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GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT - NOVEMBER 2, 2004 

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

(Vote for ONE PAIR) 

(1) George W. Bush / Dick Cheney 

Republican 

(2) John F. Kerry / John Edwards 

Democratic 

(3) Michael Badnarik / Richard V. Campagna 

Libertarian 

(4) David Cobb / Patricia LaMarche 

Green 

(5) Ralph Nader / Peter Miguel Camejo 

Colorado Reform 

(6) Michael Anthony Peroutka / Chuck Baldwin 

American Constitution 

(7) Gene Amondson / Leroy Pletten 

Concerns of People 

(8) Stanford E. Andress (Andy) / Irene M. Deasy 

Unaffiliated 

(9) Walter F. Brown / Mary Cal Hollis 

Socialist 

(10) Earl F. Dodge / Howard L. Lydick 

Prohibition 

(11) James E. Harris / Margaret Trowe 

Socialist Workers 

(12) Bill Van Auken / Jim Lawrence 

Socialist Equality 

(13) (Write-In Oval and Line Needed) 

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UNITED STATES SENATOR

(Vote for ONE) 

(1) Pete Coors 

Republican 

(2) Ken Salazar 

Democratic 

(3) Victor Good 

Colorado Reform 

(4) Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell 

American Constitution 

(5) Richard Randall 

Libertarian 

(6) John R. Harris 

Independent 

(7) Finn Gotaas 

Unaffiliated 

(8) (Write-In Oval and Line Needed) 

REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 109th UNITED STATES CONGRESS-DISTRICT 2

(Vote for ONE) 

(1) Mark Udall 

Democratic 

(2) Stephen M. Hackman 

Republican 

(3) Norm Olsen 

Libertarian 

REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - AT LARGE

(Vote for ONE) 

(1) Jennifer Mello 

Democratic 

(2) Steve Bosley 

Republican 

(3) Daniel Ong 

Libertarian 

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STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 56

(Vote for ONE) 

(1) Gary Lindstrom 

Democratic 

(2) Heather Lemon 

Republican 

DISTRICT ATTORNEY – 5th JUDICIAL DISTRICT

(Vote for ONE) 

(1) Bruce Brown 

Democratic 

(2) Mark Hurlbert 

Republican 

COURT OF APPEALS

(Vote Yes or No) 

(1) Shall Judge James S. Casebolt of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? 

(2) Shall Judge Dennis A. Graham of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? 

(3) Shall Judge Arthur P. Roy of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? 

(4) Shall Judge Daniel Marc Taubman of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? 

(5) Shall Judge John R. Webb of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? 

DISTRICT JUDGE - 5th JUDICIAL DISTRICT

(Vote Yes or No) 

(1) Shall Judge David R. Lass of the 5th Judicial District be retained in office? 

(2) Shall Judge R. Thomas Moorhead of the 5th Judicial District be retained in office? 

(3) Shall Judge W. Terry Ruckriegle of the 5th Judicial District be retained in office? 

COUNTY JUDGE - SUMMIT

(Vote Yes or No) 

(1) Shall Judge Edward J. Casias of the Summit County Court be retained in office? 

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COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT NO. 1

(Vote for ONE) 

(1) Jim Stover 

Republican 

(2) Bob French 

Democratic 

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT NO. 2

(Vote for ONE) 

(1) Bill Wallace 

Democratic 

(2) Tom Castrigno 

Green 

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT NO. 3

(Vote for ONE) 

(1) Tom Long 

Republican 

COUNTY SHERIFF

(Vote for ONE) 

(1) John Minor 

Republican 

COUNTY SURVEYOR

(Vote for ONE) 

(1) Richard A. Ferris 

Republican 

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AMENDMENTS TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION

"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." 

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? 

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? 

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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 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? 

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? 

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 rule-making authority of the state personnel board and the state personnel director, 

authorizing a modification to the veterans' preference, and making conforming amendments. 

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. 

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SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 REFERRED MEASURE 3A

(Vote YES or NO) 

SHALL SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 TAXES BE INCREASED $4,000,000 ANNUALLY IN TAX 

COLLECTION YEAR 2005 BY THE LEVY OF NOT MORE THAN 3.37 MILLS OR SUCH OTHER 

AMOUNT AS 3.37 MILLS (WHICH IS REDUCED FROM THE 7.62 MILLS APPROVED IN 2001 AND 

ENDING IN 2004) WILL PRODUCE IN TAX COLLECTION YEARS 2006 AND 2007 FOR DEPOSIT 

TO THE DISTRICT'S SPECIAL BUILDING AND TECHNOLOGY FUND TO FINANCE REPAIRS AND 

MAINTENANCE OF DISTRICT BUILDINGS AND TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS; 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 UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY 

OTHER LAW? 

SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 REFERRED MEASURE 3B

(Vote YES or NO) 

SHALL SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 DEBT BE INCREASED $32,575,000, WITH A 

REPAYMENT COST OF $62,400,000, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $4,400,000 

ANNUALLY 

TO CONSTRUCT, RENOVATE, IMPROVE OR EQUIP FRISCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 

SUMMIT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL AND OTHER DISTRICT 

BUILDINGS OR PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCOMMODATING STUDENT OR 

OTHER DISTRICT NEEDS; 

AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE INCREASED IN ANY YEAR AS NECESSARY 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 5.80%; 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 NOT 

TO EXCEED THREE PERCENT; AND SHALL 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? 

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THE FOLLOWING BALLOT QUESTION WILL BE VOTED ON BY REGISTERED 

VOTERS RESIDING IN THE WEST GRAND SHOOL DISTRICT 1-JT.

THIS IS NOT A COUNTY-WIDE QUESTION.

WEST GRAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1-JT REFERRED QUESTION 3C

To Eliminate Term Limits 

(Vote YES or NO) 

As permitted by Article XVIII, Section 11 of the Colorado Constitution, shall the present and future 

elected School Directors of the West Grand School District #1-JT be authorized to serve unlimited 

terms of office, eliminating the limitation on terms of office imposed by Colorado Constitution Article 

XVIII, Section 11? 

THE FOLLOWING BALLOT MEASURE WILL BE VOTED ON BY REGISTERED 

VOTERS RESIDING IN LAKEVIEW MEADOWS SUBDIVISION OR PROPERTY 

OWNERS IN LAKEVIEW MEADOWS, REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE STATE OF 

COLORADO. THIS IS NOT A COUNTY-WIDE MEASURE.

SUMMIT COUNTY REFERRED MEASURE 1A

Summit County Local Improvement District No. 2004-01 

(“Lakeview Meadows”) Debt Authorization 

(Vote YES or NO) 

SHALL SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, DEBT BE INCREASED $322,000 WITH A REPAYMENT 

COST OF $650,000 BY THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT BONDS FOR THE 

PURPOSE OF FINANCING CERTAIN ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN SUMMIT COUNTY 

LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2004-01 (“LAKEVIEW MEADOWS”), AND TO BE PAYABLE 

SOLELY FROM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TO BE LEVIED AGAINST PROPERTY WITHIN SUCH 

DISTRICT RECEIVING THE SPECIAL BENEFITS OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS? 

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