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A letter from the LWVBC Voting Methods Team published in the Boulder Weekly

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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.

Sometimes it’s hard to think of just the right gift to express our feelings of friendship and gratitude, but LWVBC offers a wonderful opportunity to recognize and thank friends, family and colleagues during the holidays: give a gift in honor of or in memory of someone you care for and admire.

Some voting methods we don't recommend

Don't Forget to Renew Your Membership!

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.

Would you like to know how we spend our money to Make Democracy Work for All? This article will give you a brief rundown.

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

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).

News and actions on gun safety

Article from membership team

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.

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.

Welcome to New Members Jennifer Greene and Veniece Miller. Our current member count is 281.

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.

90 Never Looked so Good

Musing on the occasion of the new climate action issue team

Membership updates

The nominating committee is looking for people to fill three positions

We note with sadness the recent passing of Marion Read, after a long bout with cancer

VOTER article - Feb 2021 Membership

Voting methods - City Council Elections - The Voter, Feb 2021

Shelby Bates and Lydia Linke form LWVBC's ne website team

Letter to the Editor by Co-President Elizabeth Crowe regarding the proposed For the People Act

Additional Bequest from Pat Johnson and interview at Carnegie Library

In memoriam - Judith Stueben

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold awarded NASS Medallion Awards to those who contributed to the success of the 2020 election including LWVCO

Presidents' Letter Feb 2021 - Reflection and Action!