Don't forget to vote! Here's the precinct finder from DenverGov. Here's the link to the Denver Election Commission website. You can also download voting addresses here.
I know you've all been eagerly awaiting the announcements of the Gulchie Awards. Gulchies are awarded to the campaign in each election that demonstrates the best use of Internet technologies. An understanding of technology is key to the success for today's elected officials. Technology is essential to the democratization of government and can help lower costs, provide better information and service, along with helping to spread the message of inclusion that we all should want from government.
The Internet efforts during this election cycle were pretty weak overall with the notable exception of the campaigns for and against Referendums C and D. Coyote Gulch did not find websites from many of the school board candidates. Email updates were non-existent and event schedules nowhere to be found.
The winner of the Gulchie for the Referendums C and D debate is Vote Yes on C and D.
The winner of the Gulchie in the DPS School Board Director at Large race is Brad Buchanan.
The winner of the Gulchie in the DPS School Board Director District 3 race is Matt Webster.
The winner of the Gulchie in the Initiative I-100 issue is SAFER.
Thanks to everyone that submitted nominations for Gulchies. We could not have done the evaluations fairly without your input.
After all of the rancor stirred up by Referendum C it's nice to see the principals have buried the hatchet. Here's an article from today's Rocky Mountain News [November 1, 2005, "Ref C adversaries campaign, keep sense of humor"]. They write, "Think tank President Jon Caldara joked Monday he planned to set himself on fire on the west steps of the Capitol to protest Referendum C. Enter Gov. Bill Owens, who offered to throw on the first match."
Opponents of Referendum C raised a bunch of dough in October to support their cause, according to the Denver Post [November 1, 2005, "C, D foes raise $1 million in homestretch"]. From the article, "Some of the biggest opponents of Referendums C and D raised more than $1 million during the past two weeks. The Colorado Club for Growth Issue Committee raised $813,000 between Oct. 13 and Wednesday, bringing its total to $1.9 million so far this election season, said Greg Gandy, the group's treasurer. All the donations came from the Colorado Club for Growth, Gandy said. He said the group will file an official report with the secretary of state's office this morning. Vote No; It's Your Dough raised $12,000 during the same time period, according to a filing with the secretary of state's office. That brings the group's total to $288,000. The biggest donations to the campaign this reporting period were donations of $5,000 each from Jeffrey Coors, president of Graphic Packaging Co., and Ethan Eilon, a consultant with the Independence Institute."
Here's a story about today's election from the Denver Post [November 1, 2005, "Voters tackle fiscal issues, government contests today"]. From the article, "Colorado voters today will set state fiscal policy, elect local government officials and settle local ballot questions that ask them to consider issues involving marijuana, teacher pay, tourism and taxes. Though 35 counties are conducting this election entirely by mail, others, such as Denver and El Paso County, have established polling places. Polls will close at 7 p.m. Election officials can only count absentee and mail-in ballots received before 7 p.m."
Here's the coverage from the Rocky Mountain News [November 1, 2005, "Metro voters ponder full plate"].
The Rocky Mountain News editorial staff looks at the national attention being garnered by Referendum C [November 1, 2005, "Colorado in spotlight with referendums"]. They write, "Colorado has once again become the focal point for national attention because of controversial ballot measures, in this case Referendums C and D. Even The Wall Street Journal saw fit to devote its lead editorial Monday to the intricacies of this state's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, denouncing those of us who favor maintaining historically customary spending on transportation and higher education as sellouts to higher taxes. Now here's a fact that has been almost entirely ignored during this fall's campaign: If C and D pass, Colorado's income tax rate will be lowered after five years from 4.63 percent to 4.5 percent, when the surplus allows it, as it eventually will. That tax rate ought to be the source of hosannas from the Journal, not ire."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
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