You could be forgiven for thinking more about next year’s election than this year’s election. From the presidential race and the National Popular Vote Compact to the US senate race to the county commissioner race, 2020 seems to be the focus.
Please vote in this election. Off-year elections also have consequences. When turnout is low, your vote has a greater weight in determining the outcome. When turnout is high, we get a better picture of the electorate’s opinions.
The two state ballot issues and two of the city ballot issues concern taxes. The other city issue concerns the city taking on debt. The one county issue has to do with term limits for the coroner.
Each of the 6 ballot measures has its own post if you’d like more information or if you would like to make a comment on a specific ballot measure. Please limit comments on this introductory post to general comments about the process or the election.
In general, the further down the ballot you go, the more your vote counts! Please research the issues and candidates and vote the entire ballot. Encourage your family, friends, neighbors, colleagues and anyone else eligible to vote to do likewise. In the city of Boulder we are also voting in the city council and school board elections.
At the bottom of this blog entry are other ballot issue websites as well as a link to the Boulder County Clerk’s website. The links will be updated as more information becomes available.
Remember that in Colorado you can register and vote as late as Election Day, Tuesday, November 5th. You have 3 ways to vote:
1) In person at one of your county’s Voter Service and Polling Centers
2) Mail your ballot allowing for adequate time for postal delivery.
3) Drop off your ballot at any Colorado polling place or ballot drop box, even outside of your county.
If you are already registered, you have probably received your ballot in the mail by now.
VOCABULARY - STATE OF COLORADO
Amendment = Constitutional change [none in 2019]
Amendments can only be changed by a vote, usually a 55% majority, of the electorate.
Proposition = Statutory change
Propositions can be modified by the Colorado General Assembly.
Initiatives - denoted by numbers [none in 2019]
Electors signed petitions to put these on the ballot.
Referenda - denoted by letters (state) or a number and letter (county, city, BVSD, SCFD)
The governing legislative body (General Assembly, County Commission, City Council, or District Board) put these on the ballot.
VOCABULARY – OTHER JURISDICTIONS
Ballot Issues = Tax or debt measures
Ballot Questions = Others
2019 BALLOT MEASURES
STATE OF COLORADO
Proposition CC
Retain State Government Revenues
YES/FOR
Proposition DD
Legalization and Taxation of Sports Betting to Fund Water Projects and Obligations
No/Against
COUNTY OF BOULDER
Boulder County Question 1A
Coroner Term Limit Extension to Five Terms
YES/FOR
CITY OF BOULDER
City of Boulder Ballot Issue 2G
Tax on Tobacco Vaping Products
Yes/For
City of Boulder Ballot Issue 2H
Sales and Use Tax Extension for Open Space and Long's Gardens
No/Against
City of Boulder Ballot Issue 2I
Imposition of a Middle-Income Housing Program
Yes/For
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION SITES
Colorado Secretary of State - Voters
https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/vote/VoterHome.html?menuheaders=5
Below - a similar site with a simpler URL
http://govotecolorado.com
Boulder County Clerk and Recorder
303 413 7740
https://www.bouldercounty.org/elections/
Look up your voter registration to see a sample ballot, check your ballot status, and find the county Voter Service and Polling Center locations.
GOVERNMENTS' BALLOT SITES
Blue Book Online (Colorado Legislative Council)
https://leg.colorado.gov/content/initiatives/initiatives-blue-book-overview/ballot-information-booklet-blue-book
The real name of the Blue Book is the 2019 State Ballot Information Booklet – available in English and Spanish. The website also has the following link to a page listing all the state ballot issues dating back to 1880.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/ballothistory.nsf/
County of Boulder
https://www.bouldercounty.org/government/county-ballot-issues/2019-election/
City of Boulder
https://bouldercolorado.gov/elections
Boulder Valley School District
https://www.bvsd.org/about/board-of-education/candidate-information
MEDIA SITES
Boulder Weekly Election Guide
https://www.boulderweekly.com/content-archives/voters-guide/vote-2019/vote-guide-2019/
Daily Camera Election Page
https://www.dailycamera.com/2019/10/13/voter-guide-for-boulder-broomfield-and-weld-counties/
Colorado Sun Voter Guide
https://coloradosun.com/2019/10/11/colorado-voter-guide-2019-proposition-cc-proposition-dd/
Colorado Public Radio Ballot Guide
https://www.cpr.org/2019/10/19/2019-colorado-ballot-guide-how-to-vote-and-what-youre-voting-on/
KGNU Radio Boulder Elections
https://news.kgnu.org/category/boulder-elections-2019/
NON-PARTISAN SITES
Ballotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_2019_ballot_measures
Entries for individual ballot measures list supporters and opponents, campaign finance information and more.
League of Women Voters
Vote411.org
See your ballot, learn about the issues and the candidates.
https://www.lwvcolorado.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=314195&module_id=353044
Colorado Ballot Issue Pamphlets (English and Spanish)
https://www.lwvbc.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=629866&module_id=348482
Boulder County Ballot Issue Pamphlets
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION SITES
Better Boulder
http://betterboulder.com/ballot-measure-endorsements/
Boulder Chamber of Commerce
https://boulderchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-boulder-chamber-ballot-scorecard.pdf
PLAN-Boulder County
https://planboulder.org/endorsements/plan-boulder-endorses-five-boulder-city-council-candidates-and-2-ballot-measures/
Bell Policy Center
http://www.bellpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-Ballot-Guide.pdf
CITIZEN SITES
Mike Rosen (Complete Colorado)
https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2019/10/14/rosen-my-ballot-picks-no-on-prop-cc-yes-on-prop-dd/
Richard Valenty (Boulder citizen)
https://richardvalenty.com/2019/10/city-of-boulder-ballot-issues-2h-2i-and-2g/
Please vote in this election. Off-year elections also have consequences. When turnout is low, your vote has a greater weight in determining the outcome. When turnout is high, we get a better picture of the electorate’s opinions.
The two state ballot issues and two of the city ballot issues concern taxes. The other city issue concerns the city taking on debt. The one county issue has to do with term limits for the coroner.
Each of the 6 ballot measures has its own post if you’d like more information or if you would like to make a comment on a specific ballot measure. Please limit comments on this introductory post to general comments about the process or the election.
In general, the further down the ballot you go, the more your vote counts! Please research the issues and candidates and vote the entire ballot. Encourage your family, friends, neighbors, colleagues and anyone else eligible to vote to do likewise. In the city of Boulder we are also voting in the city council and school board elections.
At the bottom of this blog entry are other ballot issue websites as well as a link to the Boulder County Clerk’s website. The links will be updated as more information becomes available.
Remember that in Colorado you can register and vote as late as Election Day, Tuesday, November 5th. You have 3 ways to vote:
1) In person at one of your county’s Voter Service and Polling Centers
2) Mail your ballot allowing for adequate time for postal delivery.
3) Drop off your ballot at any Colorado polling place or ballot drop box, even outside of your county.
If you are already registered, you have probably received your ballot in the mail by now.
VOCABULARY - STATE OF COLORADO
Amendment = Constitutional change [none in 2019]
Amendments can only be changed by a vote, usually a 55% majority, of the electorate.
Proposition = Statutory change
Propositions can be modified by the Colorado General Assembly.
Initiatives - denoted by numbers [none in 2019]
Electors signed petitions to put these on the ballot.
Referenda - denoted by letters (state) or a number and letter (county, city, BVSD, SCFD)
The governing legislative body (General Assembly, County Commission, City Council, or District Board) put these on the ballot.
VOCABULARY – OTHER JURISDICTIONS
Ballot Issues = Tax or debt measures
Ballot Questions = Others
2019 BALLOT MEASURES
STATE OF COLORADO
Proposition CC
Retain State Government Revenues
YES/FOR
Proposition DD
Legalization and Taxation of Sports Betting to Fund Water Projects and Obligations
No/Against
COUNTY OF BOULDER
Boulder County Question 1A
Coroner Term Limit Extension to Five Terms
YES/FOR
CITY OF BOULDER
City of Boulder Ballot Issue 2G
Tax on Tobacco Vaping Products
Yes/For
City of Boulder Ballot Issue 2H
Sales and Use Tax Extension for Open Space and Long's Gardens
No/Against
City of Boulder Ballot Issue 2I
Imposition of a Middle-Income Housing Program
Yes/For
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION SITES
Colorado Secretary of State - Voters
https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/vote/VoterHome.html?menuheaders=5
Below - a similar site with a simpler URL
http://govotecolorado.com
Boulder County Clerk and Recorder
303 413 7740
https://www.bouldercounty.org/elections/
Look up your voter registration to see a sample ballot, check your ballot status, and find the county Voter Service and Polling Center locations.
GOVERNMENTS' BALLOT SITES
Blue Book Online (Colorado Legislative Council)
https://leg.colorado.gov/content/initiatives/initiatives-blue-book-overview/ballot-information-booklet-blue-book
The real name of the Blue Book is the 2019 State Ballot Information Booklet – available in English and Spanish. The website also has the following link to a page listing all the state ballot issues dating back to 1880.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/ballothistory.nsf/
County of Boulder
https://www.bouldercounty.org/government/county-ballot-issues/2019-election/
City of Boulder
https://bouldercolorado.gov/elections
Boulder Valley School District
https://www.bvsd.org/about/board-of-education/candidate-information
MEDIA SITES
Boulder Weekly Election Guide
https://www.boulderweekly.com/content-archives/voters-guide/vote-2019/vote-guide-2019/
Daily Camera Election Page
https://www.dailycamera.com/2019/10/13/voter-guide-for-boulder-broomfield-and-weld-counties/
Colorado Sun Voter Guide
https://coloradosun.com/2019/10/11/colorado-voter-guide-2019-proposition-cc-proposition-dd/
Colorado Public Radio Ballot Guide
https://www.cpr.org/2019/10/19/2019-colorado-ballot-guide-how-to-vote-and-what-youre-voting-on/
KGNU Radio Boulder Elections
https://news.kgnu.org/category/boulder-elections-2019/
NON-PARTISAN SITES
Ballotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_2019_ballot_measures
Entries for individual ballot measures list supporters and opponents, campaign finance information and more.
League of Women Voters
Vote411.org
See your ballot, learn about the issues and the candidates.
https://www.lwvcolorado.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=314195&module_id=353044
Colorado Ballot Issue Pamphlets (English and Spanish)
https://www.lwvbc.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=629866&module_id=348482
Boulder County Ballot Issue Pamphlets
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION SITES
Better Boulder
http://betterboulder.com/ballot-measure-endorsements/
Boulder Chamber of Commerce
https://boulderchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-boulder-chamber-ballot-scorecard.pdf
PLAN-Boulder County
https://planboulder.org/endorsements/plan-boulder-endorses-five-boulder-city-council-candidates-and-2-ballot-measures/
Bell Policy Center
http://www.bellpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-Ballot-Guide.pdf
CITIZEN SITES
Mike Rosen (Complete Colorado)
https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2019/10/14/rosen-my-ballot-picks-no-on-prop-cc-yes-on-prop-dd/
Richard Valenty (Boulder citizen)
https://richardvalenty.com/2019/10/city-of-boulder-ballot-issues-2h-2i-and-2g/
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