2023 Election

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General Election • Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Boulder County has posted election results in detail here

Where We Stand: Our positions on the 2023 ballot issues

The LWV has two missions—Advocacy (our positions on the ballot issues) and Education (our nonpartisan information about the issues and their proponents and opponents).

LWV can support or oppose ballot issues only if our members have established a Program Position directly relevant to the question before the voters. To arrive at such positions, members prioritize a public policy area, study it in depth, and identify the points around which members are in broad agreement. Positions are reconsidered annually and affirmed, revised or dropped.

Download a PDF of our positions on the 2023 ballot issues for municipalities within Boulder County and statewide.

Scroll down for our Ballot Issues information in PDFs . . .

Videos of our candidate and issue forums

• County and State Ballot Issues (English)
• County and State Ballot Issues (Spanish)

• Erie forum on the ballot issues concerning the proposed Home Rule Charter

• Boulder City Council Candidates (English)
• Boulder Mayoral Candidates (English)
• Boulder Ballot Issues (English) - Virtual
• Boulder Ballot Issues (Spanish) - Virtual

• BVSD Board Candidates (English)
• Consejo de Educación BVSD (Spanish)

• Lafayette City Council Candidates

• Longmont, County, and State Ballot Issues (English) - Virtual
• Longmont, County, and State Ballot Issues (Spanish) - Virtual
• Longmont Mayoral Candidates (English)

• Longmont Mayoral Candidates (Spanish)

• Longmont City Council Ward 1 (English)

•Longmont City Council Ward 1 (Spanish))

• Longmont City Council Ward 3 (English)

• Longmont City Councul Ward 3 (Spanish)

• Longmont City Council At-Large (English)

• Longmont City Council At-Large (Spanish)

• Superior and Louisville Ballot Issues (English) - Virtual
• Superior and Louisville Ballot Issues (Spanish) - Virtual

• Louisville Mayoral and City Council Candidates (English)
• Louisville Mayoral and City Council Candidates (Spanish)

City of Boulder 2023 election changes

City of Boulder voters will be electing a mayor using Instant Runoff Voting (IRV), a single-winner form of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).
• The voting and the counting of votes are explained in the Ranked Choice Voting Guide on the city's website and on the county's web page.
• Our Voting Methods Team's webpage explains single-winner ranking, scoring, and approval voting methods.
• See the slides here from the September 19th presentation by the City Clerk, County Clerk, and LWVBC about ranking candidates and much more. Watch the video from the presentation here.
• Boulder County Elections also hosted webinars on RCV and election processes.

Ballot Issues

To download our ballot issues information in PDF, in English or Spanish, click on the name of the municipality in the list below.

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BALLOT ISSUES IN BOULDER COUNTY

Boulder County
• Ballot Issue 1A - PASSED - OPEN SPACE SALES AND USE TAX EXTENSION AND REVENUE CHANGE
• Ballot Issue 1B - PASSED AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE SALES AND USE TAX EXTENSION AND REVENUE CHANGE

Condado de Boulder
• Asunto 1A de la boleta -APROPADO - EXTENSIÓN DEL IMPUESTO A LAS VENTAS Y AL USO PARA ESPACIOS AL AIRE LIBRE Y CAMBIO A LOS INGRESOS
• Asunto 1B DE LA BOLETA - APROPADO - EXTENSIÓN ASEQUIBLE Y ALCANZABLE DEL IMPUESTO A LAS VENTAS Y AL USO Y CAMBIO A LOS INGRESOS

City of Boulder
• Ballot Issue 2A - PASSED  - CITY SALES AND USE TAX EXTENSION
• Ballot Question 2B - PASSED  Elections Administrative Charter Cleanup
• Ballot Question 302 - PASSED  Safe Zones 4 Kids

Ciudad de Boulder
• Asunto 2A de la boleta - APROPADO - EXTENSIÓN DEL IMPUESTO A LAS VENTAS Y AL USO (TABOR)
• Pregunto 2B de la boleta - APROPADO - Limpieza de la carta orgánica administrativa de elecciones
• Pregunto 302 de la boleta - APROPADO - Zonas seguras para niños

Town of Erie
• Ballot Question 3A -PASSED [Home Rule Charter]
• Ballot Question 3B - PASSED [Mayor and Town Council Compensation]

Poblado de Erie
• Pregunta electoral 3A - APROPADO [Estatuos de autonomía propuestos]
• Pregunta electoral 3B - APROPADO [Compensación del Alcalde y Concejales]

Ciudad de Longmont
• Asunto electoral 3C - DERROTADO  [Bibliotecas de la ciudad]
• Asunto electoral 3D - DERROTADO  [Centro para artes y entretenimiento]
• Asunto electoral 3E - DERROTADO  [Centros recreativos]

City of Longmont
• Ballot Issue 3C - DEFEATED [Library Services]
• Ballot Issue 3 D - DEFEATED  [Arts and Entertainment Center]
• Ballot Issue 3 E - DEFEATED  [Recreation Facilities]

Ciudad de Louisville
• Asunto 2C de la boleta - APROPADO - FONDOS PARA PARQUES Y ESPACIOS AL AIRE LIBRE

City of Louisville
• Ballot Issue 2C - PASSED - PARKS AND OPEN SPACE FUNDING

Poblado de Superior
• Pregunta 301 de la boleta - APROPADO  [Carta orgánica de gobierno autónomo]

Town of Superior
• Ballot Question 301 -PASSED [Home Rule Charter]
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Materials prepared and presented by the Ballot Issues Team—Judy Mares-Dixon (chair),
Deborah Hayes, Linda Hultman, Celeste Landry, Pat Long, Peggy Leech, and Lisa Moreno..

Spanish translations by Rosabelle B. Rice, FCCI CT Span<>Eng of
Language Solutions interpreter@coloradointerpreters.com

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STATEWIDE COLORADO BALLOT ISSUES

• Proposition HH - Reduce Property Taxes and Retain State Revenue

• Proposition II - Retain Nicotine Tax Renue in Excess of Blue Book Estimate

2023 Election Season Sponsors

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