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Watch County Commissioner District 3 Candidate Forum Videos
Published On 6/8/2022
Vídeos del Foro de Candidatos del Distrito 3 para Comisionados del Condado

Check out the Boulder County Commissioner District 3 candidate forum, held on Monday, June 6 to hear from primary candidates Elaina Shively and Ashley Stoltzman.
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Help CIRC to support “Cover All Coloradans” bill in Legislature
Published On 4/13/2022
Our friends from CIRC (Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition) are asking for our help with HB22-1289 “Health Benefits for Colorado Children and Pregnant Persons” (also known as “Cover All Coloradans”).
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Election Timing – a “Perfect” but “Difficult” League Study
Published On 4/13/2022
Our new LWVBC study on Timing of Local Elections is particularly relevant this month. Erie and Nederland held elections for mayor and town trustees on April 5, and Louisville is holding a special election on the Redtail Ridge development question on April 19.
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Coming Soon

Art Design Challenge to Get Out the Vote
Published On 5/26/2023
Announcement of a Sticker Art Design Challenge. Next fall, LWVBC will accept artwork for Boulder County high-schools students for stickers, bumper stickers, and posters.
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Letters

Archived Letters
Our past letters to the editor are now archived. Click on arrow —>
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The Voter Newsletter

COME ON BOARD THE LWVBC VOTER SERVICE TRAIN!!!
Published On 10/1/2023
I’m Stacie Johnson, the new voter service director, who is attempting to follow the great leadership of my predecessor Emma Pillar and many others. The election season is upon us and as such there are many League volunteers and leaders working hard behind the scenes to inform and educate voters.
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Energizing Young Voters Initiative
Published On 10/1/2023
The Energizing Young Voters Initiative has put together a 30 minute presentation to motivate the largest block of nonvoters - 19-23 year old Americans - to VOTE! It is led by Pirie Jensen and includes Jenny Bisha, PhD and Claudia Imhoff.
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Voter Outreach Seeks Your Día De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Homage & Reflection
Published On 10/1/2023
The City of Longmont will be having the community’s annual Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival on Saturday, October 14th, from 11 am to 3pm, in the Downtown area of 4th Avenue and Main Street. The festival kicks off several community activities and exhibits that will occur during the remaining weeks of October and when the Day of the Dead is traditionally observed on November 1st and November 2nd.
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VOTE411 YARD SIGNS NOW AVAILABLE - HELP SPREAD THE WORD
Published On 10/1/2023
An important component in performing the League’s mission of informing and empowering voters is VOTE411.org. The website platform has many functions and services, with the primary focus being the League’s non-partisan voters’ guide. At the local level, the League of Women Voters of Boulder County takes part in providing resource information to VOTE411 applicable to Boulder County voters.
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What is Happening With PFAs and PFOs?
Published On 10/1/2023
What is happening with PFAs and PFOs, “the forever chemicals”? These are the per – and polyfluoroalkyl substances used in just about everything we use. These chemicals are in 12,000 plus compounds and have been around for decades.
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LWVBC Hosts City of Boulder’s 2023 Election Changes
Published On 10/1/2023
On September 19th LWVBC was pleased to host the City of Boulder’s 2023 Election Changes event with City Clerk Elesha Johnson and County Clerk Molly Fitzpatrick at the Boulder JCC.
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A Weekend of Gun Violence Prevention
Published On 8/28/2023
Join us for a weekend of events where we safely remove unwanted guns from our community and come together to create powerful change!
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Recent developments in the Boulder County Minimum Wage effort
Published On 8/28/2023
In early August, the Boulder County Commissioners announced their plan to raise the minimum wage from $13.65 to $15.70/hour on January 1, 2024. This would cover unincorporated Boulder County, which includes Gunbarrel, Niwot, Hygiene, and various rural areas.
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New Minimum Wage Efforts in Boulder County
Published On 7/31/2023
In recent years, LWVBC has been successfully involved in Boulder and Longmont to help increase the wages of municipal workers and contractors to a living wage. Since 2019, Colorado law has allowed local governments to raise the minimum wage for all workers, not just municipal employees.
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From the Climate Action Team
Published On 5/30/2023
Activities and plans relating to composting
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Online Petitions
Published On 5/6/2023
Spring has sprung in Boulder County and that means not only daffodils & tulips but signature gathering for petitions! If you’re a City of Boulder resident be sure to check out the new online petition system at Boulder Direct Democracy Online.
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Regenerative Agriculture
Published On 3/5/2023
What is it and what you can do
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For the New Year, get more involved with the League
Published On 11/27/2022
If you’re looking to make a resolution to improve your life in some way, may I suggest a resolution to get more involved with the League? Not only will you meet new people & learn new things, you’ll be helping to empower voters & defend democracy.
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Ecocycle Tour
Published On 11/1/2022
2022 LWVBC Ecocycle Tour
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DC Women's Wave March
Published On 11/1/2022
Report from the 2022 Washington, DC Women’s Wave March
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LWVBC Team Reports
Published On 6/4/2022
LWVBC teams activities reports for 2022
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Legislative Action Committee February Report
Published On 3/1/2022
This is the second installment of reports on the activities of the LWVCO Legislative Action Committee (LAC).
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Timing of Municipal and Special District Elections – A New LWVBC Study
Published On 3/1/2022
At the recent LWV of Boulder County Program Planning meeting, LWVBC decided to study the timing of municipal and special district elections
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Legislative Action Committee Kickoff
Published On 1/30/2022
The 2022 Colorado State Legislative session officially kicked off on January 12, and with it the start of the LWVCO Legislative Action Committee (LAC).
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Allowing (Again) Almost-18-Year-Olds to Vote in Primary Elections
Published On 1/30/2022
A third of the states allow citizens who are 17 but will be 18 by the general election to vote in the primary election. However, this right to vote was revoked – inadvertently, LWVCO thinks – by the Colorado electorate in 2020 with the passage of Amendment 76 (A76).
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Membership Renewal
Published On 10/2/2021
Don't Forget to Renew Your Membership!
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September Voter Now Available
Published On 9/3/2021
This month's newsletter includes a call for volunteers for the 2021 election season, update on League efforts around redistricting, and a letter in memorial of Betty Bramhall.
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LWVBC Financial Facts
Published On 7/30/2021
Would you like to know how we spend our money to Make Democracy Work for All? This article will give you a brief rundown.
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2021 Election Season is underway! LWVBC Voter Service Needs you!
Published On 7/30/2021
Would you like to help fulfill our mission of educating and empowering voters? We are looking to fill two positions--Voter Registration Drive Coordinator and Ballot Issue Coordinator
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Gun Safety in Colorado
Published On 6/2/2021
News and actions on gun safety
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From Membership June 2021
Published On 5/31/2021
Article from membership team
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An End to Campaign Finance Corruption and More
Published On 4/1/2021
Such a state of affairs would be music to my ears! It is possible, with the passage of the United States Senate Bill #1 (S #1), the “For the People” Act that passed the U.S. House of Representatives (HR #1) March 3rd, and was presented in the U.S. Senate on March 8th, 2021.
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Membership April 2021
Published On 4/1/2021
Welcome to New Members Jennifer Greene and Veniece Miller. Our current member count is 281.
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Presidents' Letter March 2021
Published On 3/1/2021
90 Never Looked so Good
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New Member Profile and Climate Action Issue Team Announcement
Published On 2/28/2021
Musing on the occasion of the new climate action issue team
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Membership - Mar 2021
Published On 2/27/2021
Membership updates
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Come on Down! Help wanted!
Published On 2/27/2021
The nominating committee is looking for people to fill three positions
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Goodbye to Marion Read
Published On 2/27/2021
We note with sadness the recent passing of Marion Read, after a long bout with cancer
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Membership - Feb 2021
Published On 1/31/2021
VOTER article - Feb 2021 Membership
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Voting Methods Team: City Council Elections
Published On 1/31/2021
Voting methods - City Council Elections - The Voter, Feb 2021
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Our New Website Team
Published On 1/31/2021
Shelby Bates and Lydia Linke form LWVBC's ne website team
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Letter to the Editor - For the People Act
Published On 1/31/2021
Letter to the Editor by Co-President Elizabeth Crowe regarding the proposed For the People Act
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Pat Johnson - bequest and oral interview
Published On 1/31/2021
Additional Bequest from Pat Johnson and interview at Carnegie Library
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In memoriam - Judith Stueben
Published On 1/31/2021
In memoriam - Judith Stueben
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LWVCO Receives NASS Medallion Award
Published On 1/31/2021
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold awarded NASS Medallion Awards to those who contributed to the success of the 2020 election including LWVCO
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Presidents' Letter Feb 2021
Published On 1/31/2021
Presidents' Letter Feb 2021 - Reflection and Action!
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Voting Methods Team

Sept 19th - Learn about the City of Boulder’s New Election Changes!
Published On 7/31/2023
To prepare City of Boulder voters for election changes this fall, LWVBC is teaming up with Boulder County Clerk Molly Fitzpatrick and City of Boulder Clerk Elesha Johnson.
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What Is RCV Anyway?
Published On 5/28/2023
Most people, including many RCV advocates, are unaware that RCV is actually an umbrella term, and RCV in fact exists in multiple forms.
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RCV Gets Most of the Attention, But Also Some Backlash
Published On 5/6/2023
“Ranked Choice Voting” gets most of the attention when it comes to voting methods, including in Colorado. This fall Boulder and Broomfield – and, starting in 2025, Fort Collins – will use the single-winner Instant-Runoff Voting (IRV) form of RCV.
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Elections Potpourri
Published On 3/12/2023
• Voting Methods Team News
• Petition Efforts to Revert to a Former Type of Election
• Follow-Up to Some Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) Elections
• Growing Interest in Minor Political Parties
• Boulder County-Related House District (HD) Vacancy Committee Selections
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2022 Elections
Published On 3/12/2023
RCV Makes Uneven Advances; STAR and Approval Voting Looking to the Future
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The Voting Methods Team proposes a Primary Election Reform Study
Published On 3/5/2023
In recent years, more and more jurisdictions have been changing their primary election procedures, and there is a dizzying variety of new possibilities being rolled out.
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The “Correct” Winner is Squeezed Out in the Alaska Special Election
Published On 10/3/2022
Why Boulder and Broomfield Should Care
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LWVBC Is Co-Sponsoring Two Caucuses on Voting Methods at the 2022 LWVUS Convention
Published On 4/13/2022
At this summer’s convention, most Colorado Leaguers will be focused – appropriately enough – on gaining LWVUS concurrence with our new state position on Election Security. However, we wanted to let you know that our very own local LWVBC will also be co-sponsoring two caucuses on voting methods.
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Letter to Boulder City Council prior to their annual planning retreat
Published On 1/4/2022
LWVBC helped write and then signed a letter asking Boulder City Council to consider electoral reforms, specifically proportional representation. A diverse group of political thinkers co-signed, including former council members Jan Burton and Steve Pomerance, who both wrote Daily Camera opinion columns about alternative voting methods to elect council members.
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The Way Most Places Report Election Results Is Pretty Misleading
Published On 12/10/2021
Mark Parsons and Neal McBurnett, two members of the league of women’s voters election integrity team say, rather than hanging chads or election fraud, people should spend more time looking at the math behind election results. Alexis Kenyon from KGNU spoke with them about their recent article in Boulder Beat, “A Better Way To Report Election Results.” Listen in at: https://news.kgnu.org/2021/12/the-way-most-places-report-election-results-is-pretty-misleading/
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Another Look at Council Elections in Boulder County
Published On 12/6/2021
In the February 2021 VOTER newsletter, our LWVBC Voting Methods Team presented a better way to display multi-winner Boulder and Lafayette council elections, using the 2019 Boulder council election results. By clicking on the link below, you can view the improved reporting of results for three 2021 Boulder County elections – this time including the Longmont 2-winner at-large council member election.
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Voting Methods We Don't Recommend
Published On 10/31/2021
Some voting methods we don't recommend
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New York City’s Mayoral Race Put IRV, a Ranking Voting Method, in the Headlines!
Published On 7/30/2021
Was the city of New York’s Democratic primary for mayor a good test case for Boulder? In 2023, Boulderites will elect their mayor using instant-runoff voting (IRV), the most well-known form of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).
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Voter Strategy in Instant-Runoff Voting and Approval Voting
Published On 5/9/2021
A talking point getting a lot of buzz recently states that voters have to be strategic when they fill out an approval voting ballot. We’d like to disentangle this accusation.
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What Is RCV Anyway?
Published On 4/1/2021
The term ranked-choice voting (RCV) is so bandied about these days that it tends to take up all the oxygen in any discussion on better voting methods. However, RCV is actually an umbrella term referring to several, though not all, ranked-voting methods.
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