Dear Friend,
Today we bring you information about one upcoming election, results from recent local May elections, some exciting new events and reminders for other events.
Holy Cross Energy Election – Ballots due Tuesday, June 2, 2020
There is an election for two seats on the Holy Cross Energy Board of Directors – one seat in the Northern District and one in the Western District. For more information go to holycross.com/elections.
Voting Matters!
We had two local elections last week for three directors each on the Mountain Recreation Board and on the Edwards Metropolitan District Board. Congratulations to the winners! Did you see that the third place directors each won by five or fewer votes?
Mountain Recreation
• Mikayla Curtis – 96 Votes
• Elizabeth Jones – 91 Votes
• Chris Pryor – 77 Votes
• Shawna Topor – 75 Votes
• Craig Colby – 62 Votes
Edwards Metro District
• Todd Williams – 104 Votes
• Kara Heide – 100 Votes
• Mike Trueblood – 72 Votes
• Joanna Kerwin – 67 Votes
• Steven Nusbaum – 49 Votes
New Events and Reminders
TODAY! Western Slope Conversation among John Hickenlooper, Dylan Roberts and Kerry Donovan –
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 4:00 pm
John Hickenlooper, our former Governor, is running to be the Democratic candidate for a Colorado Senate seat. Whoever wins the June 30th Democratic primary will compete against Senator Cory Gardner, the Republican incumbent who will be up for re-election on the November ballot. John is having a conversation with State Senator Kerry Donovan and State Representative Dylan Roberts. Dial 866-554-0868 to join the call.
CD3 Forum with James Iacino and Diane Mitch Busch –
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Mesa County Democrats are hosting a forum where the two Democratic candidates for U.S. Congress in Congressional District 3 will be discussing Medicaid/Medicare, Social Security and other health insurance issues. The winner of the June 30th Democratic Primary will be on the November ballot against Representative Scott Tipton, the current U.S. Congressman for CD3 and Republican candidate for re-election. For more information about the two candidates, go to jamesforcolorado.com and to dianeforcolorado.com.
Here is the information to join the forum:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81817537692
Meeting ID: 818 1753 7692
Colorado Voting Case Comes To the Supreme Court –
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 8:00 am MST
Many sources are providing live audio access to the hearings this week. One easy option is to stream it live on NPR.
Attorney General Phil Weiser will be arguing by teleconference before the United States Supreme Court in a case called Colorado Department of State v Baca. The case, which has been referred to as the “Faithless Electors” case, deals with whether Colorado can enforce laws permitting removal of Electoral College members who do not cast their Electoral College votes in presidential elections in conformance with the state’s popular vote totals. Learn more about the case here.
Q & A with Regina O’Brien, Eagle County Clerk and Recorder –
Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 from 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Join us for a virtual conversation with Eagle County’s chief election administrator, Regina O’Brien. This event will be moderated by Eagle County Commissioner Kathy Chandler-Henry.
Colorado is getting high praise for its mail-in election process. But due to COVID-19 our election policies and procedures continue to be evaluated and updated. It is a perfect time to hear from our own top elections official. Regina will discuss her office’s administration of mail-in ballots, how security and accuracy is ensured, how the electorate is changing and how new rules issued by the Colorado Secretary of State will affect Eagle County. And there will be time for your questions too. RSVP online at vailvalleyvotes.org/events.
Thank you for reading this email!
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