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www.NorthSuburbanRepublicanForum.com Oct 11, 2014 www.NorthSuburbanRepublicanForum.org

Join the NSRF as we discuss 4Colorado ballot decisions (personhood, GMO food, horse racing, openmeetings), and district bond/mill levy increases/overrides for Adams 12, 14, 50, Mapleton, & Brighton 27-J.

Well have school board officials to explain their needs & answer your questions. You don't want to miss

this meeting at our new venue, Horan & McConatys Community Room, 9998 Grant St in Thornton from

9:00am-11:00am. Doors open at 8:30am.

Admission is $3for members and $5per person for non-members. Coffee, orange juice, donuts, bottled

water, fruit & pastries are included with your admission. Look at your Colorado Blue Book to think of

questions and comments for a dialogue along with a friend or two.

NSRF upcoming calendar in 2014:

November 8Steve House discusses ObamaCare and future trends, plus well talk about election results

December 13End of the year Christmas party with former CD-4 candidate Steve Laffey talking about the

rising federal debt and the hard choices well soon have to make about it

January 10Jimmy Sengenberger talks about when & what Liberty Day is and how you can volunteer

February 14 -- ???

If you have a smar t phone, use a bar code app for the QR code on the left, it wil l take

you to our web site,www.NorthSuburbanRepublicanForum.com

This newsletter has a conservative Republican viewpoint. It may or may not reflect the

views of the NSRF Board of Directors. It is intended for the thoughtful consideration of

our members, to inform, educate, and as potential discussion starters.

"One of the penalties of not participating in politics is that you will be governed by your inferiors." - Plato
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If youre going to mail your ballot in, weve heard that it will cost you $0.70 in postage.

Heres the link to the actual wording on your 2014 Adams County ballot:

http://adcogov.org/DocumentCenter/View/5907
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There will be an election night gathering on Tuesday, November 4th

for people to watch the Federal, State,

and Local election results. The location has not been determined but well let you know. Keep in mind that

past history trends show we generally wont know the winners that night until later sometime on

Wednesday.

Citizens ofColorado mayinitiate legislation as either astate statute or aconstitutional amendment.In

Colorado, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation viaveto referendum.TheColorado General

Assembly may also place measures on the ballot aslegislatively-referred constitutional

amendments orlegislatively-referred state statutes.Referred amendments require a 2/3 vote of each

chamber.

Although the ballot title assigned by the title board appears on the ballot, a generic title is also assigned to

each measure. Starting inNovember 2010,ballot measures are numbered as a follows:

Initiated Amendments:Assigned numbers beginning with 60, restarting at 1 after 99.

Initiated Statutes:Assigned numbers beginning with 100, restarting at 100 after 199.

Legislatively-Referred Amendments:Assigned letters beginning with P, restarting at A after Z.

Legislatively-Referred Statutes:Assigned letters beginning with AA, restarting at AA after ZZ.

Colorado does not include a ballot summary on the ballot. However, the Director of Research for the

Legislative Council does prepare a impartial voter information pamphlet with an abstract of the fiscal

impact study and arguments for and against the measure. Any person, proponents or opponent, may

submit information for consideration in drafting these sections.

Editors note: If you see the following wording, AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISEAPPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW, that meansoverruling Colorados TABOR restrictions.

AMENDMENTS, PROPOSITIONS, ISSUES AND QUESTIONS

Ballot questions referred by the general assembly or any political subdivision are listed by letter, and ballot questions in itiated by the

people are listed numerically. A ballot question listed as an amendment proposes a change to the Colorado constit ution, and a ballot

question listed as a proposition proposes a change to the Colorado Revised Statues. A yes/for vote on any ballot questionis 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. C.R.S. 1-40-115(2)(a)

STATE AMENDMENTS AND PROPOSITIONS

Amendment 67 (CONSTITUTIONAL)

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution protecting pregnant women and unborn children by defining person and

child in the Colorado criminal code and the Colorado wrongful death act to include unborn human beings? YES/FOR ______ NO/AGAINST ______

Amendment 68 (CONSTITUTIONAL)

SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED $114,500,000ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR, AND BY SUCH

AMOUNTS THAT ARE RAISED THEREAFTER, BY IMPOSING A NEW TAX ON AUTHORIZED HORSE RACETRACKS

ADJUSTED GROSS PROCEEDS FROM LIMITED GAMING TO INCREASE STATEWIDE FUNDING FOR K-12 EDUCATION,

AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AMENDING THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION TO PERMIT LIMITED GAMING IN
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ADDITION TO PRE-EXISTING PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AT ONE QUALIFIED HORSE RACETRACK IN EACH OF THE

COUNTIES OF ARAPAHOE, MESA, AND PUEBLO; AUTHORIZING HOST COMMUNITIES TO IMPOSE IMPACT FEES ON

HORSE RACETRACKS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT LIMITED GAMING; ALLOWING ALL RESULTING REVENUE TO

BE

COLLECTED AND SPENT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LIMITATIONS PROVIDED BY LAW; AND ALLOCATING THE

RESULTING TAX REVENUES TO A FUND TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE CHARTER SCHOOL

INSTITUTE FOR K-12 EDUCATION?YES/FOR ______ NO/AGAINST ______

Proposition 104 (STATUTORY)

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes requiring any meeting of a board of education, or any meeting betweenany representative of a school district and any representative of employees, at which a collective bargaining agreement is discussed to

be open to the public?YES/FOR_____ NO/AGAINST______

Proposition 105 (STATUTORY)

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning labeling of genetically modified food; and, in connection

therewith, requiring food that has been genetically modified or treated with genetically modified material to be labeled, Produced

With Genetic Engineering starting onJuly 1, 2016; exempting some foods including but not limited to food from animals that are

not genetically modified but have been fed or injected with genetically modified food or drugs, certain food that is not packaged for

retail sale and is intended for immediate human consumption, alcoholic beverages, food for animals, and medically prescribed

food; requiring the Colorado department of public health and environment to regulate the labeling of genetically modified food; and

specifying that no private right of action is created for failure to conform to the labeling requirements?YES/FOR_________ NO/AGAINST__________

ADAMS COUNTY BALLOT ISSUE AND BALLOT QUESTION

Ballot Issue 1ASHALL ADAMS COUNTY TAXES BE INCREASED BY $1,260,000ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR (2016) AND BYSUCH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL SALES TAX OFTHREE PERCENT (3%)ON THE SALE OF RETAIL MARIJUANA AND RETAIL MARIJUANA PRODUCTS WITHIN THE COUNTY,ALL AS LEGALIZED BY ARTICLE XVIII, SECTION 16 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, WITH SUCH TAX TO COMMENCEJULY 1, 2015; AND WITH THE REVENUE RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY FROM SUCH ADDITIONAL SALES TAXTO BE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTY, FOR DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS INCURRED BY THECOUNTY RELATED TO THE LICENSING AND REGULATION OF THE SALE OF RETAIL MARIJUANA AND RETAIL MARIJUANAPRODUCTS, AND FOR OTHER GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE COUNTY; AND WITH THE REVENUE FROM SUCH TAX AND ANYEARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT THEREOF TO BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE

UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?YES/FOR _________ NO/AGAINST __________

Ballot Question 1BWith no increase in any County tax rate, shall the purposes for which Adams Countys existing one-half of one percent (one-halfpenny per dollar)sales tax are allowed to be used include the additional purposes of constructing, acquiring, equipping, operating,maintaining and expanding existing and new Adams County Government facilities in addition to the Adams County Justice Center, apre-trial holding facility and a centralized government center, with forty percent of the revenues from such tax to continue to be sharedamong the County and the incorporated cities and towns in the County for improvements to or the building of road and bridge projects?YES/FOR _________ NO/AGAINST __________

LOCAL ENTITIES BALLOT ISSUES AND BALLOT QUESTIONS

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

BRIGHTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 27JBALLOT ISSUE 3BSHALL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 27J DEBT BE INCREASED BY $148 MILLION, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF $295 MILLION,AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $24 MILLION ANNUALLY, FOR ENLARGING, IMPROVING, REPAIRING ORMAKING ADDITIONS TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS, FOR EQUIPPING OR FURNISHING SCHOOL BUILDINGS, FOR IMPROVINGSCHOOL GROUNDS, OR ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING OR IMPROVING ANY CAPITAL ASSET THAT THE DISTRICT ISAUTHORIZED BY LAW TO OWN, WHICH IMPROVEMENTS MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND TWO NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO REDUCEOVERCROWDING IN THE CLASSROOMS;RENOVATING, ENLARGING AND IMPROVING OTHER SCHOOL FACILITIES TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENT GROWTH;


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UPDATING, REPAIRING, IMPROVING AND RENOVATING EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO INCREASE SAFETY FEATURESAND PROMOTE THE TEACHING OF SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGY NECESSARY TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO COMPETE FOR21ST CENTURY JOBS;AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE INCREASED IN ANY YEAR WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO RATE BUT ONLY IN AN AMOUNTSUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT OR ANY REFUNDING DEBTWHEN DUE; THE AUTHORITY FOR SUCH TAX AND MILL LEVY INCREASE TO TERMINATE WHEN THE DEBT OR REFUNDINGDEBT IS PAID; SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR OTHER MULTIPLEFISCAL YEAR FINANCIAL OBLIGATION; SUCH BONDS TO BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE IN AN AGGREGATE AMOUNTNOT TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AND REPAYMENT COST, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONSAS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THEBONDS PRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF THE PREMIUM; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT'S DEBT LIMIT BE

INCREASED FROM AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 20% OF THE DISTRICT'S ASSESSED VALUE TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 6%OFTHE DISTRICT'S ACTUAL VALUE, EACH AS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY ASSESSORS OF ADAMS AND WELD COUNTIES ANDTHE CITY AND COUNTY OF BROOMFIELD; AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH BONDS AND THE REVENUES FROM SUCHTAXES AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH PROCEEDS AND REVENUES BE COLLECTED AND SPENTWITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION, AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE COLLECTION OR SPENDING OF OTHER REVENUES ORFUNDS BY THE DISTRICT UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?YES/FOR _________ NO/AGAINST __________

ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 50BALLOT ISSUE 3CSHALL ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 50 TAXES BE INCREASED $2.5 MILLIONIN 2015 AND BY SUCH AMOUNTSAS MAY BE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL MILL LEVY OF NOT TO EXCEEDFIVE MILLS FOR GENERAL FUND PURPOSES, PROVIDED THAT THE DISTRICT SHALL EXPEND THESE ADDITIONALAMOUNTS TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND ENSURE STUDENTS HAVE THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR THE JOBSOF TOMORROW, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:EXPANDING AND UPGRADING VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO GIVE STUDENTS REAL,PRACTICAL JOB SKILLS TO PREPARE THEM FOR WORK AFTER GRADUATION;PROVIDING MORE STUDENTS WITH THE INSTRUCTION AND BASIC SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE ANDTHE WORKPLACE, SUCH AS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH;PROVIDING FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE DISTRICT-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPETENCY BASED EDUCATIONALSYSTEM;KEEPING HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND STAFF IN THE CLASSROOM;PROVIDING FUNDS TO OFFSET FUTURE BUDGET CUTS THAT MAY INCREASE CLASS SIZE, CUT STAFF, DROP PROGRAMSAND INCREASE FEES;PROVIDING CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ARTS, THEATRE AND MUSIC PROGRAMS;AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES ANDTHE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND ANEXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADOCONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

YES/FOR _________ NO/AGAINST __________

BALLOT ISSUE 3DSHALL ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 50 DEBT BE INCREASED $20 MILLION, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENTCOST OF $40.1 MILLIONAND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $3.2 MILLIONANNUALLY FOR THE PURPOSEOF PROVIDING SAFE SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND ENHANCING LEARNINGOPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:PROVIDING SAFETY AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS AS NEEDED INCLUDING FIRE ALARM UPGRADES, SECURITYCAMERAS, MORE SECURE ENTRY WAYS AND VESTIBULES AT SCHOOLS;PROVIDING MATCHING MONEY FOR ANY STATE BEST GRANTS TO REPAIR AND REPLACE AGING ROOFS;EXPANDING AND RENOVATING EXISTING FACILITIES FOR TEACHING HIGH-TECH SCIENCE AND MATH BASED JOB SKILLSNEEDED FOR COLLEGE OR SUCCESS IN THE JOB MARKET OF THE FUTURE;ACQUIRING AND INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONING UNITS IN THE FIVE REMAINING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS CURRENTLYOPERATING WITHOUT THEM;EXTENDING THE LIFE OF CURRENT CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS BY REPAIRING, RENOVATING, AND/OR REPLACING

ELECTRICAL WIRING, HEATING AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS, PLUMBING AND SEWER SYSTEMS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIORFINISHES, AND SUCH OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AS NECESSARY;AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE INCREASED IN ANY YEAR, WITHOUT LIMITATION OF RATE AND IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENTTO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT OR ANY REFUNDING DEBT (OR TO CREATEA RESERVE FOR SUCH PAYMENT), SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS,INSTALLMENT SALES AGREEMENTS, LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS OR OTHER MULTIPLE-FISCAL YEAR FINANCIALOBLIGATIONS; SUCH DEBT TO BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE, FOR A PRICE ABOVE OR BELOW THE PRINCIPALAMOUNT OF SUCH SERIES, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND WITH SUCH MATURITIES ASPERMITTED BY LAW AND AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE DEBTPRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF THE PREMIUM OF NOT TO EXCEED THREE PERCENT; AND SHALLTHE DISTRICT'S DEBT LIMIT BE INCREASED FROM AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 20%OF THE DISTRICT'S ASSESSED VALUE TO


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AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 6%OF THE DISTRICT'S ACTUAL VALUE, AS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY ASSESSOR OF ADAMSCOUNTY; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH DEBT PROCEEDS ANDTAX 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?YES/FOR _________ NO/AGAINST __________

ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 14BALLOT ISSUE 3ESHALL ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 14 TAXES BE INCREASED $4.985MILLION IN 2015 AND BY SUCH AMOUNTSAS MAY BE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL MILL LEVY OF NOT TO EXCEED8.168 MILLSFOR GENERAL FUND PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

ADDING ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT NEW EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRAMS,INCLUDING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND PRESCHOOL FOR 3 AND 4 YEAR OLDS;IMPLEMENTING AND INCREASING ADDITIONAL SERVICES, INCLUDING THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUPPORTING SUCHSERVICES AND NEW EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SUCH AS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH(STEAM) AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL MUSIC PROGRAMS AND WORLD LANGUAGE PROGRAMS FOR 4TH THROUGH 8THGRADE;AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUESFROM SUCH TAXES ANDTHE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND ANEXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADOCONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?YES/FOR _________ NO/AGAINST __________

BALLOT ISSUE 3FSHALL ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 14 DEBT BE INCREASED $95,700,000, WITH A MAXIMUM TOTALREPAYMENT COST OF $199,500,000, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED NOT MORE THAN $12,500,000ANNUALLYFOR CAPITAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:RENOVATING AND MODIFYING EXISTING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACILITIES TO ACCOMMODATE UNIVERSAL PRE-SCHOOLPROGRAMS FOR THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS;IMPROVING, UPGRADING, RENOVATING AND EQUIPPING 4TH AND 5TH GRADE FACILITIES IN ORDER TO PROMOTEADVANCEMENT IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATHEMATICS;ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATHEMATICSMIDDLE SCHOOL (STEAM MIDDLE SCHOOL);PROVIDING FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS BY REPAIRING, MODERNIZING, RENOVATING, AND/OR REPLACINGAGING, DETERIORATING OR OBSOLETE INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF CURRENT CLASSROOMS,SCHOOLS AND OTHER FACILITIES;AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE INCREASED IN ANY YEAR , WITHOUT LIMITATION OF RATE AND IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENTTO PAY THE ANNUAL PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR ANYREFUNDING DEBT (OR TO CREATE A RESERVE FOR SUCH PAYMENT), SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCEOF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, INSTALLMENT SALES AGREEMENTS, LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS OR OTHER

MULTIPLE-FISCAL YEAR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS; SUCH DEBT TO BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE, FOR A PRICEABOVE OR BELOW THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH SERIES, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND WITH SUCHMATURITIES AS PERMITTED BY LAW AND AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDINGPROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE DEBT PRIOR TO MATURITY WITHOUT PAYMENT OF THE PREMIUM; AND SHALLTHE DISTRICT'S DEBT LIMIT BE INCREASED FROM AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 20%OF THE DISTRICT'S ASSESSEDVALUE TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 6%OF THE DISTRICT'S ACTUAL VALUE, AS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY ASSESSOR OFADAMS COUNTY; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH DEBTPROCEEDS AND TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGEUNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?YES/FOR _________ NO/AGAINST __________

ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLSBALLOT ISSUE 3ISHALL ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS TAXES BE INCREASED $15 MILLIONIN 2015 AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS MAY BEGENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL MILL LEVY OF NOT TO EXCEED 8.5 MILLS

FOR GENERAL FUND PURPOSES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:PROVIDING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH UPDATED TEXTBOOKS, TECHNOLOGY AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS,ALONG WITH TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING;ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS BY OFFERING SALARIES AND BENEFITS THAT ARECOMPETITIVE WITH FRONT RANGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS;OFFERING ADDITIONAL SPECIALIZED CLASSES FOR STUDENTS SUCH AS COMPUTER SCIENCE, VOCATIONAL, ANDADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES;RESTORING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS, PREVIOUSLY CUT, IN ORDER TO BEST ENHANCE AND MAINTAINTHE VALUE OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS;AND SHALL SUCH TAX INCREASE BE AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE LEVY AUTHORIZEDFOR THE DISTRICTS GENERAL FUND, PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 22-54-108, C.R.S.; AND SHALL


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THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUESFROM SUCH TAXES AND THEEARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTIONTO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?YES/FOR _________ NO/AGAINST __________

BALLOT ISSUE 3JSHALL ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS DEBT BE INCREASED $220 MILLION, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF $441.8 MILLIONAND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $35.4 MILLIONANNUALLY TO FINANCE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, WHICHCAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND MONITORED BY A CITIZENOVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:EXTENDING THE USEFUL LIFE OF EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDINGS BY REPAIRING, MAINTAINING AND REPLACING LEAKING

ROOFS, LOW-FUNCTIONING HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS, AND PLUMBING;MODERNIZING, UPDATING, RENOVATING, AND EQUIPPING CLASSROOMS TO PROMOTE THE TEACHING OFSKILLSNECESSARY TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN THE 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE;UPDATING AND ENHANCING SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND SECURITY;EXPANDING AND EQUIPPING THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING TWO NEW SCHOOLSTO ADDRESS GROWTH AND OVERCROWDING;AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE INCREASED IN ANY YEAR, WITHOUT LIMITATION OF RATE AND IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENTTO 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 GENERALOBLIGATION BONDS, INSTALLMENT SALES AGREEMENTS, LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS OR OTHER MULTIPLE-FISCALYEAR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS; SUCH DEBT TO BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE, FOR A PRICE ABOVE OR BELOW THEPRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH SERIES, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND WITH SUCH MATURITIES AS PERMITTED BYLAW AND AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE DEBT PRIOR TOMATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF THE PREMIUM OF NOT TO EXCEED THREE PERCENT; AND SHALL THEDISTRICT'S DEBT LIMIT BE INCREASED FROM AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 20%OF THE DISTRICT'S ASSESSED VALUE TO ANAMOUNT EQUAL TO 6%OF THE DISTRICT'S ACTUAL VALUE, AS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY ASSESSORS OF ADAMSCOUNTY AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF BROOMFIELD; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THEINVESTMENT OF SUCH DEBT PROCEEDS AND TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTERAPPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?YES/FOR _________ NO/AGAINST __________

ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 (MAPLETON)BALLOT ISSUE 3KSHALL ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 (MAPLETON) TAXES BE INCREASED $2.5 MILLIONANNUALLY BEGINNINGIN TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2015, AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY ANADDITIONAL MILL LEVY OF 5.368 MILLS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN THE EVENT 5.368 MILLSDOES NOT PRODUCE $2.5 MILLIONIN REVENUE, THEN THE MILL LEVY MAY BE INCREASED TO SUCH A RATE AS WILLPRODUCE $2.5 MILLION, PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 22-54-108, C.R.S., SUCH ADDITIONALREVENUES TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE GENERAL FUND AND USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT

LIMITED TO:EXPAND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION, INCLUDING SUMMERPROGRAMS; ANDHELP STUDENTS CONTINUE TO SUCCEED AND MAINTAIN THE DISTRICTS HIGH COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE RATE;PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH TECHNOLOGY NECESSARY TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR SUCCESSIN COLLEGE AND THE WORKPLACE;ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALITY TEACHERS;AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES ANDTHE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND ANEXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADOCONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?YES/FOR _________ NO/AGAINST __________

BALLOT ISSUE 3LSHALL ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 (MAPLETON) DEBT BE INCREASED $67 MILLION, WITH A MAXIMUM TOTAL

REPAYMENT COST OF $119 MILLION, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED NOT MORE THAN $7.8 MILLIONANNUALLY, IN ORDER TO:CONSTRUCT, ACQUIRE, IMPROVE, EQUIP AND PROVIDE IMPROVEMENTS TO DISTRICT FACILITIES;EXTEND THE USEFUL LIFE OF AGING SCHOOL BUILDINGS BY MAKING NECESSARY REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS TOFLOORING, ROOFS, HVAC SYSTEMS, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND/OR UNDERTAKING RENOVATIONS ORREPLACEMENTS WHERE NECESSARY;RENOVATE AND REPAIR SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO IMPROVE SECURITY AND COMPLY WITH CURRENT SAFETY CODES,SUCH AS UPDATED FIRE SYSTEMS;PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH EXPENDITURES SHALL BE MONITORED BY A BOARD APPOINTED CITIZENS BONDOVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE INCREASED IN ANY YEAR, WITHOUT LIMITATION OF RATE AND INAN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE ON SUCH DEBT AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR ANY REFUNDING


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DEBT (OR TO CREATE A RESERVE FOR SUCH PAYMENT), SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERALOBLIGATION BONDS, INSTALLMENT SALES AGREEMENTS, LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS OR OTHER MULTIPLE-FISCALYEAR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS; SUCH DEBT TO BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE, FOR A PRICE ABOVE OR BELOW THEPRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH SERIES, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND WITH SUCH MATURITIES AS PERMITTED BYLAW AND AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE DEBT PRIOR TOMATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF THE PREMIUM OF NOT TO EXCEEDTHREE PERCENT;AND SHALL THE DISTRICT'S DEBT LIMIT BE INCREASED FROM AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 20%OF THEDISTRICT'S ASSESSED VALUE TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 6%OF THE DISTRICT'S ACTUAL VALUE, AS CERTIFIED BY THECOUNTY ASSESSOR OF ADAMS COUNTY; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENTOF SUCH DEBT PROCEEDS AND TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVEDREVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?


SPECIAL DISTRICTS

NORTH METRO FIRE RESCUE DISTRICTBALLOT ISSUE 4ASHALL NORTH METRO FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $5.1 MILLIONANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FULL FISCALYEAR OR BY SUCH AMOUNT AS MAY BE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL ADVALOREM PROPERTY TAX RATE OF UP TO 3.5 MILLS, COMMENCING IN COLLECTION YEAR 2015, AND CONTINUINGTHEREAFTER, RESULTING IN A TOTAL DISTRICT PROPERTY TAX RATE, EXCLUSIVE OF REFUNDS, ABATEMENTS OR DEBTSERVICE, NOT TO EXCEED 13.226 MILLS, TO BE USED BY THE DISTRICT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES, MAINTENANCE ANDOTHER BUDGET EXPENSES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:AVOIDING CUTS IN EMERGENCY SERVICES AND MAINTAINING 911 RESPONSE TIMES;IMPROVING 911 RESPONSE TIMES IN DEFICIENT AREAS;PROVIDING FIREFIGHTERS ESSENTIAL SAFETY GEAR AND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS AIR PACKS ANDRADIOS;REPLACING AGING EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES; ANDREPAIRING FIRE STATIONS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL SAFETY HAZARDS AND EXTEND THEIR USEFUL LIFE;AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH ADDITIONALPROPERTY TAX RATE AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE, OFFSET AND EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH

WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAWAND AS A PERMANENT WAIVER OF THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH UNDER SECTION 29-1-301, C.R.S.?YES/FOR _________ NO/AGAINST __________

CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICTBALLOT ISSUE 4BSHALL CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $750,000ANNUALLYTHROUGH A STATUTORILY LIMITED MILL LEVY IMPOSED AT A RATE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED

ABOVE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF, AMONG OTHER THINGS:PROVIDING A STABLE WATER SUPPLY TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST FAMILY FARMS, RANCHES AND MUNICIPALITIES, ANDPREVENT LOCAL FARM AND RANCH DRY-UPS,MAINTAINING THE DISTRICTS ABILITY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE, SAFE WATER AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE,MAINTAINING RESERVOIRS AND WATER STORAGE SITES IN WELD, ADAMS AND MORGAN COUNTIES,REPAIRING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS DAMAGED IN LAST YEARS FLOODS, AND HELPING TO PREVENT FUTUREDAMAGE,IMPROVING WATER YIELD BY MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN EFFECTIVELY CAPTURE WATER FOR STORAGE,ANDENHANCING THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF OUR WATER BY EXPANDING THE DISTRICTS WATER QUALITY TESTINGPROGRAM,WHICH TAXES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE DISTRICT, SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THEPROPERTY TAXES CURRENTLY LEVIED FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND SHALL CONSTITUTE A VOTER APPROVEDREVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATION SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADOREVISED STATUTES?


BALLOT ISSUE 4CIN ORDER TO ALLOW CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT TO:RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT STATE GRANTS THAT THE DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY NOT PERMITTED TO RECEIVE,PROVIDE A MORE STABLE WATER SUPPLY FOR FAMILY FARMS, RANCHES, AND MUNICIPALITIES IN ADAMS, WELD ANDMORGAN COUNTIES,OBTAIN ADDITIONAL AVAILABLE WATER RIGHTS AND WATER STORAGE,

AND PROVIDED THAT THE DISTRICTS MILL LEVY RATE SHALL NOT BE INCREASED WITHOUT FUTURE VOTERAPPROVAL, SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND EXPEND ALL EXCESS REVENUES AND


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OTHER FUNDS COLLECTED IN CALENDAR YEAR 2015 AND IN EACH SUBSEQUENT CALENDAR YEAR THEREAFTERWITHOUT FURTHER VOTER APPROVAL, NOTWITHSTANDING THE LIMITATIONS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THECOLORADO CONSTITUTION OR THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISEDSTATUTES?YES/FOR _________ NO/AGAINST __________

ARTICLE X Section 20. The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights.(1) General provisions.This section takes effectDecember 31, 1992 or as stated. Its preferred interpretation shall reasonably restrain most the growth of government. All

provisions are self-executing and severable and supersede conflicting state constitutional, state statutory, charter, or otherstate or local provisions. Other limits on district revenue, spending, and debt may be weakened only by future voterapproval. Individual or class action enforcement suits may be filed and shall have the highest civil priority of resolution.

Successful plaintiffs are allowed costs and reasonable attorney fees, but a district is not unless a suit against it be ruledfrivolous. Revenue collected, kept, or spent illegally since four full fiscal years before a suit is filed shall be refunded with10% annual simple interest from the initial conduct. Subject to judicial review, districts may use any reasonable methodfor refunds under this section, including temporary tax credits or rate reductions. Refunds need not be proportional when

prior payments are impractical to identify or return. When annual district revenue is less than annual payments on general

obligation bonds, pensions, and final court judgments, (4) (a) and (7) shall be suspended to provide for the deficiency.

(2) Term definitions.Within this section:

(a) "Ballot issue" means a non-recall petition or referred measure in an election.

(b) "District" means the state or any local government, excluding enterprises.

(c) "Emergency" excludes economic conditions, revenue shortfalls, or district salary or fringe benefit increases.

(d) "Enterprise" means a government-owned business authorized to issue its own revenue bonds and receivingunder 10% of annual revenue in grants from all Colorado state and local governments combined.

(e) "Fiscal year spending" means all district expenditures and reserve increases except, as to both, those for refunds

made in the current or next fiscal year or those from gifts, federal funds, collections for another government, pensioncontributions by employees and pension fund earnings, reserve transfers or expenditures, damage awards, or propertysales.

(f) "Inflation" means the percentage change in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Indexfor Denver-Boulder, all items, all urban consumers, or its successor index.

(g) "Local growth" for a non-school district means a net percentage change in actual value of all real property in a

district from construction of taxable real property improvements, minus destruction of similar improvements, andadditions to, minus deletions from, taxable real property. For a school district, it means the percentage change in its

student enrollment.

(3) Election provisions.

(a) Ballot issues shall be decided in a state general election, biennial local district election, or on the first Tuesdayin November of odd-numbered years. Except for petitions, bonded debt, or charter or constitutional provisions, districtsmay consolidate ballot issues and voters may approve a delay of up to four years in voting on ballot issues. District

actions taken during such a delay shall not extend beyond that period.

(b) At least 30 days before a ballot issue election, districts shall mail at the least cost, and as a package wheredistricts with ballot issues overlap, a titled notice or set of notices addressed to "All Registered Voters" at each address of


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one or more active registered electors. The districts may coordinate the mailing required by this paragraph (b) with thedistribution of the ballot information booklet required by section 1 (7.5) of article V of this constitution in order to savemailing costs. Titles shall have this order of preference: "NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES/TOINCREASE DEBT/ON A CITIZEN PETITION/ON A REFERRED MEASURE."Except for district voter-approved

additions, notices shall include only:

(i) The election date, hours, ballot title, text, and local election office address and telephone number.

(ii) For proposed district tax or bonded debt increases, the estimated or actual total of district fiscal year spendingfor the current year and each of the past four years, and the overall percentage and dollar change.

(iii) For the first full fiscal year of each proposed district tax increase, district estimates of the maximum dollar

amount of each increase and of district fiscal year spending without the increase.

(iv) For proposed district bonded debt, its principal amount and maximum annual and total district repayment cost,and the principal balance of total current district bonded debt and its maximum annual and remaining total district

repayment cost.

(v) Two summaries, up to 500 words each, one for and one against the proposal, of written comments filed with theelection officer by 45 days before the election. No summary shall mention names of persons or private groups, nor any

endorsements of or resolutions against the proposal. Petition representatives following these rules shall write thissummary for their petition. The election officer shall maintain and accurately summarize all other relevant writtencomments. The provisions of this subparagraph (v) do not apply to a statewide ballot issue, which is subject to the

provisions of section 1 (7.5) of article V of this constitution.

(c) Except by later voter approval, if a tax increase or fiscal year spending exceeds any estimate in (b) (iii) for thesame fiscal year, the tax increase is thereafter reduced up to 100% in proportion to the combined dollar excess, and the

combined excess revenue refunded in the next fiscal year. District bonded debt shall not issue on terms that could exceedits share of its maximum repayment costs in (b) (iv). Ballot titles for tax or bonded debt increases shall begin, "SHALL

(DISTRICT) TAXES BE INCREASED (first, or if phased in, final, full fiscal year dollar increase)

ANNUALLY...?" or "SHALL (DISTRICT) DEBT BE INCREASED (principal amount), WITH A REPAYMENT

COST OF (maximum total district cost), ...?"

(4) Required elections.Starting November 4, 1992, districts must have voter approval in advance for:

(a) Unless (1) or (6) applies, any new tax, tax rate increase, mill levy above that for the prior year, valuation for

assessment ratio increase for a property class, or extension of an expiring tax, or a tax policy change directly causing a nettax revenue gain to any district.

(b) Except for refinancing district bonded debt at a lower interest rate or adding new employees to existing district

pension plans, creation of any multiple-fiscal year direct or indirect district debt or other financial obligation whatsoeverwithout adequate present cash reserves pledged irrevocably and held for payments in all future fiscal years.

(5) Emergency reserves.To use for declared emergencies only, each district shall reserve for 1993 1% or more,

for 1994 2% or more, and for all later years 3% or more of its fiscal year spending excluding bonded debt service. Unusedreserves apply to the next year's reserve.

(6) Emergency taxes.This subsection grants no new taxing power. Emergency property taxes are prohibited.Emergency tax revenue is excluded for purposes of (3) (c) and (7), even if later ratified by voters. Emergency taxes shall

also meet all of the following conditions:

(a) A 2/3 majority of the members of each house of the general assembly or of a local district board declares theemergency and imposes the tax by separate recorded roll call votes.


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(b) Emergency tax revenue shall be spent only after emergency reserves are depleted, and shall be refunded within180 days after the emergency ends if not spent on the emergency.

(c) A tax not approved on the next election date 60 days or more after the declaration shall end with that election

month.

(7) Spending limits.(a) The maximum annual percentage change in state fiscal year spending equals inflation plusthe percentage change in state population in the prior calendar year, adjusted for revenue changes approved by voters after

1991. Population shall be determined by annual federal census estimates and such number shall be adjusted every decadeto match the federal census.

(b) The maximum annual percentage change in each local district's fiscal year spending equals inflation in the prior

calendar year plus annual local growth, adjusted for revenue changes approved by voters after 1991 and (8) (b) and (9)reductions.

(c) The maximum annual percentage change in each district's property tax revenue equals inflation in the prior

calendar year plus annual local growth, adjusted for property tax revenue changes approved by voters after 1991 and (8)(b) and (9) reductions.

(d) If revenue from sources not excluded from fiscal year spending exceeds these limits in dollars for that fiscal

year, the excess shall be refunded in the next fiscal year unless voters approve a revenue change as an offset. Initialdistrict bases are current fiscal year spending and 1991 property tax collected in 1992. Qualification or disqualification asan enterprise shall change district bases and future year limits. Future creation of district bonded debt shall increase, and

retiring or refinancing district bonded debt shall lower, fiscal year spending and property tax revenue by the annual debtservice so funded. Debt service changes, reductions, (1) and (3) (c) refunds, and voter-approved revenue changes aredollar amounts that are exceptions to, and not part of, any district base. Voter-approved revenue changes do not require atax rate change.

(8) Revenue limits.(a) New or increased transfer tax rates on real property are prohibited. No new state realproperty tax or local district income tax shall be imposed. Neither an income tax rate increase nor a new state definition of

taxable income shall apply before the next tax year. Any income tax law change after July 1, 1992 shall also require alltaxable net income to be taxed at one rate, excluding refund tax credits or voter-approved tax credits, with no added tax or

surcharge.

(b) Each district may enact cumulative uniform exemptions and credits to reduce or end business personal propertytaxes.

(c) Regardless of reassessment frequency, valuation notices shall be mailed annually and may be appealedannually, with no presumption in favor of any pending valuation. Past or future sales by a lender or government shall also

be considered as comparable market sales and their sales prices kept as public records. Actual value shall be stated on allproperty tax bills and valuation notices and, for residential real property, determined solely by the market approach to

appraisal.

(9) State mandates.Except for public education through grade 12 or as required of a local district by federal law, a

local district may reduce or end its subsidy to any program delegated to it by the general assembly for administration. Forcurrent programs, the state may require 90-days notice and that the adjustment occur in a maximum of three equal annualinstallments.


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Colorado ballot decisions include personhood, GMO food, horse racing

By Joey Bunch The Denver Post

Corn, a vegetable which can be a cultivation of "MON 810", a variety of geneticallymodified maize (corn) developed by the US agro-chemicals Monsanto Company.(Philippe Huguen, AFP )

Colorado's fall election ballot was set Monday, as the Secretary of State's Office

certified four issues for voters to decide, including the definition of a person, casino

gambling in three counties, food labeling and open meetings.

Thecitizen-driven effortsto amend the state's constitution were finalized to go on the ballots mailed on Oct. 14.

"Coloradans have again shown they are eager to participate directly in the public policy of our state by putting four

measures on the ballot," Secretary of State Scott Gessler said Monday after certifying the ballot questions.

Amendments and propositions certified Monday are:

Amendment 67,which would provide a legal definition of a person. The measure is seen by opponents as a way to stop

all abortions and imperil the storage or destruction of eggs for in vitro fertilization. The proposed amendment states: "In

the interest of protecting mothers and their unborn children from criminal offenses and unborn children from criminal

offenses and negligent and wrongful acts, the words 'person' and 'child' in the Colorado criminal code and Colorado death

act must include unborn human beings."

Proposition 105,which calls for the labeling of genetically modified food "to provide consumers with the opportunity

to make an informed choice of the products they consume and protect the public's health, safety and welfare."

Amendment 68,which would allow horse racing tracks in Arapahoe, Pueblo and Mesa counties to offer casino-style

games, with 34 percent of their adjusted gross proceeds, which supporters estimate will reach $100 million, to fund K-12

schools.

Proposition 104,which would provide more open-meetings requirements for school boards.

The personhood issue, the thorniest of those on the ballot, is in its fourth incarnation in Colorado in six years.

The measure failed in elections in 2008 and 2010. Two years ago, opponents successfully challenged whether personhood

supporters submitted enough valid signatures.

The definition has evolved. In 2008, the amendment defined a person from the "moment of fertilization." In 2010 it

changed to "from the beginning of the biological development."

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Will 2014 be the year that voters in Colorado school districtsloosen up their wallets and approve well more than $1 billionin local tax increases for school construction and operations?

A year ago, voters were almost as skeptical of local proposals as they were of Amendment 66, the $1 billion K-12 statewide income tax hike that was

defeated overwhelmingly. Hoping that voters are in a different mood this year, some two dozen Colorado school districts are seeking some $1.4 billion in

property tax increases for construction projects and operating funds.

On the bond side, its going to be the largest group of bonds that anybodys ever seen, said Tracie Rainey, executive director of the Colorado School

Finance Project, which compiled the detailed list displayed at the bottom of this article.

This years ballot measures are interesting for several important reasons, including:

A big yearThe total $1.4 billion request exceeds the nearly $1.2 billion districts proposed in 2012, although there were 38 measures on the ballot that

year, compared to about 30 this year.

Boulder has biggest askThe Boulder Valley School District is asking for a $576.4 million bond issue this year, exceeding the high set previously by

the $515 million combined bond and override requested and won by Denver Public Schools in 2012.

Five Adams districts askingMost of the money about $1.1 billion is being requested from voters in just two counties, Adams and Boulder. Five

districts in western Adams all are on the Nov. 4 ballot, an apparently unprecedented event.

Financial pressuresDespite a modest bump in school funding provided by the 2014 legislature, district leaders say that additional money is far from

enough, and they have to ask voters for additional local revenues to cover building and program needs that cant be put off.

A possible distractionA statewide casino-expansion proposal, Amendment 68, is also on the ballot, and it promises more than $100 million in

additional revenues for schools. District leaders are skeptical of A68s promises and hope it doesnt confuse voters about the need for local revenue. (Get

details on A68here.)

BEST off the ballotFor the first time in several years, 2014 ballots dont include a long list of small districts seeking bond issues to raise local

matching funds for Building Excellent Schools Today construction program grants. The state portion of that program has reached its ceiling for larger

projects such as new schools and major renovations, so theres no money for locals to match.

Voter moodFinally, the 2014 election may provide an update on where some voters stand on school taxes. Voter attitudes have been on a roller

coaster in this decade. District tax proposals received reasonable support in 2010, but 2011 was the worst year in memory for bonds and overrides.

Voters were very supportive in 2012 but returned to their skeptical ways last year. Of course, voters rejected statewide proposals to increases taxes for

schools in 2011 and 2013.

Boulder the big ask

This is a big ask, we understand that, says Boulder Valley Superintendent Bruce Messinger when questioned about his districts proposal for a $576.4

million bond issue. Its a hard choice.

But, he added, The facilities needs are not going to go away, and if building systems begin to fail the 30,500-student district isnt in a position to cover

significant building costs from its general fund.

About half the money would be used to bring all district buildings to acceptable standards, he said, with the rest devoted to a variety of other needs.

(See the districts detailed facilities planhere.)
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As is common with larger districts, Boulder went through a long planning and public consultation process before the board approved the ballot proposal

in August.

Messinger said polling put the districts overall approval rating is at an all-time high and that polling and focus groups indicate, Taxpayers understand

schools are assets.

While Messinger is feeling reasonably good about the proposals chances, he does note the possible of confusion with Amendment 68. Its a concern, he

said. Its on peoples minds.

Boulder has had a history of success with its voters. It last lost an election in 2002, when voters rejected a $7.5 million override that would have funded

technology improvements.

Adcos referendum on school spending

While Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties have but one school district each, Adams County is served by seven. Each district is considerably smaller

than DPS or Jeffco, but combined the five largest districts in Adams had about the same enrollment as their neighboring counties did in 2013-14, about

85,000 students.

This year most Adams County voters have the rare opportunity to vote on school taxes at the same time. Those five districts Adams 12-Five Star,

Brighton, Commerce City (Adams 14), Mapleton and Westminster (Adams 50) all have proposals on the ballot.

All five are seeking both bond issues and overrides for varying reasons. Each district is seeking bond money to upgrade existing buildings, while new

schools would be built in growing parts of Adams 12, Brighton and Commerce City. Tax override revenues would be used to recruit and retain teachers,

offset state budget cuts and cover a variety of needs. (See the spreadsheet at the bottom of this story for details on those district proposals and all tax

measures statewide.)

Adams 12 Superintendent Chris Gdowski said the five sets of ballot measures werent coordinated but, Whats driving it are common factors. We all

have needs that havent been met.

For Adams 12, he said, The need is pressing, and we cant wait any longer.

Other county superintendent sounded the same note. We decided to go this year because our needs just continue to mount, said Mapleton

Superintendent Charlotte Ciancio. We have just been so far behind for so long we just had to go.

Westminster Superintendent Pamela Swanson said, Were trying to avoid any more cuts. We have some wonderful things happening, and we dont want

to take any steps backwards. We felt a moral obligation to go back out to the voters, even though the district saw a $5.2 million override defeated last

year.

Commerce City Superintendent Pat Sanchez had a bond issue defeated last year by about 300 votes. He called that a hidden blessing that forced the

district to be really crystal clear about what the voters are getting this year. He and other Adams superintendents are hopeful that academic

improvements in recent years will make voters more amendable to tax hikes.

Adams 12, Brighton and Mapleton are rated as improvement districts by the state accreditation system.Commerce City and Westminster are priorityimprovement districts but have moved up in recent years from turnaround, the lowest accreditation category.

Superintendents have varying answers about what happens if proposals are defeated. Gdowski said a loss could mean schedule changes in Adams 12.

Sanchez said defeat would change a five-year plan to a 10-year plan, and Ciancio said, If it doesnt pass well just have to keep going back to the ballot.

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Two districts in El Paso County also have large measures on the ballot. Cheyenne Mountain is proposing a $45 million bond, and Falcons bond proposal

totals $107.4 million.

Denver voters face a proposed sales tax increase and an extension for the Denver Preschool Program, which is separate from DPS. (Get more

detailshere.)

There are no district proposals on the ballot this year in Denver, Douglas County, Jefferson County or in any of Arapahoe Countys seven districts.

State law bars school boards and districts from spending public funds on ballot measure campaigns.

The campaign load typically is carried by outside citizen campaign committees that raise money for brochures, yard signs and other materials. Such

committees already have been formed in Boulder, in most of the Adams County districts and in Cheyenne Mountain and Falcon.

The bigger issue

Passage of bond issues and overrides in individual districts has the unwelcome side effect of increasing gaps between districts that have the political and

financial capacity to pass them and those that dont. (Theres a limit on district bond debt based on the value of property within a district, and there also

are state ceilings on overrides.)

The long range solution to this [school funding] is not doing this district by district, Messinger said. I worry that the gap [between districts] could

widen over time, said Gdowski.

But Sanchez, noting that theres still a $900 million shortfall in state school funding, said its hard to districts to resist the pressure to raise their own

money. I think youre going to see a trend of more bonds and mill levy overrides.

Chalkbeat Coloradois a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.

Chalkbeat Colorado is the education news partner of the Denver Business Journal. Chalkbeat reports are copyright Chalkbeat and used by permission.

For more Chalkbeat reports, visit co.chalkbeat.org.

Todd Engdahl, Chalkbeat Coloradohttp://www.bizjournals.com/denver/morning_call/2014/09/chalkbeat-colorado-school-districts-roll-the-dice.html?ana=twt&page=all
http://co.chalkbeat.org/2014/08/11/denver-voters-to-decide-extension-expansion-of-preschool-program-in-november/http://co.chalkbeat.org/http://co.chalkbeat.org/http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/morning_call/2014/09/chalkbeat-colorado-school-districts-roll-the-dice.html?ana=twt&page=allhttp://www.bizjournals.com/denver/morning_call/2014/09/chalkbeat-colorado-school-districts-roll-the-dice.html?ana=twt&page=allhttp://co.chalkbeat.org/http://co.chalkbeat.org/2014/08/11/denver-voters-to-decide-extension-expansion-of-preschool-program-in-november/


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Race Democrat Republican Telephone Email Address Website Facebook Group Page

AdCo Commissioner 3 Manny Solano Erik Hansen 303-596-0293 [email protected] http://www.erikhansen.org https://www.facebook.com/pages/Commissioner-Erik-Hansen

AdCo Commissioner 4 Steve O'Dorisio Joe Domenico 303-289-5990 [email protected] http://www.josephdomenicoacc.com https://www.facebook.com/JP.Domenico

AdCo Commissioner 5 Wilma Rose Jan Pawlowski 303-659-4670 [email protected] http://www.vote4janp.com https://www.facebook.com/ElectJanPawlowskiForAdamsCountyCommissioner

Sheriff Richard Reigenborn Mike McIntosh 303-912-6398 [email protected] http://www.mcintosh4sheriff.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.mcintosh

Assessor John Schaul Patsy Melonakis 303-909-6080 [email protected] http://www.patsymelonakis.org https://www.facebook.com/PatsyForAssessor

Clerk & Recorder Cynthia Martinez Stan Martin 303-875-1022 [email protected] http://www.electstanmartin.com https://www.facebook.com/electstanmartin

Treasurer Steve Douglas Brigitte Grimm 720-341-4129 [email protected] www.BrigitteGrimm.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brigitte-Grimm-for-Adams-County

Coroner Monica Broncucia- Jordan Dr. Mike Arnall 303-655-1258 [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/michael.arnall

RTD Director District J Larry Hoy 720-295-4696 [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/LarryAHoy

RTD Director District K Paul Solano Rich Monroe 720-505-7680 electrichforrtd@centuryl ink.net https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rich-Monroe-for-RTD-District-K-Director

RTD Director District L Gregory Duran Lorraine Anderson 303-589-9781 l or ra ine. anders on@rtd-denver. co m htt p:// www. rt d- denv er .c om/Boa rdDi rect ors

HD-30 Jenise May JoAnn Windholz 303-995-0866 [email protected] http://www.joannwindholzhd30.com https://www.facebook.com/windholzj

HD-31 Joey Salazar Carol "Jody" Beckler 303-564-4257 [email protected] www.Beckler4HD31.com https://www.facebook.com/Beckler4HD31

HD-32 Dominick Moreno Edgar Antillon 720-663-7151 [email protected] http://edgarantillon.com https://www.facebook.com/AntillonforHD32

HD-33 Diane Primavera Marijo Tinlin 303-807-9790 [email protected] http://marijotinlin.com/ https://www.facebook.com/marijotinlinforcolorado

HD-34 Steve Lebsock Alexander "Skinny" Winkl303-875-5678 [email protected] http://www.vote4skinny.com https://www.facebook.com/AlexanderSkinnyWinkler

HD-35 Faith Winter Mike Melvin 303-748-7396 [email protected] http://www.coloradoformike.com https://www.facebook.com/mike4westy

HD-56 Vicki Snider Kevin Priola 303-882-5486 kprio [email protected] http://www.kevinpriola.com https://www.facebook.com/Rep.Priola

SD-24 Judy Solano Beth Martinez-Humenik 303-907-6995 [email protected] www.BethforSenate.net https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beth-Martinez-Humenik-for-SD-24

CU Regent CD-6 Naquetta Ricks John Carson 303-524-2754 [email protected] http://carsonforcuregent.com https://www.facebook.com/carsonforcuregent

CU Regent CD-7 Irene Griego

State Board of Education CD-7 Jane Goff Laura Boggs 303-988-2484 [email protected] http://www.electlauraboggs.com https://www.facebook.com/electlauraboggs

Secretary of State Joseph Neguse Wayne Williams 719-439-1870 [email protected] http://www.winwithwayne.org https://www.facebook.com/WayneWilliamsforColorado

Attorney General Don Quick Cynthia Coffman 719-422-9424 [email protected] http://www.cynthiacoffmanforag.com https://www.facebook.com/cynthiacoffmanforag

Treasurer Betsy Markey Walker Stapleton 303-866-2441 [email protected] http://www.stapletonforcolorado.com https://www.facebook.com/Walker.R.Stapleton

Governor John Hickenlooper Bob Beauprez 303-500-6868 [email protected] http://www.bobbeauprez.com https://www.facebook.com/bobbeauprez

US House CD-4 Vic Meyers Ken Buck 970-549-8808 [email protected] http://www.buckforcolorado.com

US House CD-6 Andy Romanoff Mike Coffman 303-791-6453 [email protected] www.coffmanforcongress.com https://www.facebook.com/coffmanforcongress

US House CD-7 Ed Perlmutter Don Ytterberg 303-762-0775 [email protected] http://www.ytterbergforcongress.org https://www.facebook.com/ytterbergforcongress

US Senate Mark Udall Cory Gardner 970-663-2679 [email protected] www.CoryGardnerforSenate.com https://www.facebook.com/Cory.Gardner.For.Senate


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