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Sincerely,

Debra JohnsonClerk and RecorderCity and County of Denver

To All Registered Voters:

I hope you will � nd this voting information booklet helpful as you make your voting decisions. Colorado’s election model has changed since the last Presidential Election. For the November 8, 2016 General Election, ballots will be mailed to all active registered voters. � us, it is very important that your voter registration infor-mation is correct. Also, the best way to track your ballot through the process is with Ballot TRACE.

� is booklet includes a form you can use to register to vote or update your address and it also provides you with other important information. In addition, this booklet contains Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) information about the Denver ballot issues that would a� ect debt or taxes.

I am always interested to hear from voters about their experiences voting in Denver. Please share your comments with me at [email protected] or on Twitter @DenverElections.

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Debra JohnsonClerk and Recorder Public Trustee

BOOKLET INFORMATION“Th is notice is mailed to each address with one or more active, registered electors. You may not be eligible to vote

on all issues presented in this notice.”

Th is booklet contains voting and sample ballot information for the November 8, 2016 General Election and information on referred TABOR-ballot issue questions for City and County of Denver, Denver Public Schools and Scientifi c Cultural & Facilities District. It does not contain information on statewide ballot questions or school district candidate races. Information on statewide questions can be found in the State Ballot Information Booklet (commonly referred to as the “Blue Book”) mailed by the State of Colorado.Who is Eligible to VoteIn order to vote in the City and County of Denver you must reside in Denver and be registered to vote. In order to register to vote, you must be:• a United States citizen• 16 years of age, but you must be at least 18 years of age on Election Day • a Colorado resident at least 22 days immediately prior to Election Day.

Voter Registration Form — Page 1To register to vote or to update your voter registration information, please go to DenverVotes.org, or fi ll out the Voter Registration Form found on page 1 of this booklet, or call 311 for more information.Election Model — All active Denver voters will be automatically mailed a ballot to vote in the November 8, 2016 General Election. Ballot Trace — Page 2Want to track your mail ballot through the U.S. postal system? Sign up for Ballot TRACE.Voter Services and Ballot Drop-Off Information — Page 3-5Voter Service and Polling Center locations, hours of operation and 24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box locations.TABOR Information — Pages 6-11Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) information includes summaries of ballot issues that aff ect debt or taxes.Sample Ballot — Pages 12-17

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VOTER SERVICESAND BALLOT DROP-OFF INFORMATION (cont.)


TABOR INFORMATIONThe notices below contain information regarding ballot issues as required by the State of Colorado Constitution, Article X, Section 20, also known as the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights or TABOR. Any ballot issue that affects debt or taxes must be presented in the form you see below.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 exist-ing circumstances, and a ‘no’ vote on any ballot issue is a vote against changing current law or existing circumstances.

“The information contained in this notice was prepared by persons required by law to provide summaries of ballot issues and fiscal information.” C.R.S. § 1-7-905 (1)

City and County of Denver Ballot Question Denver Public Schools (School District No. 1)

Ballot Questions

May the City and County of Denver retain and spend all 2015 revenues derived from the three one-hun-dredths of one percent (.03%) sales and use tax rate increase in support of the Denver Preschool Program as originally approved by the voters on November 4, 2014, and continue to impose and collect the tax to the full extent permitted by the original voter approval through December 31, 2026?

Referred Question 2A is not a tax increase. At the November 4, 2014 election, Denver voters overwhelm-ingly approved a sales tax increase of 3 cents on a $100 purchase to go to the Denver Preschool Program. Re-ferred Question 2A allows the voters the opportunity to retain and continue the tax, as required by TABOR. If 2A doesn’t pass, the Denver Preschool Program will lose just over $3.5 million of funding for Denver kids to attend a high quality preschool before entering kindergarten.

Notice of election on referred measures

Referred Question 2ABallot Issue 3A

SHALL DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1) TAXES BE INCREASED BY $56.6 MILLION IN 2016 FOR COLLECTION IN 2017 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE AMOUNT THAT, WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHER TAXES APPROVED BY DENVER VOT-ERS FOR THE DISTRICT’S GENERAL FUND, EQUALS THE AMOUNT PERMITTED BY STATE LAW, BY THE LEVY OF PROPERTY TAX-ES AT A RATE THAT WILL PRODUCE SUCH AMOUNTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:• EXPANDING EARLY CHILDHOOD

READING PROGRAMS;• PROVIDING MORE MENTAL HEALTH

PROFESSIONALS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, AND OTHER WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS;

• EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY ACCESS TO MORE STUDENTS;

• PROVIDING BETTER SUPPORT, TRAIN-ING, AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS;

• RECRUITING A STRONG, DIVERSE POOL OF TEACHERS;

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Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 2A

Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 2A

No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.


TABOR INFORMATION

Overall percentage change from 2012-2013 to 2016-2017 Overall dollar change from 2012-2013 to 2016-2017

31.17%

$244,130,550

Proposed Tax Increase District Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount of the Proposed Tax Increase For Fiscal Year 2017-2018 (the First Full Fiscal Year of the Proposed Tax Increases) through BALLOT ISSUE NO. 3A$56,600,000

District Estimate of 2017-2018 Fiscal Year Spending Without Proposed Tax Increases: $1,214,850,419*

Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 3A

Fiscal Year2016-2017 (estimated) 2015-2016 (unaudited actual) 2014-2015 (actual) 2013-2014 (actual) 2012-2013 (actual)

$1,027,357,648 $978,835,560 $926,869,087$860,261,897$783,227,098

Fiscal Information on Ballot Issue 3ATotal District Fiscal Year Spending

• EXPANDING COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAMS SUCH AS APPRENTICESHIPS, WORK EXPERIENCE, HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES THAT EARN COLLEGE CREDIT, AND CAREER FOCUSED CURRICULUM?

Denver Public Schools have become the fastest growing urban school district in the country. While our city continues to prosper our schools are not receiving the same prosperity. By ap-proving 3A Denver voters have a chance to make public education a priority this year and help Denver’s kids get the schools they deserve. 3A projects will directly benefit students and teachers. For Denver to be able to provide oppor-tunity for every child and every family, it needs great schools. We’re on our way, but we’re not there yet. 3A takes a major step in reaching our goal to have a great school in every community and a great teacher in every classroom. Revenue from 3A will be used to:

• Expand investments in early childhood read-ing programs and supports such as one-on-one tutoring and improved classroom tech-nology.

• Hire additional mental health professionals and counselors to assist children with mental health supports and allow teachers to better focus on teaching.

• Increase professional education for teachers, including new trainings, and added collab-oration and planning times, with the goal of helping teachers use proven methods for teaching young students how to read.

• Increase funding for teacher leadership posi-tions to provide teachers with more support, training, and collaboration opportunities.

• Help prevent future cuts and classroom sizes from increasing.

*Does not include proceeds of bonded debt, lease purchase agree-ments or other borrowings which may occur in 2017-18 fiscal year.

If we want Denver to be a great city, we need great schools. This year voters have an opportunity to vote “yes” on 3A.


TABOR INFORMATION

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Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 3A

SHALL DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1) DEBT BE INCREASED $572 MILLION, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF $1,100 MILLION, SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY A MAXIMUM OF $61 MILLION ANNUALLY BY THE LEVY OF PROPERTY TAXES, (BUT WITH NO INCREASE IN THE DISTRICT’S CURRENT BOND FUND MILL LEVY RATE BASED ON THE DISTRICT’S CURRENT ASSESSED VALUE AND TAX COL-LECTION RATE), AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH DEBT BE USED FOR PURPOSES PER-MITTED BY STATE LAW, INCLUDING:

• EXTENDING THE LIFE OF EXISTING SCHOOLS BY REPLACING LEAKING ROOFS, MAKING CRITICAL REPAIRS, AND REPAIRING STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS;

• EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY TO MORE STUDENTS AND UPGRADING SCIENCE AND COMPUTER LABS;

Ballot Issue 3B

• ADDING NEW SCHOOLS AND CLASS-ROOMS AND MAKING IMPROVE-MENTS TO EXISTING SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS OVERCROWDING AND CLASS SIZE;

• PROVIDING COOLING SYSTEMS TO HIGH TEMPERATURE CLASSROOMS THAT LACK AIR CONDITIONING;

• IMPROVING STUDENT SAFETY BY PROVIDING SECURITY CAMERAS AND UPDATED ALARM SYSTEMS;

• EXPANDING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS;

BY THE ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, WHICH SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, AND BE ISSUED, 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 INCON-SISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE; AND SHALL AD VA-LOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED IN ANY YEAR, WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO RATE OR AMOUNT, TO PAY THE PRINCI-PAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH BONDS AND ANY BONDS IS-SUED TO REFINANCE SUCH BONDS AND TO FUND ANY RESERVES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF?


The Mill Levy Override (3A) will be funded at a modest cost to the tax-base. The average home valued at $310,000 – the median house value in the city – will only pay $10 a month above their current tax level. For that modest sum, Denver Public School students will have better schools and better support systems.

This year please vote “yes” on 3A, the Denver Public Schools Mill Levy Override.


TABOR INFORMATION

Summary of Written CommentsFOR Ballot Issue 3B

Information on District’s Proposed Debt

(Not to exceed) Principal Amount of Proposed Bonds: Maximum Annual District Repayment Cost: Total District Repayment Cost: Information on District’s Current Debt [1] Principal Amount Outstanding Debt: Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: Remaining Total Repayment Cost:

$1,321,607,000.00

$140,924,963.57

$2,032,738,482.88

$572,000,000

$61,000,000 $1,100,000,000

Fiscal Information on Ballot Issue 3BTotal District Fiscal Year Spending:Fiscal Year2016-2017 (estimated) 2015-2016 (unaudited actual)2014-2015 (actual) 2013-2014 (actual) 2012-2013 (actual)

$1,027,357,648 $978,835,560 $926,869,087$860,261,897$783,227,098

Overall Percentage Change from 2012-2013 to 2016-2017 Overall Dollar Change from 2012-2013 to 2016-2017

31.17%

$244,130,550Proposed Tax Increase District Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount of the Proposed Tax Increase For Fiscal Year 2017-2018 (the First Full Fiscal Year of the Proposed Tax Increases) through BALLOT ISSUE NO. 3B is$61,000,000District Estimate of 2017-2018 Fiscal Year Spending Without Proposed Tax Increases: $1,214,850,419*

[1] Excluded from debt are enterprise and annual appropriation obligations.

The city of Denver is currently undergoing the largest expansion in history. The economy has taken off and the city has a record low 3% unemployment rate. While Denver may rank as one of the top cities people are moving to, it ranks among some of the lowest in terms of per pupil public school funding for major cities. This year, Denver’s voters have an opportunity to modernize and provide public schools with the resources needed to succeed in the current education environment.

Revenue from 3B will be used to:

• Invest in maintenance for existing schools, such as repairing falling brick work, failing mortar, and updating exterior doors and roofs, allowing buildings to continue serving future generations of students.

• Invest in existing facility maintenance, capacity upgrades, and quality learning environments.

• Build and expand schools to keep classroom sizes down and accommodate future student growth.

• Improve classroom technology providing more access to computers and other devices for stu-dents to learn on.

• Invest in new educational technology such as digital curriculums, online professional develop-ment tools, and eBooks.

• Increase security at schools so that every child and teacher has a safe environment to learn and work in.

• Implement cooling solutions in the hottest schools of the district, in some cases installing classroom air conditioning units to mitigate dangerous heat levels.

*Does not include proceeds of bonded debt, lease purchase agreements or other borrowings which may occur in 2017-18 fiscal year.


TABOR INFORMATION

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The Denver MetropolitanScientific & Cultural Facilities District

(SCFD) Ballot Question

SHALL THERE BE AN EXTENSION UNTIL JUNE 30, 2030, OF THE AGGREGATE 0.1 PER-CENT SALES AND USE TAXES CURRENTLY LEVIED AND COLLECTED BY THE DENVER METROPOLITAN SCIENTIFIC AND CUL-TURAL FACILITIES DISTRICT THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE ON JUNE 30, 2018, FOR ASSISTING SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL FACILITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT, WHILE AUTHORIZING THE DISTRICT TO CONTIN-UE TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND ALL REVENUE GENERATED BY SUCH TAX IN EX-CESS OF THE LIMITATION PROVIDED INARTICLE X OF SECTION 20 OF THE COLORA-DO CONSTITUTION AND WHILE MODIFY-ING THE RATES OF THE THREE INDIVIDUAL

Ballot Issue 4B

Summary of Written CommentsAGAINST Ballot Issue 3B

Fiscal Information on Ballot Issue 4BTotal District Fiscal Year Spending:

2016 (estimated) 2015 (actual) 2014 (actual) 2013 (actual) 2012 (actual)

$54,000,000 $54,758,866 $52,059,245$47,361,945$45,592,420

Overall Percentage Change from 2012 to 2016: 18.44% Overall Dollar Change from 2012 to 2016: $8,407,580

District Estimated Maximum Dollar Amount of Tax Increase for First Full Fiscal Year of Proposed Tax Increase: Ballot Issue 4B does not authorize a new tax or a tax increase. Rather, Ballot Issue 4B authorizes an extension of a tax currently set to expire on June 30, 2018. If Ballot Issue 4B passes, the estimated maximum dollar amount resulting from the extension of the expiring tax for the first full fiscal year is $64,600,000.


SALES AND USE TAXES COLLECTED BY THE DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS: FOR TOTAL ANNUAL REVENUES COLLECTED BY THE DISTRICT UP TO THIRTY-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS, DECREASING THE .0655 PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX TO .064 PERCENT; INCREASING THE .021 PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX TO .022 PER-CENT; AND INCREASING THE .0135 PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX TO .014 PERCENT; AND, FOR TOTAL ANNUAL REVENUES COLLECT-ED BY THE DISTRICT THAT EXCEED THIR-TY-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS, DECREASING THE .064 PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX TO .057 PERCENT; INCREASING THE .022 PER-CENT SALES AND USE TAX TO .026 PERCENT; AND INCREASING THE .014 PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX TO .017 PERCENT?

3B will address the significant funding gap that has been created by a reduction in state funding to Denver Public Schools, with no tax impact on Den-ver residents. As our city continues to prosper, so should our schools. By voting “yes” on 3B, Denver residents have an opportunity to invest in future generations, providing the highest quality public education available and allowing for the continued growth and improvement of the school district.

This year please vote “yes” on 3B, the Denver Public Schools Bond.


The Clerk and Recorder hereby certifies that the ballot issue notice contained herein is complete as submitted by the political subdivisions.

THIS CONCLUDES THE BALLOT ISSUE NOTICE REQUIRED BY ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION.

Summary of Written CommentsAGAINST Ballot Issue 4B

TABOR INFORMATION


Summary of Written CommentsFOR Ballot Issue 4B


District Estimated Maximum Fiscal Year Spending for First Full Fiscal Year without the Proposed Tax Increase:Ballot Issue 4B does not authorize a new tax or a tax increase. However, if Ballot Issue 4B does not pass, the estimated maximum fiscal year spending for the first full fiscal year without passage of Ballot Issue 4B is $0.


SAMPLE BALLOT / VOTING REMINDER SHEETSFEDERAL OFFICES

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS (Vote for One Pair)

Hillary Clinton / Tim Kaine (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Donald J. Trump / Michael R. Pence (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Darrell L. Castle / Scott N. Bradley (American Constitution) . . . . . r

Gary Johnson / Bill Weld (Libertarian) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Jill Stein / Ajamu Baraka (Green) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Frank Atwood / Blake Huber (Approval Voting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

“Rocky” Roque De La Fuente / Michael Steinberg (American Delta) r

James Hedges / Bill Bayes (Prohibition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Tom Hoefling / Steve Schulin (America’s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Chris Keniston / Deacon Taylor (Veterans of America) . . . . . . . . . . . r

Alyson Kennedy / Osborne Hart (Socialist Workers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Kyle Kenley Kopitke / Nathan R. Sorenson (Independent American) r

Laurence Kotlikoff / Edward Leamer (Kotlikoff for President) . . . . r

Gloria Estela La Riva / Dennis J. Banks (Socialism and Liberation) r

Bradford Lyttle / Hannah Walsh (Nonviolent Resistance/Pacifist) r

Joseph Allen Maldonado / Douglas K. Terranova (Independent People) r

Michael A. Maturen / Juan Munoz (American Solidarity) . . . . . . . . . r

Evan McMullin / Nathan Johnson (Unaffiliated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Ryan Alan Scott / Bruce Kendall Barnard (Unaffiliated) . . . . . . . . . r

Rod Silva / Richard C. Silva (Nutrition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Mike Smith / Daniel White (Unaffiliated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Emidio Soltysik / Angela Nicole Walker (Socialist USA) . . . . . . . . . r

Write-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

UNITED STATES SENATOR (Vote for one)

Michael Bennet (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Darryl Glenn (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Lily Tang Williams (Libertarian) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r (Signed declaration to limit service to no more than 2 terms)

Arn Menconi (Green) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Bill Hammons (Unity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r (Signed declaration to limit service to no more than 2 terms)

Dan Chapin (Unaffiliated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Paul Noel Fiorino (Unaffiliated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Write-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 115TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS — DISTRICT 1 (Vote for One)

Diana DeGette (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Charles “Casper” Stockham (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r (Signed declaration to limit service to no more than 3 terms)

Darrell Dinges (Libertarian) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

STATE OFFICESREGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

— AT LARGE (Vote for One)

Alice Madden (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Heidi Ganahl (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO — CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1 (Vote for One)

Jack Kroll (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Write-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

STATE SENATE — DISTRICT 31 (Vote for One)

Bob Lane (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Lois Court (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

STATE SENATE — DISTRICT 33 (Vote for One)

Raymon Doane (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Angela Williams (Democratic ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

STATE REPRESENTATIVE — DISTRICT 1 (Vote for One)

Susan Lontine (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Raymond Garcia (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r


Paul A. Linton (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Alec Garnett (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r


Dan Pabón (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Gavin Marie Halligan (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r


Crisanta Duran (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Ronnie Nelson (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r


Chris Hansen (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r


SAMPLE BALLOT (continues)


James Rashad Coleman (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r


Leslie Herod (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Evan J. Vanderpool (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r


Paul Stevens Martin (Republican) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Paul Rosenthal (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

DISTRICT ATTORNEY — 2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (Vote for One)

Beth McCann (Democratic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

Helen Morgan (Unaffiliated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT DIRECTOR - DISTRICT A (Vote for One)

Regan Byrd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rKate Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rAaron D. Goldhamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rMike Cerbo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT DIRECTOR - DISTRICT D (Vote for One)

Jeffrey Allen Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT DIRECTOR - DISTRICT E (Vote for One)

Claudia L. Folska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rJM (Maria J) Fay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

COLORADO SUPREME COURT JUSTICE (Vote Yes or No)

Justice William Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE (Vote Yes or No)

Judge Karen M. Ashby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Michael H. Berger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Steven L. Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Stephanie E. Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge David Furman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Robert D. Hawthorne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Jerry N. Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Anthony J. Navarro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Gilbert M. Román . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Diana Terry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

DISTRICT COURT JUDGE — SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (Vote Yes or No)

Judge Karen L. Brody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Edward David Bronfin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Ross B. H. Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Kandace C. Gerdes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Michael A. Martinez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Andy McCallin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge William D. Robbins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Brian Whitney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Laurie A. Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Donna J. Schmalberger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge D. Brett Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

COUNTY COURT JUDGE — DENVER (Vote Yes or No)

Judge Doris E. Burd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Beth A. Faragher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Gary M. Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge John M. Marcucci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Nicole M. Rodarte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Andre L. Rudolph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r

Judge Theresa A. Spahn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes r No r


STATE OF COLORADO BALLOT QUESTIONSBallot questions referred by the general assembly or any political subdivision are listed by letter, and ballot questions initiated by the people are listed numerically. A ballot question listed as an “amendment” proposes a change to the Colorado constitution, and a ballot question listed as a “proposition” proposes a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes. A “yes/for” vote on any ballot question is a vote in favor of changing current law or existing circumstances, and a “no/against” vote on any ballot question is a vote against changing current law or existing circumstances.

AMENDMENT T (CONSTITUTIONAL)Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitu-tion concerning the removal of the exception to the pro-hibition of slavery and involuntary servitude when used as punishment for persons duly convicted of a crime? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yes/For r No/Against r

AMENDMENT U (CONSTITUTIONAL) Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitu-tion concerning an exemption from property taxation for a possessory interest in real property if the actual value of the interest is less than or equal to six thousand dollars or such amount adjusted for inflation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yes/For r No/Against r

AMENDMENT 69 (CONSTITUTIONAL)SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED $25 BIL-LION ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR, AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS THAT ARE RAISED THEREAFTER, BY AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHING A HEALTH CARE PAYMENT SYSTEM TO FUND HEALTH CARE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS WHOSE PRIMARY RESIDENCE IS IN COLORADO, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, CREATING A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY CALLED COLORADOCARE TO AD-MINISTER THE HEALTH CARE PAYMENT SYS-TEM; PROVIDING FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF COLORADOCARE BY AN INTERIM APPOINTED BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNTIL AN ELECTED BOARD OF TRUSTEES TAKES RESPONSIBILITY; EXEMPTING COLORADO-CARE FROM THE TAXPAYER’S BILL OF RIGHTS; ASSESSING AN INITIAL TAX ON THE TOTAL PAYROLL FROM EMPLOYERS,

PAYROLL INCOME FROM EMPLOYEES, AND NONPAYROLL INCOME AT VARYING RATES; INCREASING THESE TAX RATES WHEN COLORADOCARE BEGINS MAKING HEALTH CARE PAYMENTS FOR BENEFICIARIES; CAP-PING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF INCOME SUBJECT TO TAXATION; AUTHORIZING THE BOARD TO INCREASE THE TAXES IN SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES UPON APPROV-AL OF THE MEMBERS OF COLORADOCARE; REQUIRING COLORADOCARE TO CON-TRACT WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO PAY FOR SPECIFIC HEALTH CARE BENEFITS; TRANSFERRING ADMINISTRATION OF THE MEDICAID AND CHILDREN’S BASIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AND ALL OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL HEALTH CARE FUNDS FOR COLO-RADO TO COLORADOCARE; TRANSFERRING RESPONSIBILITY TO COLORADOCARE FOR MEDICAL CARE THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PAID FOR BY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE; REQUIRING COLORADOCARE TO APPLY FOR A WAIVER FROM THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TO ESTABLISH A COLORADO HEALTH CARE PAYMENT SYSTEM; AND SUSPENDING THE OPERA-TIONS OF THE COLORADO HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE AND TRANSFERRING ITS RESOURCES TO COLORADOCARE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes/For r No/Against r

AMENDMENT 70 (CONSTITUTIONAL)Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado consti-tution increasing the minimum wage to $9.30 per hour with annual increases of $0.90 each January 1 until it reaches $12 per hour effective January 2020, and annu-ally adjusting it thereafter for cost-of-living increases? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yes/For r No/Against r

AMENDMENT 71 (CONSTITUTIONAL)Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado consti-tution making it more difficult to amend the Colo-rado constitution by requiring that any petition for a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment be signed by at least two percent of the registered electors who reside in each state senate district for the amendment to be placed on the ballot and increasing the percentage of votes needed to pass any proposed constitutional amendment from a majority to at least fifty-five percent



of the votes cast, unless the proposed constitutional amendment only repeals, in whole or in part, any provision of the constitution? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yes/For r No/Against r

AMENDMENT 72 (CONSTITUTIONAL)SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED $315.7 MILLION ANNUALLY BY AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION INCREASING TOBACCO TAXES, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2017, INCREASING TAXES ON CIGARETTES BY 8.75 CENTS PER CIGARETTE ($1.75 PER PACK OF 20 CIGARETTES) ANDON OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY 22 PERCENT OF THE MANUFACTURER’S LIST PRICE; AND ALLOCATING SPECIFIED PER-CENTAGES OF THE NEW TOBACCO TAX REVENUE TO HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMS AND TOBACCO EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND CESSATION PROGRAMS CURRENTLY FUNDED BY EXISTING CONSTITUTIONAL TOBACCO TAXES; AND ALSO ALLOCATING NEW REVENUE FOR TOBACCO-RELATED HEALTH RESEARCH, VETERANS’ PROGRAMS, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CONSTRUCTION AND TECH-NOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS FOR QUALIFIED HEALTH PROVIDERS, EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT FOR HEALTH PROFESSION-ALS IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS, AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TRAINING TRACKS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yes/For r No/Against r

STATE OF COLORADO BALLOT QUESTIONSPROPOSITION 106 (STATUTORY)

Shall there be a change to the Colorado revised stat-utes to permit any mentally capable adult Colorado resident who has a medical prognosis of death by termi-nal illness within six months to receive a prescription from a willing licensed physician for medication that can be self-administered to bring about death; and in connection therewith, requiring two licensed physicians to confirm the medical prognosis, that the terminal-ly-ill patient has received information about other care and treatment options, and that the patient is making a voluntary and informed decision in requesting the med-

ication; requiring evaluation by a licensed mental health professional if either physician believes the patient may not be mentally capable; granting immunity from civil and criminal liability and professional discipline to any person who in good faith assists in providing access to or is present when a patient self-administers the medica-tion; and establishing criminal penalties for persons who knowingly violate statutes relating to the request for the medication? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yes/For r No/Against r

PROPOSITION 107 (STATUTORY)Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Stat-utes recreating a presidential primary election to be held before the end of March in each presidential elec-tion year in which unaffiliated electors may vote with-out declaring an affiliation with a political party? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yes/For r No/Against r

PROPOSITION 108 (STATUTORY)Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Stat-utes concerning the process of selecting candidates rep-resenting political parties on a general election ballot, and, in connection therewith, allowing an unaffiliated elector to vote in the primary election of a political par-ty without declaring an affiliation with that party and permitting a political party in specific circumstances to select all of its candidates by assembly or convention instead of by primary election? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yes/For r No/Against r

CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER BALLOT QUESTIONS

REFERRED QUESTION 2AMay the City and County of Denver retain and spend all 2015 revenues derived from the three one-hun-dredths of one percent (.03%) sales and use tax rate increase in support of the Denver Preschool Program as originally approved by the voters on November 4, 2014, and continue to impose and collect the tax to the full extent permitted by the original voter approval through December 31, 2026?. . . . . . . . . Yes/For r No/Against r

REFERRED QUESTION 2BShall the Charter of the City and County of Denver be amended concerning the office of independent monitor and the citizen oversight board, as previously created by ordinance, for the purposes of monitoring investigations of uniformed personnel in the Denver Department of Safety, in order to formalize the existence of the mon-



itor and the board in the charter, and to adopt in the charter the basic powers and duties of the monitor and the board? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes/For r No/Against r

INITIATED ORDINANCE 300Shall the voters of the City and County of Denver adopt an ordinance that creates a cannabis consumption pilot program where: the City and County of Denver (the “City”) may permit a business or a person with evidence of support of an eligible neighborhood asso-ciation or business improvement district to allow the consumption of marijuana (“cannabis”) in a designated consumption area; such associations or districts may set forth conditions on the operation of a designated consumption area, including permitting or restricting concurrent uses, consumptions, or services offered, if any; the designated consumption area is limited to those over the age of twenty-one, must comply with the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act, may overlap with any other type of business or licensed premise, and cannot be located within 1000 feet of a school; a designated consumption area that is located outside cannot be visi-ble from a public right-of-way or a place where children congregate; the City shall create a task force to study the impacts of cannabis consumption permits on the city; the City may enact additional regulations and ordinanc-es to further regulate designated consumption areas that are not in conflict with this ordinance; and the canna-bis consumption pilot program expires on December 31, 2020 or earlier if the City passes comprehensive regulations governing cannabis consumption? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yes/For r No/Against r

DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1) BALLOT QUESTIONS

BALLOT ISSUE 3A SHALL DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1) TAXES BE INCREASED BY $56.6 MILLION IN 2016 FOR COLLECTION IN 2017 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE AMOUNT THAT, WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHER TAXES APPROVED BY DENVER VOT-ERS FOR THE DISTRICT’S GENERAL FUND, EQUALS THE AMOUNT PERMITTED BY STATE LAW, BY THE LEVY OF PROPERTY TAX-ES AT A RATE THAT WILL PRODUCE SUCH AMOUNTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• EXPANDING EARLY CHILDHOOD READING PROGRAMS;

• PROVIDING MORE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, AND OTHER WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS;

• EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY ACCESS TO MORE STUDENTS;

• PROVIDING BETTER SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS;

• RECRUITING A STRONG, DIVERSE POOL OF TEACHERS;

• EXPANDING COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAMS SUCH AS APPRENTICESHIPS, WORK EXPERIENCE, HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES THAT EARN COLLEGE CREDIT, AND CAREER FOCUSED CURRICULUM?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes/For r No/Against r BALLOT ISSUE 3B

SHALL DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1) DEBT BE INCREASED $572 MILLION, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF $1,100 MILLION, SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY A MAXIMUM OF $61 MILLION ANNUALLY BY THE LEVY OF PROPERTY TAXES, (BUT WITH NO INCREASE IN THE DISTRICT’S CURRENT BOND FUND MILL LEVY RATE BASED ON THE DISTRICT’S CURRENT ASSESSED VALUE AND TAX COL-LECTION RATE), AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH DEBT BE USED FOR PURPOSES PER-MITTED BY STATE LAW, INCLUDING:

• EXTENDING THE LIFE OF EXISTING SCHOOLS BY REPLACING LEAKING ROOFS, MAKING CRITICAL REPAIRS, AND REPAIRING STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS;

• EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY TO MORE STUDENTS AND UPGRADING SCIENCE AND COMPUTER LABS;

• ADDING NEW SCHOOLS AND CLASS-ROOMS AND MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS OVERCROWDING AND CLASS SIZE;



• PROVIDING COOLING SYSTEMS TO HIGH TEMPERATURE CLASSROOMS THAT LACK AIR CONDITIONING;

• IMPROVING STUDENT SAFETY BY PROVIDING SECURITY CAMERAS AND UPDATED ALARM SYSTEMS;

• EXPANDING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS;

BY THE ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT OF GEN-ERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, WHICH SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMI-UM, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES, AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MAN-NER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE DIS-TRICT MAY DETERMINE; AND SHALL AD VA-LOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED IN ANY YEAR, WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO RATE OR AMOUNT, TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH BONDS AND ANY BONDS ISSUED TO REFI-NANCE SUCH BONDS AND TO FUND ANY RESERVES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yes/For r No/Against r

SCIENTIFIC & CULTURAL FACILITIES DISTRICT (SCFD) BALLOT QUESTION

BALLOT ISSUE 4BSHALL THERE BE AN EXTENSION UNTIL JUNE 30, 2030, OF THE AGGREGATE 0.1 PERCENT SALES AND USE TAXES CURRENTLY LEVIED AND COLLECTED BY THE DENVER METRO-POLITAN SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL FACIL-ITIES DISTRICT THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE ON JUNE 30, 2018, FOR ASSISTING SCI-ENTIFIC AND CULTURAL FACILITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT, WHILE AUTHORIZING THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE TO COLLECT, RE-TAIN, AND SPEND ALL REVENUE GENERATED BY SUCH TAX IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITATION PROVIDED IN ARTICLE X OF SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND WHILE

MODIFYING THE RATES OF THE THREE INDI-VIDUAL SALES AND USE TAXES COLLECTED BY THE DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS: FOR TOTAL ANNUAL REVENUES COLLECTED BY THE DIS-TRICT UP TO THIRTY-EIGHT MILLION DOL-LARS, DECREASING THE .0655 PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX TO .064 PERCENT; INCREASING THE .021 PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX TO .022 PERCENT; AND INCREASING THE .0135 PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX TO .014 PER-CENT; AND, FOR TOTAL ANNUAL REVENUES COLLECTED BY THE DISTRICT THAT EXCEED THIRTY-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS, DECREAS-ING THE .064 PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX TO .057 PERCENT; INCREASING THE .022 PER-CENT SALES AND USE TAX TO .026 PERCENT; AND INCREASING THE .014 PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX TO .017 PERCENT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes/For r No/Against r



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