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Date: 5/13/2023
Subject: THE VOTER: The Voice of the League of Women Voters of Colorado
From: Beth Hendrix, Executive Director, LWVCO



VOLUME 38, NUMBER 5  |  MAY 2023   

CLICK HERE to see LWVCO's bill tracker of all legislation supported, opposed or monitored by our Legislative Action Committee during the 2023 legislative session!

Collaboration with SOS & DOLA regarding Elections Data Reporting
Collecting & Archiving Summary of Activity May 2021 - May 2023

 

During the 2021 interim, LWVCO began having discussions with representatives from the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, the Department of Local Affairs, and the Colorado State Demographer to explore changes to Colorado’s process for collecting, reporting, and archiving elections data. This information is needed by the state’s independent redistricting committees to fully comply with the mandates of Amendments Y and Z (2018) as they carry out work to redraw the state’s legislative and congressional districts. 

 

REGISTER HERE

Colorado legislature again shuns CORA cost reform in 2023 session but removes some obstacles for records requesters
By Jeffrey A. Roberts, Executive Director, Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition 


Despite a looming inflationary increase in fees, state lawmakers in the 2023 legislative session never addressed the often-high cost of obtaining public records in Colorado but did vote to eliminate some nagging obstacles for users of the Colorado Open Records Act.

READ MORE HERE

HOA and metro district task forces bill heads to Polis
by David Migoya, The Denver Gazette
 
Two separate task forces created by the state General Assembly will take deep dives later this year into the issues affecting tens of thousands of Coloradans living in homeowners' associations and metropolitan districts.
READ THE ARTICLE HERE
Pictured Above: Many homes are being rebuilt in the Marshall Fire area, but some are on hold as HOAs decide whether to allow fire-resistant fencing to replace wooden fencing. Photo credit: Carol McKinley, The Denver Gazette

2023 ANNUAL MEETING

FRIDAY, MAY 19: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm + caucuses
SATURDAY, MAY 20: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
MEMBERS ONLY

 
Needed documents:
 
Caucuses - Friday, May 19 - 7:15pm (click the caucus title to register)
Loss of Local News = Threat to Democracy, presented by the News Access & Literacy Task Force
Alternative Voting Methods - Q&A - 5/19/2023, presented by the Alternative Voting Methods Task Force

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION, TICKETS, AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!

May 17
 
May 18
 
May 19 - 20
4:00 - 2023 Annual Meeting
 
NOTE: All times are Mountain. Are any events missing from this list? Please notify 

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


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