NOTICE OF ELECTION RESULTS May 7, 2008 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly
to the electors of the Left Hand Water District of Boulder, Weld
and Broomfield Counties, Colorado. An election was held on the 6th
day of May, 2008.
At said election, the electors of the District
voted for three Directors to serve a four-year term each on the
Board of Directors of the District. Corey D. Heil, Bo Shaffer and
Paul Schlagel were all reelected.
A Ballot Question was certified by the District:
SHALL THE EXISTING LIMITATIONS ON THE TERMS OF OFFICE CONTAINED
IN ARTICLE XVIII, SECTION 11, OF COLORADO CONSTITUTION BE LENGTHENED
FROM TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS OF OFFICE (8 YEARS) TO THREE CONSECUTIVE
TERMS OF OFFICE (12 YEARS) AS APPLIED TO THE LEFT HAND WATER DISTRICT’S
BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S?
This ballot question passed.
NOTICE OF ELECTION April 23, 2008
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the
Left Hand Water District of Boulder, Weld and Broomfield Counties,
Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
an election will be held on the 6th day of May, 2008, between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The Board of Directors of the District
has designated the following polling place:
Polling Place No. 1
Mt. View Fire Protection District
8500 Niwot Road Fire Station, Niwot, CO 80544
At said election, the electors of District shall vote
for Directors to serve the following terms of office on the Board
of Directors of the District:
Three Directors for FOUR-Year
Terms
The names of persons nominated and terms of office
for which nominated are as follows: Director District Number Four
Corey D. Heil for a Four-Year Term
Director District Number Five
Bo Shaffer for a Four-Year Term
Director District Number Six
Paul Schlagel for a Four-Year Term
BALLOT QUESTION certified
by the Left Hand Water District:
SHALL THE EXISTING LIMITATIONS ON THE TERMS OF OFFICE
CONTAINED IN ARTICLE XVIII, SECTION 11, OF COLORADO CONSTITUTION
BE LENGTHENED FROM TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS OF OFFICE (8 YEARS) TO
THREE CONSECUTIVE TERMS OF OFFICE (12 YEARS) AS APPLIED TO THE LEFT
HAND WATER DISTRICT’S BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S? ___YES ___NO
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN
that an eligible elector of said District for the purpose of said
election is a person registered to vote pursuant to the "Colorado
Uniform Election Code of 1992"; and (I) who has been a resident
of the District for not less than thirty (30) days, or (II) who,
or whose spouse, owns taxable real or personal property within the
District, whether said person resides within the District or not
or (III)a person who is obligated to pay taxes under a contract
to purchase taxable property within the District shall be considered
an owner of taxable property for the purpose of qualifying as an
eligible elector.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN
that applications for and return of mail-in voter ballots may be
filed with and replacement ballots may be received from Kim
Lane, Designated Election Official of the District, at 6800
Nimbus Road, Longmont, CO 80503, between the hours of 8:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., until the close of business on
the Friday immediately preceding the regular election (Friday, May
2, 2008). 303-530-4200 Telephone.
Left Hand Water District
By/s/___________Designated Election Official
Kim Lane
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF THE LEFT HAND WATER DISTRICT ADVOCATING THE LENGTHENING
OF TERM LIMITS FROM TWO TERMS TO THREE TERMS. March 13, 2008
FACT SHEET REGARDING MAY
6, 2008 ELECTION March 4, 2008
On Tuesday, May 6, 2008, the Left Hand Water District will be conducting
its bi-annual general election. At that election, the voters of
the District will be asked to vote for three directors and to approve
or reject one ballot question.
Then names of the directors who are running for each position on
the Board of Directors to server four year terms are:
Corey D. Heil – Director District 4
Bo Shaffer – Director District 5
Paul Schlagel – Director District 6
The current Board of Directors has also referred a
ballot question to the voters at this election, such question will
ask:
“SHALL THE EXISTING LIMITATIONS ON THE TERMS
OF OFFICE CONTAINED IN ARTICLE XVIII, SECTION 11, OF THE COLORADO
CONSTITUTION BE LENGTHENED FROM TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS OF OFFICE
(8 YEARS) TO THREE CONSECUTIVE TERMS OF OFFICE (12 YEARS) AS APPLIED
TO THE LEFT HAND WATER DISTRICT’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS?”
Section 1-45-117(1)(b), Colo. Revised Statutes, allows
the District to prepare and disseminate a “factual summary,
which shall include arguments both for and against the proposal,
on any issue of official concern before the electorate.” The
following is a factual summary of the arguments both for and against:
Pros:
The District’s Board of Directors deals
in technical water and utility issues related to the operation
of a water system, not in political issues on which citizens have
strong opinions
It takes time for directors to gain the expertise
in matters of water rights and system management, and such expertise
is lost if only two terms of service are allowed
Voters approved term limits as an amendment to
the ColoradoConstitution in 1996, but the amendment allows voters
to eliminate term limits altogether. This BallotQuestion seeks
only to add one additional four-year term, not eliminate term
limits altogether
Cons:
Term limits provide a check on complex the decision
making power of directors. Having shorter term
limits lessen the public’s concern that politically motivated
decision making might occur and become entrenched
Current term limits (two four-year terms) could
result in more candidate choices for the voter and opportunities
for new board members to bring new ideas to the Board
The original amendment to the Colorado Constitution
in 1996 approved term limits of two-terms, so there is the presumption
that all terms should be so limited
Director District elections are held
every two years. Left Hand Water District will hold its next regular
election in May 2008, at which time Directors representing Director
Districts Four, Five and Six are up for election.
Who can be a candidate ?
Candidates must live within the Director District they will represent.
See the Director District
map to see which Director District you live in. A Call for Nomination
notice is published in the Longmont Daily Times Call no more than
90 days and not less than 75 days prior to an election.
Who can vote ?
Any registered voter (property owner or renter) residing or owning
property anywhere in the Left Hand Water District can vote for one
director for each of the director districts. You can vote for any
director, even if your director is not up for election, and all
voters in the District can vote for candidates for all of the open
positions.
How do I vote in this election
?
For the convenience of its electors, the District holds elections
via polling place (s) on election day or Mail-In Voter Ballots (formerly
Absentee Ballots). The Mountain View Niwot Fire Station is generally
the District’s designated polling place. Mail-In Voter Ballots
are available by contacting the Designated Election Official at
303-530-4200, or you can download
the application. However, you must hand deliver, fax or mail
your completed Mail-In Voter Ballot application to the Designated
Election Official. We cannot accept them via email.
How do I know when there is
going to be an election ?
Our Notice of Election is published in the Longmont Daily Times
Call newspaper in April, prior to an election. A Notice of Election
is posted at the District office, Niwot Post Office and Mountain
View Fire Station.