
Fort Collins voters to decide ‘ranked-choice’ system for city elections
Fort Collins resident Kelly Notarfrancesco opposes the idea, saying RCV eliminates the idea of representative government.
Fort Collins resident Kelly Notarfrancesco opposes the idea, saying RCV eliminates the idea of representative government.
They know no other way of campaigning except dishonesty and negativity. And the voters of House District 51 rejected it. — Hugh McKean after his primary victory on Tuesday.
Included among the participants are Fort Collins, Lafayette, Louisville, Lyons, Superior, Broomfield, Edgewater, Boulder, Boulder County, University of Colorado, Denver, Westminster, Lakewood, Arvada, Wheatridge, and Larimer County.
“If you believe in election integrity it doesn’t matter if you won or lost, you should pursue the truth,” McKean said.
“This has nothing to do with partisanship. It just has to do with the proper role of government.” Rep. Mike Lynch, R-Fort Collins
Sheriffs say it is up to public health departments to enforce the mandate and any issues should be reported there.
In the recent elections, for the first time in memory, the state party made recommendations in a large number of municipal races.
A wide-sweeping victory in Southern Colorado included several school districts in the Colorado Springs area, as well as Douglas County, while Greeley/Evans School District 6 came close, with three of the four conservatives on that ballot taking over spots previously held by far-left board members.
Multiple campaign finance violations and ethical complaints have been levied against the incumbents —Kristen Draper, Carolyn Reed, and Jessica Zamora — and their supporters in the latest battle being waged over status quo versus reform candidates.
All totaled, the IEC spent nearly $200,000 in a week without identifying a single contribution.
“There is just a feeling across the board that the school boards are circumventing the parents.” — Chris Morrisey, Big Dog Branding.
Neither CU Boulder or UNC in Greeley have adopted similar requirements..
By Jon Caldara
TABOR simply means voter consent. TABOR is democracy. Weakening TABOR is weakening democracy.
Every couple of years the spending lobby orchestrates an assault on our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. They are testing another onslaught likely for next year.
I was around for the fights to pass TABOR in the early 1990s. Then- Gov.Roy Romer famously declared if it passed, it will put a “going out of business” sign on the entrance to Colorado.
Oddly, our population has nearly doubled since then, and state spending has ballooned from just more than $6 billion to roughly $44 billion.
Read that headline again. Since TABOR, our population grew one-fold, state spending grew 7-fold. Predictable tax and spending policy helped create a boom.
The opposite of Romer’s scare is true. If we mess with our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, then we might as well put a “going out of business” sign on the entrance to Colorado.
Like telling tales of the boogeyman around the campfire to frighten children, those who feed on unconstrained spending want to scare the kids, too. The young in this case are those who weren’t in Colorado before we demanded simple voter consent over our own money.
Get ready for a new batch of stories on how this Chupacabra of fiscal restraint is somehow making our lives worse, and the only way to slay the monster is to attack democracy and take away our right of consent.
Look no further than U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s announcement of gubernatorial aspiration. The first thing he said was he needs to be governor of Colorado to protect us from the current, unprecedented threat to democracy, being President Donald Trump. The second thing he said was we need to attack democracy to get rid of TABOR. I’m sorry, “reform” TABOR.
He will save our democratic right to vote by taking away our democratic right to vote.
He and the rest of the taking coalition find it nauseating to ask voters for consent to commandeer and spend even more of their livelihoods. They never mention with TABOR they can still grow the size of government as large as they like! All they have to do is — wait for it, because it is so very terrifying — ask us first.
They can raise the taxes to 100% of what we earn. All they must do is ask us first. Increase debt so much our great-great-great grandchildren will still be paying it off. Just ask our consent.
They refuse to accept that no means no. So, they need to find a way where they no longer must ask at all.
Our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights is the very expression of direct democracy. We need to be absolutely clear on what this coming assault against our right to say no is. This is an attack on democracy itself.
They will cleverly find a way to use democracy to kill democracy. To find a way for us to vote against TABOR just once to take away our right to vote forevermore.
Throughout history that is how democracies step aside for tyranny. Tyrants from Hitler to Putin were legitimately voted into power, only to pervert democracy so they were never threatened by voter consent again.
When power is concentrated, democracy constricts.
The history of TABOR proves it as well. Seven black-shirts have weakened TABOR, not voters. The Colorado Supreme Court have ripped holes through this protection for direct democracy.
TABOR says we get to vote on taxes. The black-shirts ruled calling a “tax” by a different name, “fee,” means we lose our vote. Without a single public vote now nearly three-fourths of what the state spends is “fees.”
TABOR says we get to vote on debt. The black-shirts ruled calling “debt” by a different name, “Certificates of Participation (COPS),” means we don’t get to vote.
TABOR says government can ask us to keep excess tax revenue, but only for four years. The black-shirts ruled “four years” will be interpreted as “forever,” meaning if they can con voters out of their refunds only once, they never need ask again.
And that’s why every couple of years they put something on the statewide ballot to end TABOR refunds forever.
Like a child nagging for a treat, they want to wear us down.
But unlike a child, if we give into this tantrum once, they get all the candy they want, forever.
A Colorado Energy policymaker’s Op Ed in a local newspaper touts a market driven approach for energy in the state. But is that even close to true? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke reveal another look at Colorado’s Energy Policy as well discuss some legislation updates.
Show Notes:
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/24/jared-polis-plan-speed-up-colorado-emissions-reductions/
https://coloradosun.com/2025/04/18/opinion-colorado-engery-costs-leading-way/
Ted Trimpa is one of the prime architects of the progressive left’s takeover of Colorado. When he says they’ve gone too far, you might want to listen.