medical aid in dying
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? Noonan: Both parties chastened by voters registering Unaffiliated en masse
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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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Colorado voters to consider suicide drugs for terminally ill
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Colorado voters this fall will decide whether terminally ill people should be allowed to receive prescriptions for drugs to end their own lives. The “Medical Aid in Dying” measure was certified Monday as having enough petition signatures to make ballots this fall. Five other states have some law allowing the terminally ill to end their lives.…
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Blake: On the initiatives, just say ‘no’
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I love the initiative process in theory. Power to the people! In practice, not so much. At least this year. Like a pianist playing scales, I used to warm up for my biennial ballot concerto by quickly flipping the “no” lever on all the judges up for retention. It not only flexed the fingers, it…
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Aid in dying, constitutional reform petitions filed
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Shortly before Monday’s deadline to submit petition signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, backers of two measures each turned in well over 100,000 signatures to get their issues before voters. Supporters of an initiative to make it harder to amend the state’s constitution on Friday, Aug. 5, turned in more than 185,000 signatures…
