The Rocky Mountain News reports:
The plethora of ballot measures this year has even the politicians confused.
In a U.S. Senate debate this week, Democrat Mark Udall said he would vote against a tax to help the developmentally disabled. He actually supports Amendment 51, Udall said during a meeting Wednesday with the Rocky’s editorial board.
“It should have been a ‘yes,’ ” Udall said.
Udall’s opponent, Republican Bob Schaffer, said during the debate he was opposed to a ballot measure that redirects a portion of energy taxes to transportation.
“Bob should have said he was for it,” said his campaign manager, Dick Wadhams…
You’ll notice we didn’t jump all over this one when the story was just about Schaffer’s flub on Amendment 52 a day or so ago. Why, you ask?
Because as you can see, it happens to everybody–even though it’s amusing to see the wrong reaction from candidates when these initiatives are read back to them sans important details like, say, which of their friends are pushing them. What, you didn’t know Amendment 51 was a dreaded “tax increase?” You didn’t know Amendment 52 monkeyed with your all-important severance taxes?
If you want to pity somebody, try the voters.
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I spent a lot of time on my ballot (with all the judges and local initiatives), and when I finally checked it over, I realized I’d almost forgotten to vote for the Senate seat.
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“Dayhorse” needs every single vote he can get.
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Both Udall & Schaffer got a pass on the primary – and look at what we have. I think primaries give us better candidates.
…but if the pool of possibilities sucks, then all you get is the one that sucks least.
I noticed his nickname on the form, and tried to do some research on him, but I can’t tell whether he just picked it to make fun of Campbell or if there’s actually something to it. Still, strange guy.
My favorite thing about him was his answer to a detailed questionnaire about being CU regent while he was campaigning for it:
This will be the worst election in Colorado history. It will take a good half hour for voters to figure out the ballots. The lines will be out the door, down the block, and into the next city.
And there will be all kinds of arguments and complaints by people showing up to vote only to find out that they’ve been robbed of that right in violation of federal and state laws by county clerks and the Secretary of State’s office.
October 20 through October 31.
Under no circumstances should any reasonably informed Colorado voter wait until election day.
When I was registering people to vote, I was amazed at how cavalier some were about not wanting a mail-in ballot, and most dismissed me when I told them to vote early and that the lines were going to be crazy.
Of course, these were mostly college students, but still. They’re the ones who are supposed to be lazy.
Vote early, or vote by mail. Either way you can enjoy election day rather than add to the chaos.
With mail-in ballots, people may lose them. Voting early is much easier. In Boulder, there will be an early-voting location at the CU Rec Center, so hopefully we’ll get most of the students through there.
the reason I vote early. I am so horrible with holding onto pieces of paper, and following deadlines that I don’t want to risk my procrastination causing me to miss out on having my voice heard.
Congressman Udall sponsored the removal of the secret union ballot. Udall turned his back on Working Families
A little research with the blue book, and the ballot can be dealt with, especially if you have a mail-in. But watch out workers, you may not have the option of private ballots if Mark Udall gets in! EFCA is a disaster…