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8 - San Miguel Basin Forum, Thursday, September 12,2002
Lions Asking Person Who Found Money To Turn It In
Dear Editor;
I am writing this letter with
a heavy heart.
August 10th was the Basin
Valley Lions 5th Annual Car
Show in Norwood. We as a club
only ask for donations at the
doors instead of charging for
admittance to the show. This
year we did real good with the
donations and we all were very
grateful for the amount. During
the loading of the cars after the
show was over the ziplock bag
containing the donation money
was dropped.
I received a call from a
frantic Lion Patsy Osburn on
Sunday telling me of the loss
and asked if I would go down to
the event center and check for
the money. Before I was able to
Mesa State Fastest Growing
College In Colorado
Enrollment at Mesa State College in Grand Junction continues
to skyrocket. For the 2002-2003 academic year, Mesa's enrollment
is up 4.1% to a record 5,556 students. Enrollment growth contin-
ues to accelerate faster than any other college or university in the
state as Mesa State develops a regional and national reputation for
quality education, affordable tuition, and a top notch recreational
setting, according to a college news release.
One of the biggest developments is the continued increase in
full-time equivalency (FTE) enrollment. FTE figures are used by
the State of Colorado in the funding of institutions. While head-
count enrollment is up 4.1% over last year, FTE enrollment has
increased by 4.9%. This means that students are taking more class-
es than in the past.
Since 1992, enrollment at Mesa State has increased from
4,294 to 5,556. That's a ten-year percentage change o 29.4%. That
puts Mesa State easily ahead of all other colleges in Colorado in
terms of growth.
leave my home Lion Patsy
called back to say that a woman
who would not identify herself
had called to say that she had
found the money. Lion Patsy
made arrangements for her to
turn the money over to Holly
Hillard before Wednesday
because Holly and I had a meet:
ing set for that day.
I asked Holly about the
money and she was frantic
because nothing had been
turned over to her. She got on
the phone and called all the peo-
pie at the County office to see if
it had been left over there and it
hadn't.
I have waited until now
hoping that the woman had just
kept forgetting to turn the
money over but to this date it
hasn't happened.
We are a small Lions Club
and the loss of almost $200.00
is a great loss for our club and
the community. The money that
we earn on our fundraising proj-
ects goes back into the commu-
nity and without this money we
will be able to do less this year.
The car show is our large
money maker for the year and
so any money lost is a great dis-
appointment to all of the mem-
bers of our club.
The person who found this
money can get it to me at;
Vice District Governor Pat
Ditton, P. O. Box 587,
Norwood, Co. 81423 or phonj
me at 970-327-4892.
II
Thanks for listening to ouP"
problem through the Forum.
Thanks, Lion Pat Ditton
=Power Up" for
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SAN MIGUI POWER ALOCIATION, INC.
2002 Statewide Ballot
DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL NEED NOT DESIGNATE THAT HIGH SCHOOL AS A oR HER DESIGNEE SHALL INVESTIGATE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE QUALIFICA-
POLLING BOOTH LOCATION FOR StIeEQUENT ELECTIONS. TION OF 8ALLOTS, AND THE QUALIFICATION OF 6ALLOTS FOR PERSONS WHO ARE
(d) FOR AJJ. ELEOTIONS HELD/FTER JANUARY 1, 2010, AND FOR ALL NONPARTI- UNABLE BY REASON OF DISABILITY TO SIGN THE SELF-AFFIRMATION ON THE
SAN ELECTIONS, THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL SHALL MAKE AT LEAST ONE RETURN VERIFICATION ENVELOPE.
POLLING BOOTH LOCATION AVAILA.E ON ELECTION DAY. (4)(a) IN AN ELECTION CONDUCTED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2005 UNDER THIS
(e) THE DE,GHATED ELECTION OFFICIAL SHALL APPOINT NO LESS THAN THREE ARTICLE THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE PARTISAN CANDIDATES AND IS, NOT HELD IN
ELECTION JUDGES FOR EACH POLLING BOOTH LOCATION IN A PARTISAN ELECTION, CONJUNCTION WITH, OR ON THE SAME DAY AS, A PRIMARY OR CONGRESSIOtL
AND NO LESS THAN TWO ELECTION ,JUDGES FOP, EACH POLLING BOOTH LOCATION VACANCY ELECTION, THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL MAY PETITION THE BEC-
IN A NONPARTISAN ELECTION. RETARY OF STATE FOR A WAIVER FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH
( THE PROVISIGNS OF PART 2 OF ARTICLE 8 OF THIS TITLE SHALL NOT .Y TO (Ill) OF PARAGRAPH (a)'OF SUBSECTiON (3) OF THIS SECTION CONCERNING INDP
ELECTIONS GONOUCTED BY AUTOMATIC ABSENTEE BALLOT. VIDUAL SIGNATURE 'VERIFICATION. THE SECRETARY OF STATE ,ALL PROMUL-
• (g) BALLOTS CAST AT POLLING BOOTH LOCATIONS MUST BE IN THE FORM OF THE GATE RULES GOVERNING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WI'(ICH WAIVERS MAY BE GRANT-
ORIGINAL ABSENTEE BALLOT OR A REPLACEMENT ABSENTEE BALLOT ISSUED TO ED; PROVIDED THAT SUCH VANERS SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY IF THE PETITIONING
THE ELIGIBLE ELECTOR. JURISDICTION ESTABLISHES THAT OTHER SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE DURING THE
(5) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR COUNTING, ALL BALLOTS MUST SE RECEIVED AT A ELECTION WILL PREVENT ELECTION FRAUD.
SECURE DROP-OFF SITE, POLUNG BOOTH LOCATION, OR THE OFFICE OF THE DES- (b) AFTER JANUARY 1, 2005, ALL ELECTOR SIGNATURES IN ALL ELECTIONS CON-
IGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL BY 7 P.M. ELECTION DAY. HOWEVER, ANY ELIGIBLE DUCTED UNDER THIS ARTICLE MUST BE INDIVIDUALLY VERIFIED PURSUANT TO SUB-
ELECTOR WAITING IN LINE AT A SECURE DROP-OFF SITE OR POLLING BOOTH LOCA- PARAGRAPH (111) OF PARAGRAPH (a) OF SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION.
TION AT OR BEFORE 7 P.M. ON ELECTION DAY WHO HAS NOT YET VOTED SHALL BE (C) NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN AN ELECTION CONDUCTED PRIOR TO
ENTITLED TO VOTE. JANUARY 1, 2007 BY A MUNICIPALITY OR A SPECIAL DISTRICT, THE OESIGNATEO
(6) ABSENTEE 6AI.LOTS RECEIVED AFTER 7 P.M. ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OR SPECIAL DISTRICT MAY PETITION
BUT PosrMARKED ON OR BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION SHALL REMAIN THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR A WAIVER FROM THE REQUIRE.MENTS OF SUBPARA-
SEALED AND ED, BUT THE ELECTOR'S REGISTRATION RECORD SHALL NOT GRAPH (111) OF PARAGRAPH (a) OF SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION CONCERN-
BE MARKED iNACTIVE OR CANCELED FOR FAILURE TO VOTE IN A GENERAL ELEC- ING INDIVIDUAL SIGNATURE VERIPICATION. AFTER JANUARY 1, 2007, ALL ELEC-
TION, AND THE ELECTOR SHALL BE DEEMED AN ACTIVE VOTER. TOR SIGNATURES IN ALL ELECTIONS CONDUCTED UNDER THIS ARTICLE BY MUNICI-
1,7,5-112. Voting at group fecillties, THE DELIVERY AND RETURN OF PALITIES AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS MUST BE INDIVIDUALLY VERIFIED PURSUANT TO
ASSENTEE BALLOTS ISSUED TO VOTERS RESIDING AT GROUP FACILITIES ,SHALL BE SUBPARAGRAPH (111) OF PARA (a) OF SUBSECTN (3) OF THIS BECTION.
HANDLED IN THE MANNER AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 1-8-| 12. (5) IF THE BALLOT SO QUALIFIES AND IS OTHERWISE VALID, THE ELECTION JUDGE
1.7dH13. ()liflcation of ballOtB by election Jud (1) THE GES" SHALL RECORD IN THE POLL BOOK THAT THE EUeSLE ELECTOR CAST A BALLOT
NkTED ELECTION OFFICIAl. SHALL/0OINT AT LEAST THREE ELECTION JUDDES TO AND GIVE THE SECRECY ENVELOPE TO A SECOND ELECTION ,JUDGE WHO IS
RECEIVE AND QUALIFY BALLOTS IN AN AUTOMATIC ABSENTEE BALLOT ELECTION. UNAWARE OF THE IDENTITY OF THE ELIGIBLE ELECTOR. THE SECOND ELECTION
EACH MAJOR POLITICAL PARTY SHALL BE REPRESENTED BY AT LEAST ONE JUOGE. JUDGE SHALL THEN OPEN THE SECRECY ENVELOPE AND PREPARE THE BALLOT
(2) ONE OR MORE ELECTION JLIOGES SHALL ON A DAILY BASIS, COUNT THE HAL- FOR COUNTING. IF THE BALLOT IS NOT TO BE COUNTED IMMEDIATELY, IT SHALL BE
LOTS RECEIVED, BATCH THEM, DATE-STAMP THEM, AND RECORD THE NUMBER OF STORED IN A SECURE LOCATION.
BALLOTS RECEIVED. (6) IF THE ELECTION JUDGE DETERMINES THAT A BALLOT DOES NOT MEET THE
(3) (a) BeFoRe A ReTURNeD eaXOT S EUOLE FOR COUNTINO, AN ELECTION REQU=REMENTS OF SUBSECTSON (3) OR SUBSECTION (4) OR IS OTHERWISE
J FINST GIJALIFY THE BALLOT IN THE PREC=.NCE OF AT LEAST ONE INVAUD, THE ELECTION JLIOGE SHALL MARK THE RETURN VERIFICATION ENVELOPE
OTHER RECEIVING JUDGE FROM A DIFFERENT MAJOR POLITICAL PARTY. "REJECTED" AND SHALL iNDICATE ON THE ENVELOPE THE FOR THE REJEC °
CJALIFICATION OF BAU.OTS FOR COUNTING MAY BEGIN UPON RECEIPT BY THE TION. THE ENVELOPE BE BET ASIDE, AND THE BALLOT SHALL NOT BE
JUDGE& ALTHOUGH BALLOTS MAY NOT BE OOUNTED UNTIL TEN DAYS BEFORE THE COUNTED. REJECTED BALLOTS BE HANIX.EI) IN THE SAME MANNER AS PRO-
ELECTK)N PROVIOED IN BECT I-7.5-114(2). A BALLOT SHALL BE QUJ- GED IN GECTK I-8-310.
F=I) BY THe JUOOE ONLY ,=; 1-7.5-114. Counting of ballotl. (1) THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL
(I) IT B RETURNED IN THE RETURN VERIRCATION ENVELOPE; SHALL APPOINT AT LEAST THREE JUDGES TO COL BALLOTS IN AN AUTOMATIC
(11) A coMPsoN BETWEEN THe PP, KrF.D NAME/,NO AOOSS ON THE RETURN .,UENTEE eCLOT ELEOTION. EACH MAJOR POUTICAL PARTY SHALL BE REPRE-
VER:ICATIONENVELORANDTI'ERETIOtl RECORDS SHOWS THAT THE PEFI" RENTED BY AT LEAST ONE JUDGE. IF ONE MAJOR POLITICAL PARTY COMPRIGES
( 'r BALLOT WAll IN FACT TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION; THE MAJORITY OF RECEIVING ELEGTION JUDGES APPOINTED BY THE DESIGNATED
(111) THE seLr-AmmnoN ON TI ENVea=E IS couPLeTe.Jem S|GNED BY THE ELECTION OFFICIAL, THE OTHER MAJOR POUTICAL PARTY SHALL COMPRISE THE
EuGIaUE ELECTOR TO WHOM THE BALLOT WAIl IJED, All DETERMINED BY COt& MAJORITY OF COUNTING JUDGE&
PN TIdE 8tTU ON THE BEIAI:RRMATION TO THE SIGNATURE OF THE (2) AU. eiAU.OTS QURED BY THE RECEN ,MES aE COUNTED
IPJECTOR IN THE BEGBTRATION RECORDB, F.XcEFr All PROVIDED IN SUB- PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE AND BY RULES PROMULGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF
BECTION (4) OF THB SECTION; AND " STATE. BALLOTS SHALL BE COUNTED IN THE SAME MANNER PROVIDED BY SEC-
(IV) THE ELECTION JUDGE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELIGIBLE ELECTOR SUBMIT- TION 1-7-307 OR SECT|ON 1-7-507. COUNTING OF BALLOTS MAY BEGIN TEN
TIN(/, THE ST HAS NOT PREVIOY VOTED IN THE ELECTIGN. DAYS PRIOR TO HiE ELECTION/ CONTINUE UNTIL COUNTING IS COMPLETED.
(a.1) I, UmN CeP'UNG TH SATURE OF THE EtKeLE ELECTOR ON THE (3) THEELECTION OFFICIAL iN CHARGE OF BALLOT COUNTING SHALL TAKE ALL
8ELF-APFIRMKrlN WITH THE IIGNATURE OF THE ELECTOR ON FILE WITH PRECAUTIONS NECE&. TO ENSURE THE SECRECY OF THE COUNTING PROCE-
THE COLqTY CLFJ AND RECORDER, THE ELECTION JUOGE DETERi,NES THAT THE DURES, AND NO INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COUNT SHALL BE RELEASED BY
TWO SIGNATURES DO NOT APPEAR. TO MATCH, THE SIGNATURES SHALL BE SlMUL° THE ELECTION OFFICIALS OR WATCHERS UNTIL AFTER 7 P.M. ON ELECTION DAY.
TANE.OUBLY REVIEWF.D COMPARED BY TWO OTHER ELECTION JUDGES, NEP RELEASE OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COUNT IN VIOLATION OF THIS PARA.
THER OF WHOM MAY HAVE THE ,ME POUTICJ¢ APFILIATION. AFTER HEVIEWtNG GRAPH IS PUNISNAB.E PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-13-718, C.R.S.
AND COMPARING THE SNATURES, • THE TWO ELECnoN JUDGES DETERMINE 1-7.8-115, WIIMIfl, ANY POLITICAL PARTY, CANDIDATE, OR PROPONENT OR
THAT THE GNATURES DO NOT TO MATCH, AND THE ELECTION JUDGES OPPONENT OF A BALLOT ISSUE ENTITLED TO HAVE WATCHERS AT POLLING PLACES
HAVE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT LAW MAY HAVE BEEN VIOLATED, COPES SHALL EACH HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE ONE WATCHER FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOW-
OF THE ELECTOR'S IGI ON THE BELF.APRRMATION AND ON FILE" ING ELECTION STAGES AT EACH LOCATION WHERE SUCH ACTIVITY TAKES PLACE:
WITH THe COUNTY CLSJ RECOmER SH,L BE MADE. THE COPES OF THe PREPARATION OF ABSENTEE BALLOT PACKETS: RECEIPT OF BALLOTS FROM ELEC-
TUREs =.va.t wmeo m TRIOr ATTO FOR m, esnGA- TOe, S; OUAI.'noN OF SLLOrS; AND r OF motors.
TION. IF TNE ,XE6 DETERMINE THAT THE SIGNATUBES GO MATCH, THEY BHALL 1-7.5-11& Wdt4Pin ¢4mdidatee. WPTE-IN ATES BE ALLDWEO iN
F THE pROCEDURES SET FORTH iN (5) OF THIS SECTION, AUTOMATIC ABSENTEE BALLOT ELECTIONS PROVIDED THAT THE CANDIDATE HAS
(b) THE SecPrAiw OF STATS SHd. PROMULOATE JES TO ENSU UNFO FILED AN AFFIDAVIT OF INTENT WITH THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL PUR-
STANOAR06 FOR THE OUALIRCATION OF BALLOTS, INCLUDI BaT NOT LIMITED TO SUART TO SECTION 1-4-1101. BALLOTS FOR WRITE-IN CANDIOATSS ARE TO BE
THE C(-MSTANCES UNGER WHICH THE OES3NTED ELECIiOFRCU¢ ON HS COUmEO RJP, SU/r TO SECTION 1-7-114.
Issues
1-7.5-117. Challenges. VOTES CAST PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE MAY BE
CHALLENGED PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. ANY AUTOMATIC
ABSENTEE BALLOT ELECTION HELD PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT BE
INVALIDATED ON THE GROUNDS THAT AN ELIGIBLE ELECTOR DID NOT RECEIVE A
BALLOT SO LONG AS THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE POLITIOAI.
SUBDIVISION CONDUCTING THE ELECTION ACTED IN GOOD FAITH IN COMPLYING
WiTH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE OR WITH RULES PROMULGATED BY THE
SECRETARY OF STATE.
1-7.5-118. Election judges in an automatic absentee ballot election.
THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL MAY APPOINT AS MANY ELECTION JUDGES IN
AN AUTOMATIC ABSENTEE BALLOT ELECTION AS IS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE
RESPOflSISEITIES OF THIS ARTICLE 7.5. STFF MEMBERS F THE DESIGNATED
ELECTION OFFICIAL'S OFFICE MAY BE APPOINTED AS ELECTION JUDGES, PROVIDED
THAT THEY MEET THE PARTY AFFIUATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 1-6-109.
EACH PERSON APPOINTED AS A JUDGE IN AN AUTOMATIC ABSENTEE BALLOT ELEC-
TION WHO ACCEPTS THE APPOINTMENT SHALL FILE AN ACCEPTANCE AS REQUIRED
BY C.R.S. 1-6"106(2) AND SHALL TAKE THE OATH REQUIRED BY C.R.S. 1-6"
114.
1-7.5-119. Directive to the general assembly. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS
HEREBY DIRECTED TO MAKE ANY CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REQUIRED BY THE
PASSAGE OF THIS ACT OR BY PASSAGE OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT.
SECTION 2. Section 1-13-112, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
to read:
1-13-112. Offenses relating to ballots CAST iN AN AUTOMATIC
ABSENTEE BALLOT ELECTION. Any person, who by use of force or other
means, unduly influences an elector to vote in any particular manner or
to refrain from voting, or who falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits
any ballot IN AN AUTOMATIC ABSENTEE BALLOT ELECTION CONDUCTED PUR-
SUANT TO ARTICLE 7.5 OF THIS TITLE, before or after it. THE BALLOT has been
cast, or who destroys, defaces, mutilates, or tampers with such a ballot,
OR WHO INTERFERES WTJ'H THE DELIVERY OF A BALLOT TO THE DESIGNATED ELEC-
TION OFFICIAL, /'1[ be punished by a fine of not more than TEN thou-
sand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than
eighteen months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 3. Section 1-13-803, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
. to reed:
1-13-803. Offenses relmd to absentee voting. Any election offidal or
other person who knowinghj violates any of the provisions of article 7.5
OR S of this title relative to the casting of absentee veter ballo or who
aids or abets fraud in connection with any VOte cast, or to be cas, or
attempted to be cast by an absentee voter shall be punished, by a fine of
ROt more than/ke TEN thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county
jail for not more than eighteen months, or by both such fine and imprison.
moat,
The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the
Board is as follows:
SHALL THERE BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO
REVISED STATUTES CONCERNING THE CONDUCT OF
ELECTIONS USING MAIL-IN BALLOTS, AND, IN CONNEC-
TION THEREWITH, REPLACING EXISTING STATUTORY
PROVISIONS RELATING TO MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS
WITH PROVISIONS GOVERNING "AUTOMATIC ABSEN-
TEE BALLOT ELECTIONS': REQUIRING THAT, AFTER
JANUARY 1, 2005, ANY ELECTION HELD ON THE SAME
DAY AS ANY PRIMARY, GENERAL, CONGRESSIONAL
VACANCY, SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE, PARTISAN OFFICER YES
RECALL, OR OTHER NOVEMBER COORDINATED ELEC-
TION, BE CONDUCTED AS AN AUTOMATIC ABSENTEE
BALLOT ELECTION: PERMITTING OTHER ELECTIONS
AND ELECTIONS HELD BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2005 TO BE
CONDUCTED AS AUTOMATIC ABSENTEE BALLOT ELEC-
TIONS; REQUIRING AN ELECTION OFFICIAL WHO CON-
DUCTS AN AUTOMATIC ABSENTEE BALLOT ELECTION
TO SUBMIT A PLAN FOR THE ELECTION TO BE
APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; SPECIFY-
ING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DELIVERY AND RETURN
OF BALLOTS IN AN AUTOMATIC ABSENTEE BALLOT
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