State Ballot Questions I Recommend
The Blue Book is out and it has a daunting 14 statewide ballot questions.
Here are my recommendations:
Amendment G: Modify Property Tax Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities – Yes
Amendment H: Judicial Discipline Procedures and Confidentiality – Yes
Amendment I: Constitutional Bail Exception for First Degree Murder – Yes
Amendment J: Repealing the Definition of Marriage in the Constitution – No
Amendment K: Modify Election Deadlines – No
Amendment 79: Constitutional Right to Abortion – No
Amendment 80: Constitutional Right to School Choice – neutral
This one needs some explanation. I rarely oppose any school choice options, but I am troubled by the final sentence in this constitutional question: “Each K-12 child has the right to school choice.” This constitutional wording may in some cases grant the authority for school choice to the child instead of the parents. I consider this wording to be problematic, and therefore I am taking a neutral position for my public recommendations.
Proposition JJ: Retain Additional Sports Betting Tax Revenue – No
Proposition KK: Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax – No
Proposition 127: Prohibit Bobcat, Lynx, and Mountain Lion Hunting – No
Proposition 128: Parole Eligibility for Crimes of Violence – Yes
Proposition 129: Establishing Veterinary Professional Associates – Yes
Proposition 130: Funding for Law Enforcement – Yes
Proposition 131: Establishing All-Candidate Primary and Ranked Choice Voting General Elections – No
This measure is very dangerous and disruptive. It does not give individual citizens more electoral power, it pretty much eliminates what effect political parties may have on elections and empowers the very rich who can buy their way onto the ballot. Ranked choice voting also makes hand counting and any reasonable election audits impossible.
Here are Judge recommendations that Senator Rob Woodward prepared for Larimer County:
Retention of judges is the hardest part of voting. There is almost nothing that the average person can find out about judges. The silly rating system they use about whether attorneys or their commission would retain is useless. I care more about whether they apply the law, as written.
Colorado Supreme Court:
Berkenkotter – Y
Boatright – Y
Marquez – N
Colorado Appeals Court:
Dunn – N
Jones – Y
Kuhn – N
Roman – Y
Schutz – N
8th Judicial & Larimer:
Cure – N
Dean – N
Ecton – N
Lehman – Y
