Steve Moreno

Clerk & Recorder

Weld County, Colorado

OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT

WELD COUNTY, COLORADO

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004

INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS

To vote for the candidate or measure of your choice, darken the OVAL to the RIGHT of the candidate or measure. To vote for a person not on the ballot, 

darken the oval to the right 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: 

FEDERAL OFFICES

George W. Bush 

Dick Cheney

Republican

John F. Kerry 

John Edwards

Democratic

Michael Badnarik 

Richard V. Campagna

Libertarian

David Cobb 

Patricia LaMarche

Green

Ralph Nader 

Peter Miguel Camejo

Colorado Reform

Michael Anthony 

Peroutka 

Chuck Baldwin

American 

Constitution

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

(Vote for One Pair)

Pete Coors Republican

Ken Salazar Democratic

Victor Good Colorado Reform

Douglas 

"Dayhorse" Campbell

American 

Constitution

Richard Randall Libertarian

John R. Harris Independent

Finn Gotaas Unaffiliated

Write-in

UNITED STATES SENATOR

(Vote for One)

Marilyn N. Musgrave Republican

Stan Matsunaka Democratic

Bob Kinsey Green

REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 109th 

UNITED STATES CONGRESS 

DISTRICT 4

(Vote for One)

STATE OFFICES

Jennifer Mello Democratic

Steve Bosley Republican

Daniel Ong Libertarian

REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 

COLORADO AT LARGE

(Vote for One)

Tom J. Lucero Republican

Dan Cochran Libertarian

REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 

COLORADO CONGRESSIONAL 

DISTRICT 4

(Vote for One)

Michael P. Dugan Democratic

Dale Hall Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE 

DISTRICT 48

(Vote for One)

Ken Buck Republican

DISTRICT ATTORNEY 19th 

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

(Vote for One)

JUDGES

YES

NO

COURT OF APPEALS

(Vote Yes or 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?

YES

NO

DISTRICT JUDGE 19th JUDICIAL 

DISTRICT

(Vote Yes or No)

Shall Judge Daniel S. Maus of the 

19th Judicial District be retained in 

office?

YES

NO

Shall Judge Roger A. Klein of the 

19th Judicial District be retained in 

office?

COUNTY OFFICES

Tom Mink Democratic

Bill Jerke Republican

Michael D. Miller Unaffiliated

COUNTY COMMISSIONER AT 

LARGE

(Vote for One)

David E. Long Republican

Laura Ibarra Democratic

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 

DISTRICT 1

(Vote for One)

Tom Pettit

COUNTY COUNCIL AT LARGE

(Vote for One)

Gene Stille

COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1

(Vote for One)

"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."

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?

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 TWOTHIRDS 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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