Judicial retention question
Judge William B. Bain: retention in the Fourth Judicial District
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
- Judge
- William B. Bain
- Court
- Fourth Judicial District Court
- On the ballot in
- El Paso and Teller counties
The commission's finding
Meets Performance Standards. Commission on Judicial Performance, by a vote of 7 to 0, with one absence and two recusals.
Appointment
- Judicial appointment: September 2010
- Took office: January 2011
Term
Under article VI of the Colorado Constitution, a district court judge serves a six-year term.
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Judge Bain stays on the Fourth Judicial District Court for a new six-year term.
- A no vote means
- Judge Bain leaves the Fourth Judicial District Court at the end of his current term.
County ballots
Official documents
- 2026 evaluation of Judge William B. Bain (Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation)
- 2026 Retention Survey Report (Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation)
- 2023 Interim Survey Report (Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation)
- Abstract of votes cast, district court retention, 2020 general election (Colorado Secretary of State)
- Announcement of September 30, 2010 (Office of the Governor)
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Key dates
- October 2 to October 9: county clerks mail ballots to active voters.
- October 12: drop boxes open.
- October 26: last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
- From October 27: return your ballot to a drop box or vote center instead of mailing it.
- November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.
Page updated September 29, 2026