Posts Tagged ‘League of Women Voters’
Colorado Caucuses Are Not to be Missed
If you have never participated in a caucus, now is the time to start. The League of Women Voters of Larimer County offers this overview of the caucus process: Caucuses are local, public meetings for voters at assigned precinct locations. They are true nitty, gritty, grassroots politics where neighbors come together to begin the election season selecting precinct committee persons and electing gubernatorial candidate delegates to the county assembly. At the county assembly, ... Full Story
League of Women Voters Essay Contest
League Honors Young Voter for February Youth Voter Month LARIMER COUNTY— February is Youth Voter Month and on Feb. 1, 2013, the League of Women Voters of Larimer County launches the annual ideas contest for high school students in Thompson and Poudre school districts. Any high school age student can enter by writing a simple thought or up to 300 words about "Why I Look Forward to Voting." Thoughts are not limited to either local, state or federal issues. For the first time, ... Full Story
Local Events
Saturday, October 20 Haunted House and Fall Festival On Saturday, October 20, Imagine Charter School (5753 Twilight Avenue, Firestone, CO) is hosting a Haunted House and Fall Festival. This year the entire gym has been converted into a frightening haunted house experience! The Fall Festival will have games and candy, with a costume parade and contest. We have professional food vendors for dinner, and a Halloween bake sale for sweet treats. The Haunted House and ... Full Story
Gordon promotes CleanSlateNow
Over 50 people showed up at All Saints Episcopal Church on Saturday to listen to former Colorado State legislator, Ken Gordon speak about money in politics. The event was sponsored by the League of Women voters of Larimer County. Gordon’s main point was that if a candidate takes money from special interest groups, then they are beholden to those interests and voters have less say in government than donors with money. Gordon used his own experience to illustrate. When he decided to run for the ... Full Story
Combating Big Dollar Politics
You are no doubt aware of big money in politics this year. PACS and SuperPACS are spending tens of millions of dollars in political campaigns. They are having an effect on election results. One of the causes of this year’s exponential increase in available money is the Supreme Court decision two years ago, Citizens United vs the Federal Election Commission (FEC), in which the court ruled that corporations were people and money was speech and any limit on spending would be violating ... Full Story
League of Women Voters of Larimer County
LWV Forum spotlights contenders for Loveland mayor and city council seats Loveland- Voters will have an opportunity to ask questions of 11 candidates for City Council and one Mayoral candidate at a League of Women Voters Candidate Forum on Monday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Loveland City Council Chambers, 500 E. Third Street, in Loveland. Participants include Robert Malloy and Chauncey Taylor for Ward 1; Philip Farley, Carol Johnson and Mike Schoonover for Ward 2; John Fogle, ... Full Story
Think Before You Ink
Signing Petitions is Not Necessarily a Civic Duty The League of Women Voters of Larimer County encourages its members and the public to be cautious when asked to sign initiative petitions. Especially as election season approaches, voters will be asked to sign a variety of initiative petitions “just to get it on the ballot so people can vote on it. ” This reasoning is inadequate; your signature should be considered at least as valuable as your vote. Far fewer signatures are required to ... Full Story
