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Date: 10/14/2022
Subject: The Voter: The Voice of the League of Women Voters of Colorado
From: Beth Hendrix, Executive Director, LWVCO



Colorado Voter
VOLUME 36, NUMBER 9 •  October 2022

2022 Ballot Issues 

 

Since 1936, the League of Women Voters of Colorado has regularly published explanations and pro and con arguments on each of the ballot issues in every statewide election. These arguments are available online at VOTE411.org, through the links below, and in the printed materials available from the League of Women Voters. It needs to be understood that the pro and con arguments published by the League are not the opinions or endorsements of the League.  Rather, they are arguments from the individuals and groups that support or oppose each issue.  We encourage you to study these opinions before casting your ballot. 

 

THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS® OF COLORADO has prepared a

webpage as a public service to promote civic responsibility by providing nonpartisan information about the issues on which citizens will be asked to vote as part of the November 8, 2022 election. 

THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS® OF COLORADO promotes informed participation in government by providing nonpartisan educational information on topics of public concern and on the processes of government.

 
2022 Ballot Issues - English -- share with your local newspaper and partners!
2022 Ballot Issues Spanish -- share with your local newspaper and partners!

Individual videos on each ballot measure will be available soon!
 
LWVCO is offering two virtual presentations to allow voters to learn about the 11 issues on the Colorado ballot and ask questions: October 19 and November 2. Each is free of charge and all are welcome!
 
Register here for the Ballot Issues Presentation

Candidate Forums graphic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMING UP:
 
State Treasurer, hosted by LWVCO - Monday, Oct. 17 at 5:30pm
 
 

LWVCO & THE SOLUTION STUDIOS
 
LWVCO is proud to partner with Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU), Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy, & Research Organization (CLLARO), and New Voices Strategies on The Solution Studio, an innovative way to learn about candidates and their goals and values. Panels of MSU students interviewed Colorado's gubernatorial and US Senate candidates on issues important to them; these interviews, called Solution Studios because they focus on solutions rather than partisan bickering, will be aired on PBS12, Univision, and Colorado Public Radio and published in the Colorado Sun. Univision is also broadcasting a one-hour special featuring excerpts of each interview, as well as interviews with two student panelists, Gabe Trujillo and Nayeli Sanchez.
 
SCHEDULE: THE SOLUTION STUDIOS
Sunday, Oct. 16 at 6:30pm: Colorado 2022 Midterms (Univision) 
Monday, Oct. 17 at 3pm: Heidi Ganahl (PBS12)
Thursday, Oct. 20 at 3pm: Joe O'Dea (PBS12)
Friday, Oct. 21 at 3pm: Michael Bennet (PBS12)
Gov. Polis: TBD
 
STUDENT PANELIST BIOS
Jessica Arguelles
30 years old, and this coming January 2023 will be completing her first year at MSU. She began college right before the pandemic began in Fall 2019 and has lived in Colorado for over 10 years. She is majoring in Nursing. She is a first-generation college student, works full-time, and is a parent. She has no political affiliation.
 
Brian Bartholomew
35 years old, a life-long Coloradan, and majoring in Chemistry. He has been pursuing his college degree for 12 years as a Deaf student, and he has had to take time off to earn money to pay for school. Much of his career was not flexible with his educational schedule. One job told him he must quit if he decided to get a college degree as they couldn’t be flexible with him. He works as a Learning Assistant and Teacher Assistant at MSU Denver. His future goal is to be a teacher in a college setting. His political identity is a non-affiliated Democratic Socialist. 
 
Tarek Elmkhanter
23-year-old first-generation student from Morocco. He has spent nearly four and a half years attending higher education while juggling two part-time jobs to pay for school and help support his single mother. He transferred to MSU Denver from CCD after receiving his associate degree. In December, he will be graduating with a bachelor's in computer information systems with a concentration in security. Although he was born in Queens, New York, he has lived in Lakewood, Colorado, for much of his life. Tarek identifies politically with the community he most closely associates with, which tends to be moderately liberal. 
 
Naomi Jacquez
26 years old and majoring in Biology with a minor in Geographic Information Systems. She has been attending college for 4 years – she is in her second year at MSU and spent 2 years at Trinidad State Junior College.  She has lived in Colorado for 12 years in Colorado and works while going to school. When asked to choose her political affiliation, she chose “none of the above” and replied: “I think we should throw the two-party system in the garbage.  It doesn’t work for the people. A true governing society would always strive to provide the best for ALL of its people and protect them and every culture within its jurisdiction.” 
 
Nayeli Sanchez
21 years old, born in Guadalajara, Mexico and has lived in Colorado since the age of 2. She is a 4th year student at MSU Denver pursuing a bachelor’s in science with a major in business management. Nayeli is a first-generation immigrant student and currently a peer mentor at the Immigrant Services Program. Nayeli considers herself somewhat moderate in politics but does not have the opportunity to vote, as she has DACA status.
 
Gabe Trujillo
20 years old, first generation college student, pursuing a psychology major with a minor in Spanish translations. He is in his 3rd year at MSU Denver, and part of the student government as a Student Trustee. He identifies politically as a Liberal Democrat and has lived Colorado since he was 1 year old. His mother passed away this past May, and he is co-parenting his little brothers alongside his older brother.  Gabe is undocumented and caught in the DACA limbo created during the last administration. 
 
James Vargas
23 year-old senior at MSU Denver studying political science and history. This is his second year at MSU; last year, he transferred from Front Range Community College where he started his college career in 2017. He does not currently work, is a full-time student, and an elected councilor for MSU Denver’s student government. He is a first-generation student who is supported by a single mother through college. He identifies politically as a Democratic Mainstay but works to be open-minded to all ideologies.  
 
Jul
ie Winans
42 years old and pursuing a degree in Healthcare Information Systems. She has been a student at MSU Denver since 2017 and has lived in Colorado for 8 years. Julie is a first-generation college student, works while going to school, and is a parent. Her tribal affiliations are Pawnee, Otoe-Missouria, and Wyandotte. She is non-affiliated with any political party and proud of this status. She believes both parties are one and the same.

Proposition 123 Affordable Housing Programs 
(from:  Joshua Posner/Proposition 123 Outreach Lead)
 
October is here and we’re preparing for ballots to hit mailboxes! The “Vote YES on Prop 123” TV and digital ad campaigns starts up soon. As importantly, we’re getting our best advocates positioned and prepped to share the message across their networks. Trusted word of mouth is essential in swaying
unaffiliated voters, and we’re so grateful to have your voice in the effort.

Whether communicating to staff, partners, donors, clients or personal networks, the key materials you need are organized below. Before you dig in, some quick thoughts around audience and timing:
 
Timing: Please wait to push heavy on the “Yes on Prop 123” message until October 15th. You are certainly welcome to start now, but we really want to make sure our efforts are collectively activated when ballots hit mailboxes – between Oct 15th - 18th.

Audience: The goal of this effort is to activate your name/brand in support of Prop 123 as broadly as possible. This is the most affordable and effective way to gain “yes” votes, so be expansive in your outreach!

“Yes on 123” Materials for Organizational Partners
Language for Newsletter or Email Blast, here.

Language for Personal outreach, here.

Generic “Yes on 123” posts for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and other social media, here.

Campaign logos, here.

The vocal advocacy of LWV of Colorado is a phenomenal asset to the Prop 123 campaign! 
 
 
Want a YES ON PROP 123 yard sign! Swing by the LWVCO offices!

With elections just a few weeks away, Common Cause Colorado is looking for volunteers for the 2022 Just Vote! Colorado Election Protection program! Just Vote! Colorado is a non-partisan election protection program that assists voters across the state with election activities, voter registration, and monitors the electoral process. 
 
If you are interested in volunteering with Just Vote! Colorado, please fill out the interest form below and receive information on volunteer activities, training days, and shift times! 
Click here for the interest form

 Colorado's Innovative and Stellar Election System
 
LWVCO's Whitepaper, "Colorado's Innovative and Stellar Election System," is available in full form and a handy one page document in both English and Spanish! The committee would love to present to your group, schools, or anywhere else that may be helpful.
 
As we know, Colorado’s voting system is considered an election gold standard and exemplifies the League mission: Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. It is a product of evolving improvements, as elected county clerks, the elected Secretary of State, and other stakeholders seek additional means to provide accessibility, security, accuracy and transparency.
 

LWVUS Bystander Intervention and De-escalation Training 

 

The League of Women Voters US, in partnership with National Partnership for New Americans and the Fair Immigration Reform Movement hosted, a intervention training session on October 10th. The focus of the Bystander Intervention and De-escalation Training is on being present and provide support to a person, people, or voters facing harassment and intimidation, and it consists of knowing your rights as a voter and at the polls, nonviolence and bystander principles, best practices and tactics, and lastly, a couple of scenarios to role play. We want to thank our amazing partners that co-conspired with us to make this possible, you can learn more about these amazing organizations and the transformative work they’re moving, here–  National Partnership for New Americans and the Fair Immigration Reform Movement

Here are the resources-

  • Recording: here.
  • Recording in Spanish: TBA
  • Powerpoint presentation can be found here.

Also, with many of you working as election workers this season, we want to pass along this training released yesterday by the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on “Non-Confrontational Techniques for Election Workers”, watch here.


SCOTUS
 
LWVUS BLOG:
THE (NOT-SO) ABSOLUTE POWER OF THE SUPREME COURT
 

Upcoming Events

October 17
 
October 19 
 
October 20
 
October 25 
 
October 26 
 
November 2 
 
November 3
 

NOTE: All times are Mountain. Are any events missing from this list? Please notify 

communications@lwvcolorado.org to be included in our next email. Thank you!


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