Montezuma-Cortez RE-1

2017 Election

On November 7th, 2017, Districts A, B, F, and G are up for vote. Only A and F are contested; B and G see the incumbents unopposed.

There is one ballot measure.

Sample Ballot here.

Candidates

Ward	Name	Party	Endorsements/Info	Contact
District A	Brian Jay Balfour (i)	Republican	About	Email
District A	Tiffany Cheney	Republican	No TRACER
District B	John H. Schuenemeyer (i)	Democrat	About	Email
District F	Geof Byerly	Republican		Email
District F	Sheri Noyes (i)	Republican	About	Email
District G	Kara Suckla (i)	Republican	About	Email

Ballot Measures

Montezuma-Cortez School District Mill Levy

"Shall the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School District's taxes be increased by $2,678,727 in 2017 for collection in 2018, and by whatever amounts are generated annually thereafter by an additional mill levy of 4.96 mills, such taxes to be deposited in the general fund of the district and used for educational purposes as approved by the board of education including

• Recruiting and retaining qualified teachers and staff through increasing staff salaries;
• Maintaining and expanding technology to support learning in the classrooms;
• Replacing and upgrading the district's school bus fleet to ensure continued reliability and student safety; and

Shall such tax increase be an additional property tax mill levy in excess of the levy authorized for the district's general fund, pursuant to and in accordance with section 22-54-108, C.R.S.; and shall the district be authorized to collect, retain, and spend all revenues from such taxes and the earnings from the investment of such revenues as a voter approved revenue change and an exception to the limits which wouild [sic] otherwise apply under Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution?

• Yes/For
• No/Against"

Arguments For

Arguments Against