amendment 71
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? Noonan: Both parties chastened by voters registering Unaffiliated en masse
Voter registration trends for Colorado’s major political parties are getting worse by the month. The “totals” look bad and the “younger voters” numbers are terrible. Here are the facts: Sept. 1 registered voter numbers for Democrats: 1,166, 819; for Republicans: 1,147,424; and for Unaffiliateds: 1,337,145. Oct. 1 registered voter numbers for Democrats: 1,177,863; for Republicans: 1,154,370; for Unaffiliateds:…
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Letter: Vote no on Amendment 71
Editor: Television ads and robocalls have Mayor Wellington Webb asking voters to vote yes on Amendment 71. I don’t understand why citizens would vote against their own interests! A yes vote on Amendment 71 would amend the state constitution in a way that makes it much more difficult for the citizens of Colorado to address important issues. Two-thirds of…
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No appeal of oil & gas measures signatures ruling
Backers of two proposed constitutional amendments to restrict oil and natural gas development said Wednesday they will not appeal the Colorado Secretary of State’s ruling of an insufficient number of qualified petition signatures to place the measures on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced the ruling on Aug. 29,…
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Amendment 72: The flawed fiscal logic behind raising tobacco taxes
Sure, why not triple the state cigarette tax, as Amendment 72 on the Colorado ballot proposes? It’s no bucks out of my billfold, and look who’s for it: Every goodthink organization you can think of, from the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado right…