.85 0.19

27.86 29.28 0.20

29.29 30.71 0.21

30.72 32.14 0.22

32.15 33.57 0.23

33.58 34.99 0.24

35.00 36.42 0.25

36.43 37.85 0.26

37.86 39.28 0.27

39.29 40.71 0.28

40.72 42.14 0.29

42.15 43.57 0.30

43.58 44.99 0.31

45.00 46.42 0.32

46.43 47.85 0.33

47.86 49.28 0.34

49.29 50.71 0.35

(continued)

YES

NO

50.72 52.14 0.36

52.15 53.57 0.37

53.58 54.99 0.38

55.00 56.42 0.39

56.43 57.85 0.40

57.86 59.28 0.41

59.29 60.71 0.42

60.72 62.14 0.43

62.15 63.57 0.44

63.58 64.99 0.45

65.00 66.42 0.46

66.43 67.85 0.47

67.86 69.28 0.48

69.29 70.71 0.49

70.72 72.14 0.50

72.15 73.57 0.51

73.58 74.99 0.52

75.00 76.42 0.53

76.43 77.85 0.54

77.86 79.28 0.55

79.29 80.71 0.56

80.72 82.14 0.57

82.15 83.57 0.58

83.58 84.99 0.59

85.00 86.42 0.60

86.43 87.85 0.61

87.86 89.28 0.62

89.29 90.71 0.63

90.72 92.14 0.64

92.15 93.57 0.65

93.58 94.99 0.66

95.00 96.42 0.67

96.43 97.85 0.68

97.86 99.28 0.69

99.29 100.00 0.70

0.00

YES

NO

3A - LEWIS-PALMER SCHOOL DISTRICT 38 SHALL THE LEWIS-PALMER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 38 TAXES BE

INCREASED BY $310,000 BY THE IMPOSITION OF A MILL LEVY

NOT TO EXCEED ONE (1.0) MILL IN THE 2005 TAX COLLECTION

YEAR AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED

ANNUALLY THEREAFTER THROUGH AND INCLUDING TAX

COLLECTION YEAR 2014, BY THE IMPOSITION OF A MILL LEVY

NOT TO EXCEED ONE (1.0) MILL FOR THE CAPITAL

CONSTRUCTION NEEDS OF MONUMENT ACADEMY, A CHARTER

SCHOOL WITHIN THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED

TO, LAND ACQUISITION, BUILDING DESIGN AND

CONSTRUCTION, INCIDENTAL AND APPURTENANT FACILITIES,

EQUIPMENT AND OTHER COSTS NECESSARYFOR OCCUPANCY

BY PUPILS TO BE ENROLLED IN MONUMENT ACADEMY; AND

SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS

FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES BE COLLECTED,

RETAINED, AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE

CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD

OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE

COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

YES

NO

3B - LEWIS-PALMER SCHOOL DISTRICT 38 SHALL LEWIS-PALMER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.

38 TAXES BE INCREASED $750,000 ANNUALLY(THE MAXIMUM

AMOUNT WHICH MAY BE COLLECTED IN ANY YEAR ABOVE

AMOUNTS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO BE COLLECTED)

BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2007-08 FOR THE PURPOSE OF

PAYING THE COSTS OF:

· OPERATING AND MAINTAINING A SECOND HIGH SCHOOL FOR

800 STUDENTS IF BALLOT ISSUE 3C IS APPROVED AT THE

NOVEMBER 2, 2004, ELECTION;

AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY

EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES BE

COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED

REVENUE CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH

WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF

THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

YES

NO

3C - LEWIS-PALMER SCHOOL DISTRICT 38 SHALL LEWIS-PALMER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.

38 DEBT BE INCREASED $33,500,000 WITH A REPAYMENT OF

$67,477,125 AND SHALL THE DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED

BY $2,994,937 ANNUALLY TO PAY SUCH DEBT; SUCH DEBT AND

TAXES TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF:

· CONSTRUCTING, EQUIPPING OR FURNISHING A SECOND HIGH

SCHOOL TO EDUCATE 800 STUDENTS IF BALLOT ISSUE 3B IS

APPROVED AT THE NOVEMBER 2, 2004, ELECTION; AND

· RENOVATING AND ENHANCING THE DISTRICT’S EXISTING

HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FACILITIES;

AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE INCREASED IN ANY YEAR,

WITHOUT LIMITATION OF RATE OR AMOUNT, TO PAY THE

PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH

DEBT OR ANY REFUNDING DEBT (OR TO CREATE A RESERVE

FOR SUCH PAYMENT); SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE

ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS BEARING

INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT

TO EXCEED 6.5%; 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 MORE THAN

THREE PERCENT; AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH

TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH

REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT AS A

VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO

THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER

ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR

ANY OTHER LAW?

YES

NO

3D - LEWIS-PALMER SCHOOL DISTRICT 38 SHALL LEWIS-PALMER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.

38 DEBT BE INCREASED $29,795,000 WITH A REPAYMENT COST

OF $60,375,825 AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED

$2,678,000 ANNUALLY TO PAY SUCH DEBT; SUCH DEBT TO BE

ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTING, EQUIPPING,

OR FURNISHING OF SCHOOL FACILITIES AS FOLLOWS:

·ESTABLISHING A NINTH GRADE CENTER AND RENOVATING

AND ENHANCING THE CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS TO

EDUCATE 800 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS;

·RENOVATING AND ENHANCING THE DISTRICT’S EXISTING HIGH

SCHOOL ATHLETIC FACILITIES; AND

·RENOVATING AND ENHANCING PARKING LOTS AND THE

COMMONSAREA AT THE EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS;

AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE INCREASED IN ANY YEAR,

WITHOUT LIMITATION OF RATE OR AMOUNT, TO PAY THE

PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH

DEBT OR ANY REFUNDING DEBT (OR TO CREATE A RESERVE

FOR SUCH PAYMENT); SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE

ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS BEARING

INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT

TO EXCEED 6.5%; 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 MORE THAN

THREE PERCENT; AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH

TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH

REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT AS A

VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO

THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER

ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR

ANY OTHER LAW?

YES

NO

3E - WIDEFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 Shall the limitation on the terms of office imposed by the

Colorado Constitution at Article 18 Section 11 be amended to

allow present and future members of the Board of Education of

the Widefield School District No. 3, in the county of El Paso and

state of Colorado to serve no more than three (3) consecutive

terms in office.

YES

NO

3F - COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11 SHALL COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11

DEBT BE INCREASED $131,700,000, WITH A REPAYMENT

COST OF $269,931,600, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE

INCREASED $10,723,000 ANNUALLY FOR THE FOLLOWING

PURPOSES AS DESCRIBED IN THE DISTRICT’S CAPITAL

PLAN, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND AS

MONITORED BY THE CITIZEN’S BOND OVERSIGHT

COMMITTEE, INCLUDING:

· $50 MILLION FOR MAJOR REPAIRS TO AND

REPLACEMENT OF ROOFS, ELECTRICAL, HEATING AND

TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, AND EXTERIORS OF EXISTING

BUILDINGS IN ALL SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT;

· $21 MILLION FOR CORRECTING FIRE SAFETY

PROBLEMS, CONVERTING “OPEN-CONCEPT” SPACES TO

TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS AND UPGRADING

TELEPHONE LINES TO A DISTRICT OWNED FIBER-OPTIC

NETWORK;

· $22 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW

NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A NEW SOUTHEAST

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND A CAPACITY EXPANSION

ADDITION TO DOHERTY HIGH SCHOOL;

· $9.4 MILLION FOR UPGRADING SCIENCE ROOMS, ART

ROOMS AND AUDITORIUMS;

· PURCHASING, REPAIRING OR IMPROVING BUILDINGS

FOR DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOLS; AND

· PURCHASING BUILDINGS, ENLARGING, IMPROVING,

REMODELING, REPAIRING OR MAKING ADDITIONS TO

ANY SCHOOL BUILDING, CONSTRUCTING SCHOOL

BUILDINGS, EQUIPPING OR FURNISHING ANY SCHOOL

BUILDING, OR IMPROVING SCHOOL GROUNDS

AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE INCREASED IN ANY YEAR

WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO RATE TO PAY THE

PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON

SUCH DEBT OR ANY REFUNDING DEBT (OR TO CREATE A

RESERVE FOR SUCH PAYMENT), SUCH DEBT TO BE

EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION

BONDS BEARING INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM NET

EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT TO EXCEED 6.5%; 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 3%; AND SHALL THE EARNINGS FROM THE

INVESTMENT OF SUCH BOND PROCEEDS AND TAX

REVENUES BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER

APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO THE

LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER

ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO

CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

YES

NO

3G - COLORADO SPRINGS

SCHOOL DISTRICT 11 SHALL THE MILL LEVY REQUIRED FOR THE PAYMENT OF

DEBT SERVICE ON BONDS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS

OF COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 ON

OR AFTER NOVEMBER 2, 2004, BE EXCLUDED FROM THE

MILL LEVY LIMIT CONTAINED IN THE OVERRIDE TAX

QUESTION APPROVED BY THE DISTRICT VOTERS ON

NOVEMBER 7, 2000?

YES

NO

3H - PEYTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 23-JT Shall the elected directors of the Peyton School District be

authorized to serve three consecutive terms of office,

notwithstanding Article XVIII, Article 11 of the Colorado

Constitution, which provides for a limitation of two consecutive

terms of office for local elected officials?

YES

NO

3I - FALCON SCHOOL DISTRICT 49 SHALL FALCON SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 49)

TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $8,500,000 ANNUALLY,

PROVIDED THAT THE ANNUAL TAX INCREASE SHALL NOT

BEGIN UNTIL THE 2004-2005 BUDGET YEAR AND SHALL IN

ALL EVENTS TERMINATE AFTER THE 2035-2036 BUDGET

YEAR, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCOMMODATING

GROWTH, RELIEVING OVERCROWDING, AND IMPROVING

FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT BY THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS SUCH AS (TO THE

EXTENT FUNDS FROM SUCH TAX INCREASE ARE

SUFFICIENT FOR SUCH PURPOSES):

· BUILDING AND EQUIPPING A NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN THE

MERIDIAN RANCH DEVELOPMENT

· BUILDING AND EQUIPPING TWO NEW ELEMENTARY

SCHOOLS: ONE IN THE STETSON AREA AND ONE IN THE

CLAREMONT RANCH DEVELOPMENT

· BUILDING AND EQUIPPING A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL IN

THE INDIGO RANCH DEVELOPMENT

· COMPLETING AND EQUIPPING EVANS, MERIDIAN RANCH

AND SPRINGS RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

· CONVERSION OF FALCON HIGH SCHOOL TO A MIDDLE

SCHOOL

· RENOVATING, EXPANDING, IMPROVING AND/OR

CONVERTING SCHOOLS

· REPLACING, UPDATING OR INCREASING TECHNOLOGY

FOR CHILDREN AND TEACHERS IN EVERY SCHOOL IN

THE DISTRICT

· ATTRACTING AND RETAINING QUALITY TEACHERS AND

SUPPORT STAFF

BY AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY AT A RATE

SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED

ABOVE IN EACH SUCH YEAR, WHICH TAXES SHALL BE

DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE DISTRICT

AND SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE PROPERTY TAXES

THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE LEVIED FOR THE GENERAL

FUND, AND SHALL A CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE REVIEW

EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR SUCH PROPOSED

PROJECTS AND REPORT ITS FINDINGS ANNUALLY TO

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOLLOWING COMPLETION

OF EACH INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED ANNUAL FINANCIAL

REPORT OF THE DISTRICT; AND SHALL ALL MONIES

FROM SUCH LEVY BE SEPARATELY ACCOUNTED FOR

WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, AND SHALL EXPENDITURES

AND TRANSFERS OF SUCH MONIES BE REVIEWED ON A

QUARTERLY BASIS BY THE CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE; AND

SHALL THE REVENUE FROM SUCH TAXES AND THE

EARNINGS THEREON CONSTITUTE A VOTER APPROVED

REVENUE CHANGE, WITHOUT AFFECTING THE

DISTRICT’S ABILITY TO COLLECT AND SPEND OTHER

REVENUES OR FUNDS, UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20

OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?