Author: Ben Conarck
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Proponents of ballot measures up for the challenge
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Call it shooting for the moon, or call it democracy from the ground up, the task of successfully getting an initiative onto the Colorado ballot is no small feat.The Colorado title board approved all nine ballot measures proposed during a hearing earlier this month, raising the total of initiatives cleared for signature gathering to 14.…
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The process of proposing an initiative
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Proponents of an initiative must submit their ballot measure to the Colorado title board for a hearing before it is deemed eligible for signature gathering. The title board is comprised of designees by the attorney general, the secretary of state, and the director of the Office of Legislative Legal Services. At the April 4 hearing,…
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Weissmann campaign undaunted by initial rejection of petition signatures
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Eric Weissmann, the Republican businessman seeking to “fire” incumbent U.S. Rep Jared Polis, D-Boulder, will appeal the invalidation of a large portion of his petition signatures by the secretary of state’s office in Denver District Court.The secretary of state’s office rejected 614 of the 1,456 signatures submitted by the Weissmann campaign. Weissmann needs 1,000 valid…
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Boulder GOP circles wagons at county assembly
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Just minutes after deciding to run for House District 12, Republican Charles “Russ” Lyman brought the crowd to its feet during the district breakout session at the Boulder County GOP Assembly on Saturday in Longmont.Lyman started off his impromptu speech describing how he became president of his local homeowner’s association. He showed up at a…
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Boulder County GOP Resolutions
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Boulder County Republicans approved 12 of 21 resolutions proposed at precinct caucuses in February. Among those resolutions winning a majority of support from assembly delegates: • Calling for the repeal of “Obamacare” • Calling for a Constitutional amendment that would require the federal budget to be balanced annually • Banning government bailouts to private interests…
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Style trumps policy splits in CU regent’s primary
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In a primary contest that has sidelined policy differences, the Republican candidates for CU regent at-large have turned their fire on each other. Brian Davidson, a physician and faculty member at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Center, is facing off against political activist Matt Arnold for the chance to take on incumbent Democrat Stephen…
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Neighborhood activist targets Dem incumbent
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Denver House District 1 Rep. Jeanne Labuda is term limited in 2014, but that hasn’t stopped community activist Corrie Houck from challenging the three-term Democratic incumbent this year in what has turned into a heated primary. Labuda said she isn’t surprised by the intra-party challenge, particularly because she had been speaking with people in the…
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Republican hopefuls also campaign for HD 1 seat
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The two Republican candidates seeking the House District 1 legislative seat are focusing their attention on courting unaffiliated voters, while the Democratic candidates are preoccupied with their own primary contest. The candidates both have backgrounds in business. John Kidd, who is the CEO of an insurance agency in Cherry Creek, is facing off against James…
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Broomfield GOP assembly is site of political action
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The two main Republican candidates hoping to unseat U.S. Rep. Jared Polis delivered the same message at Monday’s Broomfield County Assembly: This year, they said, they can win.“We don’t have to lose this time,” said Boulder businessman Eric Weissmann, who is locked in a primary with state Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, for the chance to…
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Polis announces for reelection in newly configured CD 2
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Nestled in between a medical marijuana dispensary and an eco-friendly furniture store on trendy Pearl St. in Boulder, about 50 supporters gathered at Congressman Jared Polis’ campaign headquarters Monday night as the two-term Democratic congressman launched his reelection campaign. It was the second such event in two days, the first having taken place the night…
