City of Boulder 2E -- Qualifications for Appointment to City Commissions

This would allow people who have resided in Boulder for at least one year and who are at least 18 to be appointed to serve on city commissions even if they are not city electors, i.e. not voters such as foreigners and felons in prison or on parole. Currently, the only requirement is to be an elector, i.e. voter.

Recommendation: against
Originally the city council considered a few different options for this ballot measure. For instance, they considered only allowing foreigners with green cards or who were pending US citizenship to serve on boards and commissions. Another would have limited foreigners to commissions and boards that have no quasi-judicial authority (e.g. subpoena power). One concern is that the commission and board members have to swear an oath to uphold the Constitution. In general, I’m in favor of hearing lots of different voices, but this measure provides no limit to the number of non-electors that could serve on a board or commission. Theoretically, an entire board could be composed of non-electors.


Website for Yes side
http://yes2equality.org/

Website for No side
No known website -- Info on an opposition website appreciated.


Ballot Question No. 2E (Approved Ballot Language)

Qualifications for Appointment to City Commissions

Shall Section 130 of the charter be amended pursuant to Ordinance No. 7605 to provide that city residents may be appointed to serve on city commissions even if they are not city electors, if they are at least eighteen years old and if they have resided in the city of Boulder for at least one year immediately prior to their appointment?

For the Measure ____ Against the Measure ____


See Section 130. http://www.colocode.com/boulder2/charter_articleIX.htm