Posts Tagged ‘election’
Nagle: A native and Gunbarrel neighbor
Mirabai Nagle, a 2017 candidate for Boulder City Council, is a Boulder native and small business owner who decided to run as a result of noticing the town she grew up in was changing—and perhaps not for the better. While Boulder was once known for [...]
Budd: Young techie tackles housing, transportation
Eric Budd, a 2017 candidate for Boulder City Council, is making his first run for elected office, and many locals already know he has wasted no time or energy in efforts to make his positions known. Budd, 35 years old, is running in advocacy of [...]
Boulder Term Limits: There’s no need, so what’s the point?
Let’s cut to the chase. Vote “no” on the Open Boulder initiative to impose term limits on Boulder City Council members if it makes the ballot. Better yet, keep it off the ballot by declining to sign the petition. There is no statistical need [...]
Boulder County Commissioner Election Forum
Boulder County Commissioner candidates Garry Sanfaçon and Elise Jones listen to Lynn Segal (photos by Zane Selvans) Two of the three Boulder County Commissioner's seats are up for grab this year, and it's all but given that whoever secures the [...]
The Local Food Shift: What every public official, political candidate and voter should know
This article first appeared in the Boulder Weekly. The local food shift is gaining significant traction in Boulder County, growing well beyond the euphoric early adopter stage into early majority territory. It is unfolding so rapidly and so [...]
Move to Amend
“We, the People” was the theme and the oft-repeated refrain of a rousing speech delivered by former Green Party President candidate David Cobb at the Unity Church on Saturday in Boulder. In town to lay the groundwork for the nationwide “Move [...]
Fair Elections Now
The Fair Elections Now Act for Congressional Campaigns In March 2009, the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 752 and H.R. 1826) was introduced in the Senate by Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and in the House of Representatives by [...]
Colorado Citizen-Funded Campaigns, a Threshold to Colorado’s Future
We are on the threshold of the most significant opportunity to help level the political playing field since two-thirds of Colorado’s men voted to amend our state’s constitution to give women the right to vote in 1893. Initiative #53, which [...]
Districting and Direct Mayoral Elections are Bad for Boulder
Just as in 2003, there is a behind-the-scenes push by the development and moneyed interests in Boulder to change our at-large council elections with the mayor chosen by the council. This may include a directly elected mayor, a ward system for [...]
