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ELECTIONS TASK FORCE


Purpose: to promote the collective actions necessary to advance equity and justice in Colorado’s elections systems and policies as aligned with League positions.


The Elections Task Force is created and maintained to inform and engage members across the state to promote collective actions around elections as aligned with stated League positions. By increasing the understanding and importance of various aspects of elections through education, the Elections Task Force influences public policy and legislation at all levels through advocacy, while speaking with one League voice. 


The Elections Task Force will coordinate with local Leagues and other organizations advocating for policies in the area of elections. Task Forces may organize webinars, workshops and presentations on major topics of interest and promote justice and equity in elections through advocacy at all levels of government. The Elections Task Force is closely aligned with the efforts of the LWVCO Legislative Action Committee and the LWVUS to ensure cohesion.

To watch the meeting from August 15, 2024 click here

To watch the meeting from May 16, 2024, click here
To watch the meeting from March 21, 2024 click 
here.
To watch our meeting, Featuring Judd Choate! click here 
To watch the presentation on Special and Metro Districts, click here.
For the minutes from the Special and Metro Districts presentation, click here.
 To download notes from September 26, 2023, click here .
 To download the agenda from the October 16, 2023, click here.
To read the COVRA Landscape Assessment Oct 2023 Harvard ELC, click here.

Click here to register for the next meeting on September 19 at 12:00!



Recent News

Residents in Castle Rock’s various metro districts are on the hook for almost $1 billion in debt taken on to build public infrastructure.

At the Dec. 20 town council meeting, Pete Manger, assistant director of finance for the town, presented a summary on the 37 active metro districts in Castle Rock, which have a combined debt of $943 million as of 2021. 

Metro districts are a special taxing entity that can issue bonds to fund infrastructure, such as roads and water and sewer lines. The districts then tax property owners to pay off the debt.

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These teens won the right to vote. Their county disenfranchised them. 
High school activists in California fought hard to lower the voter age only to be ignored. Teens were successful in fighting to lower the age of voting in Oakland, CA, but Alameda County, which runs the city's elections, never implemented the measures.

Read more here.
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Democracy on the ballot - what do election deniers want?


This is Part 2 of a series which will take an in depth look at election deniers in the 2022 midterms in an effort to assess their likelihood of success, their plans if elected, and their impact on election administration and democracy. Check out the article from the Brookings Institute here.



Resources

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Check out our White Paper presentation on Colorado's innovative and stellar election system.


Watch here

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Check out the full report in both English and Spanish, along with information sheets.


Read more here



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