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Home My WebLink About2008 General Sample BallotOFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION Eagle County November 04, 2008 Precinct Publication Instruction Text: To vote, completely fill in the rectangle to the left of your choice using only a dark blue or black ballpoint pen. If you tear, deface, or wrongly mark this ballot, return it to the Election Official and receive a replacment ballot. WARNING: Do not put an X or a checkmark in the rectangles next to your choices as they may not count properly as votes. Eagle County Clerk & Recorder FEDERAL OFFICES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS (Vote for One Pair) John McCain / Sarah Palin Republican Barack Obama / Joe Biden Democratic Chuck Baldwin / Darrell L. Castle Constitution Bob Barr / Wayne A. Root Libertarian Cynthia McKinney / Rosa A. Clemente Green Jonathan E. Allen / Jeffrey D. Stath HeartQuake '08 Gene C. Amondson / Leroy J. Pletten Prohibition James Harris / Alyson Kennedy Socialist Workers Charles Jay / Dan Sallis Jr. Boston Tea Alan Keyes / Brian Rohrbough America's Independent Gloria La Riva / Robert Moses Socialism and Liberation Bradford Lyttle / Abraham Bassford U.S. Pacifist Frank Edward McEnulty / David Mangan Unaffiliated Brian Moore / Stewart A. Alexander Socialist, USA Ralph Nader / Matt Gonzalez Unaffiliated Thomas Robert Stevens / Alden Link Objectivist UNITED STATES SENATOR (Vote for One) Bob Schaffer Republican Mark Udall Democratic Bob Kinsey Green Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell American Constitution Write-in REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 111TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS - DISTRICT 2 (Vote for One) Scott Starin Republican Jared Polis Democratic J. A. Calhoun Green William Robert "Bill" Hammons Unity Write-in REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2 (Vote for One) Joe Neguse Democratic Jerry Reed Republican DISTRICT OFFICES STATE SENATE - DISTRICT 8 (Vote for One) Al White Republican Ken Brenner Democratic STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 56 (Vote for One) Christine Scanlan Democratic Ali Hasan Republican STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 61 (Vote for One) Kathleen E. Curry Democratic DISTRICT ATTORNEY - 5th JUDICIAL DISTRICT (Vote for One) Mark Hurlbert Republican COUNTY OFFICES Commissioner - District 1 (Vote for One) Richard "Dick" Gustafson Republican Peter Runyon Democratic Commissioner - District 2 (Vote for One) Jon Stavney Democratic Debbie Buckley Republican TOWN OF AVON Candidates for Town Council (Vote for up to three candidates for four year terms) Amy C. Phillips Kristi Ferraro Albert "Buz" Reynolds Shari Peach Karri Willemssen JUSTICE OF THE COLORADO SUPREME COURT Shall Justice Allison H. Eid of the Colorado Supreme Court be retained in office? (Vote Yes or No) Yes No JUSTICE OF THE COLORADO SUPREME COURT Shall Justice Gregory J. Hobbs Jr. of the Colorado Supreme Court be retained in office? (Vote Yes or No) Yes No COURT OF APPEALS Court of Appeals - Steven L. Bernard Shall Judge Steven L. Bernard of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? (Vote Yes or No) Yes No Court of Appeals - David M. Furman Shall Judge David M. Furman of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? (Vote Yes or No) Yes No Court of Appeals - Robert D. Hawthorne Shall Judge Robert D. Hawthorne of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? (Vote Yes or No) Yes No Court of Appeals - Jerry N. Jones Shall Judge Jerry N. Jones of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? (Vote Yes or No) Yes No Court of Appeals - Gilbert M. Roman Shall Judge Gilbert M. Roman of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? (Vote Yes or No) Yes No Court of Appeals - Diana L. Terry Shall Judge Diana L. Terry of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? (Vote Yes or No) Yes No DISTRICT JUDGE - 5th JUDICIAL DISTRICT Shall Judge Russell H. Granger of the 5th Judicial District be retained in office? (Vote Yes or No) Yes No DISTRICT JUDGE - 5th JUDICIAL DISTRICT Shall Judge Frederick Walker Gannett of the 5th Judicial District be retained in office? (Vote Yes or No) Yes No COUNTY JUDGE, EAGLE Shall Judge Katharine T. Sullivan of the Eagle County Court be retained in office? (Vote Yes or No) Yes No Vote Both Sides Vote Both SidesTest BallotTest Ballot110003801000620803031185000000001102 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION Eagle County November 04, 2008 Precinct Publication "Ballot issues referred by the general assembly or any political subdivision are listed by letter, and ballot issues initiated by the people are listed numerically. A 'yes' vote on any ballot issue is a vote in favor of changing current law or existing circumstances, and a 'no' vote on any ballot issue is a vote against changing current law or existing circumstances." Amendment 46 Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning a prohibition against discrimination by the state, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting the state from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting; allowing exceptions to the prohibition when bona fide qualifications based on sex are reasonably necessary or when action is necessary to establish or maintain eligibility for federal funds; preserving the validity of court orders or consent decrees in effect at the time the measure becomes effective; defining "state" to include the state of Colorado, agencies or departments of the state, public institutions of higher education, political subdivisions, or governmental instrumentalities of or within the state; and making portions of the measure found invalid severable from the remainder of the measure? Yes No Amendment 47 Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning participation in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting an employer from requiring that a person be a member and pay any moneys to a labor organization or to any other third party in lieu of payment to a labor organization and creating a misdemeanor criminal penalty for a person who violates the provisions of the section? Yes No Amendment 48 Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution defining the term "person" to include any human being from the moment of fertilization as "person" is used in those provisions of the Colorado constitution relating to inalienable rights, equality of justice, and due process of law? Yes No Amendment 49 Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning deductions from governmental payroll systems, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting a governmental payroll system from taking a payroll deduction from any government employee except deductions required by federal law, tax withholdings, judicial liens and garnishments, deductions for individual or group health benefits or other insurance, deductions for pension or retirement plans or systems, or other savings or investment programs, and charitible deductions? Yes No Amendment 50 SHALL THERE BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION CONCERNING VOTER-APPROVED REVISIONS TO LIMITED GAMING, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, ALLOWING THE LOCAL VOTERS IN CENTRAL CITY, BLACK HAWK, AND CRIPPLE CREEK TO EXTEND CASINO HOURS OF OPERATION, APPROVED GAMES TO INCLUDE ROULETTE AND CRAPS OR BOTH, AND MAXIMUM SINGLE BETS UP TO $100; ADJUSTING DISTRIBUTIONS TO CURRENT GAMING FUND RECIPIENTS FOR GROWTH IN GAMING TAX REVENUE DUE TO VOTER-APPROVED REVISIONS IN GAMING; DISTRIBUTING 78% OF THE REMAINING GAMING TAX REVENUE FROM THIS AMENDMENT FOR STUDENT FINANCIAL AID AND CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACCORDING TO THE PROPORTION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE STUDENT ENROLLMENTS, AND 22% FOR LOCAL GAMING IMPACTS IN GILPIN AND TELLER COUNTIES AND THE CITIES OF CENTRAL CITY, BLACK HAWK, AND CRIPPLE CREEK ACCORDING TO THE PROPORTION OF INCREASED TAX REVENUE FROM VOTER-APPROVED REVISIONS IN EACH CITY OR COUNTY; AND REQUIRING ANY INCREASE IN GAMING TAXES FROM THE LEVELS IMPOSED AS OF JULY 1, 2008 TO BE APPROVED AT A STATEWIDE ELECTION, IF LOCAL VOTERS IN ONE OR MORE CITIES HAVE APPROVED ANY REVISION TO LIMITED GAMING? Yes No Amendment 51 SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED $186.1 MILLION ANNUALLY AFTER FULL IMPLEMENTATION BY AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES CONCERNING AN INCREASE IN THE STATE SALES AND USE TAX TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR LONG-TERM SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, INCREASING THE RATE OF THE STATE SALES AND USE TAX BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2009, BY ONE-TENTH OF ONE PERCENT IN EACH OF THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS; PERMITTING THE STATE TO RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUES FROM THE NEW TAX, NOTWITHSTANDING THE STATE SPENDING LIMIT; REQUIRING AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE NET REVENUE FROM THE NEW TAX TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE NEWLY CREATED DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LONG-TERM SERVICES CASH FUND; REQUIRING THE MONEY IN THE FUND TO BE USED TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; AND PROHIBITING REDUCTIONS IN THE LEVEL OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL EXISTING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS MEASURE FOR LONG-TERM SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES? Yes No Amendment 52 Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the allocation of revenues from the state severance tax imposed on minerals and mineral fuels other than oil shale that are extracted in the state, and, in connection therewith, for fiscal years commencing on or after July 1, 2008, requiring half of the revenues to be credited to the local government severance tax fund and the remaining revenues to be credited first to the severance tax trust fund until an annually calculated limit is reached and then to a new Colorado transportation trust fund, which may be used only to fund the construction, maintenance, and supervision of public highways in the state, giving first priority to reducing congestion on the Interstate 70 corridor? Yes No Amendment 53 Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes extending the criminal liability of a business entity to its executive officials for the entity's failure to perform a specific duty imposed by law, and, in connection therewith, conditioning an executive official's liabiilty upon his or her knowledge of the duty imposed by law and of the business entity's failure to perform such duty; and allowing an executive official who discloses to the attorney general all facts known to the official concerning a business's criminal conduct to use that disclosure as an affirmative defense to criminal charges? Yes No Amendment 54 Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning restrictions on campaign contributions, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting the holder of contracts totaling $100,000 or more, as indexed for inflation, awarded by state or local governments without competitive bidding ("sole source government contracts"), including certain collective bargaining agreements, from making a contribution for the benefit of a political party or candidate for elective office during the term of the contracts and for 2 years thereafter; disqualifying a person who makes a contribution in a ballot issue election from entering into a sole source government contract related to the ballot issue; and imposing liability and penalties on contract holders, certain of their owners, officers and directors, and government officials for violations of the amendment? Yes No Amendment 55 Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning cause for employee discharge or suspension, and, in connection therewith, requiring an employer to establish and document just cause for the discharge or suspension of a full-time employee; defining "just cause" to mean specified types of employee misconduct and substandard job performance, the filing of bankruptcy by the employer, or documented economic circumstances that directly and adversely affect the employer; exempting from the just cause requirement business entities that employ fewer that twenty employees, nonprofit organizations that employ fewer than one thousand employees, governmental entities, and employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement that requires just cause for discharge or suspension; allowing an employee who believes he or she was discharged or suspended without just cause to file a civil action in state district court; allowing a court that finds an employee's discharge or suspension to be in violation of this amendment to award reinstatement in the employee's former job, back wages, damages, or any combination thereof; and allowing the court to award attorneys fees to the prevailing party? Yes No Amendment 56 Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution concerning health care coverage for employees, and, in connection therewith, requiring employers that regularly employ twenty or more employees to provide major medical health care coverage to their employees; excluding the state and its political subdivisions from the definition of "employer"; allowing an employer to provide such health care coverage either directly through a carrier, company, or organization or acting as a self-insurer, or indirectly by paying premiums to a health insurance authority to be created pursuant to this measure that will contract with health insurance carriers, companies, and organizations to provide coverage to employees; providing that employees shall not be required to pay more that twenty percent of the premium for such coverage for themselves and more than thirty percent of such coverage for the employees' dependents; financing the costs of administering the health insurance authority and health care coverage provided through the authority with premiums paid by employers to the authority and, if necessary, such revenue sources other than the state general fund as determined by the general assembly; directing the general assembly to enact such laws as are necessary to implement the measure; and setting the effective date of the measure to be no later than November 1, 2009? Yes No Amendment 57 Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning a safe workplace for employees, and, in connection therewith, requiring employers to provide safe and healthy workplaces for their employees; restricting such requirement to employers regularly employing ten or more employees in the state; and enabling employees who are injured because of an employer's violation of this requirement to file suit in district court, with the right to a jury trial, to recover compensatory and exemplary damages, actual past or future pecuniary losses, and noneconomic losses including pain and suffering, emotional distress, inconvenience, mental anguish, and loss of enjoyment of life, but prohibiting injured employees from recovering any damages for which the employee already received compensation pursuant to the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado"? Yes No Amendment 58 SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED $321.4 MILLION ANNUALLY BY AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES CONCERNING THE SEVERANCE TAX ON OIL AND GAS EXTRACTED IN THE STATE, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR TAXABLE YEARS COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2009, CHANGING THE TAX TO 5% OF TOTAL GROSS INCOME FROM THE SALE OF OIL AND GAS EXTRACTED IN THE STATE WHEN THE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL GROSS INCOME IS AT LEAST $300,000; ELIMINATING A CREDIT AGAINST THE SEVERANCE TAX FOR PROPERTY TAXES PAID BY OIL AND GAS PRODUCERS AND INTEREST OWNERS; REDUCING THE LEVEL OF PRODUCTION THAT QUALIFIES WELLS FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE TAX; EXEMPTING REVENUES FROM THE TAX AND RELATED INVESTMENT INCOME FROM STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING LIMITS; AND REQUIRING THE TAX REVENUES TO BE CREDITED AS FOLLOWS: (A) 22% TO THE SEVERANCE TAX TRUST FUND, (B) 22% TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SEVERANCE TAX FUND, AND (C) 56% TO A NEW SEVERANCE TAX STABILIZATION TRUST FUND, OF WHICH 60% IS USED TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLORADO RESIDENTS ATTENDING STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, 15% TO FUND THE PRESERVATION OF NATIVE WILDLIFE HABITAT, 10% TO FUND RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS, 10% TO FUND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES IMPACTED BY THE SEVERANCE OF OIL AND GAS, AND 5% TO FUND COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT GRANTS? Yes No Vote Both Sides Vote Both SidesTest BallotTest Ballot110003802000690803031185000000001205 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION Eagle County November 04, 2008 Precinct Publication Amendment 59 SHALL THERE BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION CONCERNING THE MANNER IN WHICH THE STATE FUNDS PUBLIC EDUCATION FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH THE TWELFTH GRADE, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR THE 2010-11 STATE FISCAL YEAR AND EACH STATE FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, REQUIRING THAT ANY REVENUE THAT THE STATE WOULD OTHERWISE BE REQUIRED TO REFUND PURSUANT TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMIT ON STATE FISCAL YEAR SPENDING BE TRANSFERRED INSTEAD TO THE STATE EDUCATION FUND; ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT THAT, FOR THE 2011-12 STATE FISCAL YEAR AND EACH STATE FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE STATEWIDE BASE PER PUPIL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH THE TWELFTH GRADE AND THE TOTAL STATE FUNDING FOR ALL CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS INCREASE ANNUALLY BY AT LEAST THE RATE OF INFLATION; CREATING A SAVINGS ACCOUNT IN THE STATE EDUCATION FUND; REQUIRING THAT A PORTION OF THE STATE INCOME TAX REVENUE THAT IS DEPOSITED IN THE STATE EDUCATION FUND BE CREDITED TO THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; REQUIRING EITHER A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE OF EACH HOUSE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR, IN ANY STATE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH COLORADO PERSONAL INCOME GROWS LESS THAN SIX PERCENT BETWEEN THE TWO PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEARS, A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO USE THE MONEYS IN THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT; ESTABLISHING THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH MONEYS IN THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT MAY BE SPENT; ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT MAY BE IN THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT IN ANY STATE FISCAL YEAR; AND ALLOWING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO TRANSFER MONEYS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE STATE EDUCATION FUND, SO LONG AS CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING ARE MET? Yes No Referendum L An amendment to section 4 of article V of the constitution of the state of Colorado, concerning the ability of an elector of the state of Colorado who has attained the age of twenty-one years to serve as a member of the Colorado general assembly. Yes No Referendum M Shall section 7 of article XVIII of the state constitution concerning outdated, obsolete provisions regarding land value increase be repealed? Yes No Referendum N Shall there be a repeal of section 5 of article XVIII and article XXII of the state constitution, concerning the elimination of outdated obsolete provisions of the state constitution? Yes No Referendum O Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning ballot initiatives, and, in connection therewith, increasing the number of signatures required for a proposed initiative to amend the state constitution; reducing the number of signatures required for a proposed statutory initiative; requiring a minimum number of signatures for a proposed initiative to amend the state constitution to be gathered from residents of each congressional district in the state; increasing the time allowed to gather signatures for a proposed statutory initiative; modifying the review of initiative petitions; establishing a filing deadline for proposed initiatives to amend the state constitution; and requiring a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house of the general assembly to amend, repeal, or supersede any law enacted by an initiative for a period of five years after the law becomes effective? Yes No TOWN OF RED CLIFF Referendum 2A SHALL THE TOWN OF RED CLIFF, COLORADO, ACTING THROUGH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BE AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE A LODGING TAX OF UP TO 3 PERCENT ON THE LEASING OR RENTING OF ROOMS OR OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS IN LODGING FACILITIES BY SHORT-TERM VISITORS AND GUESTS PROVIDED ALL REVENUES GENERATED BY SUCH TAX SHALL SOLELY BE USED FOR RECREATION AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE TOWN OF RED CLIFF? Yes No TOWN OF BASALT Referendum 2B Shall Section 2.2 of the Home Rule Charter of the Town of Basalt be amended to read as follows? SECTION 2.2 ELECTOR QUALIFICATION In order to vote in any election, an elector must be 18 years of age as of the day of the election, be a citizen of the United States of America, be registered with the County Clerk and Recorder, not be in prison, and have legally resided for at least 30 days immediately preceding the election in Colorado and in an area that is within the municipal limits of the Town, as the Town boundaries are defined as of the date of the election. The determination of residency shall be made in accordance with the provision of C.R.S. 31-10-201(3), as amended from time to time. Yes No Referendum 2C Shall Section 3.3 of the Home Rule Charter of the Town of Basalt be amended to read as follows? SECTION 3.3 QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTED OFFICE Each Councilor and the Mayor shall be a qualified elector of the Town in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.2 of this Charter. In addition, each Councilor and the Mayor must reside in the Town for a period of at least twelve consecutive months immediately preceding the date of the election, unless another period is specified by C.R.S. 31-10-301, as amended, in which case the residency requirement of the statute shall apply. The determination of residency shall be made in accordance with the provisions of C.R.S. 31-10-201(3), as amended from time to time. Neither any Councilor nor the Mayor shall be a paid employee of the Town, nor shall they apply for any employment position with the Town while in office. The term of any Councilor or the Mayor shall terminate when he or she no longer resides within the boundaries of the Town of Basalt. Yes No Referendum 2D Shall Section 3.6 of the Home Rule Charter of the Town of Basalt be amended to read as follows? SECTION 3.6 VACANCIES (A) Occurrence of a Vacancy. A vacancy shall occur whenever a Councilor or the Mayor dies, becomes incapacitated, resigns, becomes a non-resident of the Town, or is convicted while in office of a felony or of any misdemeanor offense for abuse of public office as defined in Part 4, Article 8, Title 18, C.R.S., as now existing or as may be hereafter amended or recodified. Any person filling such a vacancy must comply with the requirements of Section 3.3 above. Yes No Referendum 4A SHALL ROARING FORK TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("RFTA") TAXES BE INCREASED $7,576,000 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE) ANNUALLY BY A 0.3% (THREE CENTS ON EACH $10 DOLLAR PURCHASE) SALES AND USE TAX LEVIED IN THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE AND A 0.4% (FOUR CENTS ON EACH $10 DOLLAR PURCHASE) SALES AND USE TAX LEVIED IN THE REMAINDER OF RFTA, IN BOTH CASES ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2009 UPON EVERY TRANSACTION OR OTHER INCIDENT ON WHICH A SALES OR USE TAX IS LEVIED BY THE STATE (WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE FOOD FOR HOME CONSUMPTION) (THE TAX RATE INCREASE IS LOWER IN CARBONDALE BECAUSE EXISTING RFTA TAXES ARE HIGHER IN CARBONDALE); AND SHALL RFTA DEBT BE INCREASED BY UP TO $44,555,000, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $99,162,000, FOR THE PURP0SE OF: - ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, AND EQUIPPING VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES, BUS STATIONS, BUS STOPS AND PARKING AREAS AND FACILITIES, - ACQUIRING BUSES AND OTHER TRANSIT VEHICLES, AND - PROVIDING ROAD IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS FOR THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM; ON THE DATE OF THIS ELECTION, A SEPARATE BALLOT QUESTION IS BEING SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF SILT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SILT JOINING RFTA, THE IMPOSITION OF A 0.4% RFTA SALES AND USE TAX IN THE TOWN OF SILT, AND THE DEBT DESCRIBED IN THIS QUESTION AND, IF THE VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF SILT APPROVE SUCH QUESTION, THE TOTAL FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE FOR RFTA TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS QUESTION AND THE TOWN OF SILT QUESTION COMBINED WILL BE $7,655,000; THE DEBT AUTHORIZED BY THIS QUESTION TO CONSIST OF REVENUE BONDS PAYABLE FROM ANY LEGALLY AVAILABLE REVENUES OF RFTA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RFTA SALES AND USE TAXES, VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES, FARE REVENUES, TAXES AND OTHER MONEYS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH PITKIN COUNTY, EAGLE COUNTY, OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF RFTA, SERVICE CONTRACT REVENUES, AND STATE OR FEDERAL GRANTS; WHICH BONDS 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 CONTAIN SUCH OTHER TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF RFTA MAY DETERMINE; SUCH TAXES TO BE IMPOSED CONCURRENT WITH AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO BE ENTERED INTO BETWEEN RFTA AND CARBONDALE CONCERNING THE USE OF RFTA TAXES PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED TO BE IMPOSED IN CARBONDALE; AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND THE EARNINGS THEREON AND ON THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH BONDS BE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE THAT RFTA MAY COLLECT, RETAIN AND EXPEND WITHOUT LIMITATION UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION (TABOR) OR ANY OTHER LAW? 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