Secession fails in Moffat County, term limit extensions passes for 2 elected officials

Noelle Leavitt Riley
Moffat County voters decided not to pursue secession with 54.6 (2,169) against and 45 percent (1,768) in favor, according to figures released by Lila Herod, clerk and recorder for the county.
A total of 3,992 people casted votes in Moffat County.
Term limit extensions
Voters decided to extend term limits from two consecutive terms to three for only two of the seven measures, with the county surveyor and coroner given the green light to run for a third term.
Sheriff: No
50.7 percent (1,978) against
49.3 percent (1,923) in favor
Clerk and Recorder: No
50.6 percent (1,983) against
49.5 percent (1,940) in favor
Treasurer: No
53.5 percent (2,086) against
46.5 percent (1,812) in favor
Assessor: No
55.3 percent (2,148) against
44.7 percent (1,735) in favor
Coroner: Yes
56.2 percent (2,186) in favor
43.8 percent (1,704) against
Surveyor: Yes
52.6 percent (2,043) in favor
47.4 percent (1,839) against
County Commissioners: No
73.2 percent (2,858) against
26.8 percent (1, 045) in favor
Moffat County School District board
District 2:
Sue Voloshin wins: 61.4 percent
Michele Chalmers: 38.6 percent
District 4:
Tony Peroulis wins: 40.9 percent
James Loughran: 39.79 percent
Patrick Wayne Germond: 19.3 percent
District 5:
Joel Browning: 100 percent
District 6:
Darrell Camilletti wins: 57.3 percent
Christine Balderston: 42.7 percent
District 7:
KC Hume wins: 59.4 percent
Charity Neal: 25.8 percent
Lawrence Sober: 14.8 percent
Shadow Mountain Improvement District
The measure passed with 76 percent of Shadow Mountain residents in favor and 23.9 against. That’s out of 155 votes.
Only Shadow Mountain residents were allowed to vote on the measure.
Amendment 66
The constitutional amendment failed statewide. In Moffat County 77.2 percent (3,043) against the amendment and 22.8 percent (900) voted in favor.
The Craig Daily Press will continue to update this story as more results come in.

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