Election Guide 2013: Full list of Boulder Weekly endorsements

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UPDATE: Boulder Weekly has withdrawn its endorsement for candidate Christie Adams in the Estes Park School District R-3: School Director at Large race.

BW received
an anonymous tip in the form of an online comment on our endorsements
stating that Adams did not have a Ph.D., as had been claimed.
BW contacted
Adams twice asking her to simply tell us which school had issued her
Ph.D. so that we could remove the anonymous post if it was inaccurate.
Adams refused to tell
BW where she had earned her Ph.D. We
informed her that we would have no choice but to withdraw our
endorsement if she couldn’t provide us with the name of the university
that issued her Ph.D. She still refused to answer and hung up on us.

Below are links to Boulder Weekly’s endorsements for every issue and race that will appear on Boulder County ballots.

Colorado statewide

Yes on Colorado Amendment 66 and Proposition AA

Boulder

Mary Young, Matthew Appelbaum, Macon Cowles, Andrew Shoemaker and Sam Weaver for Boulder City Council

No on Boulder Ballot Issue 2A, recreational marijuana tax

Yes on Boulder Ballot Issue 2B, sales and use tax

Yes on Boulder Ballot Issue 2C, sales and use tax extension

Yes on Boulder Ballot Issue 2D, sales and use tax extension

Yes on Boulder Ballot Question 2E, electric utility amendments, $214 million acquisition debt limit and superseding other initiatives

Yes on Boulder Ballot Question 2F, negotiated or private bond sales

Yes on Boulder Ballot Question 2G, qualification for appointment to city commissions

Yes on Boulder Ballot Question 2H, oil and gas exploration moratorium extension

No on Boulder Ballot Question 310, city debt limitations

Longmont

Dennis Coombs for Longmont Mayor

Polly Christensen and Trisa Baxter for Longmont City Council At Large

Jeff Moore for Longmont City Council Ward 2

Yes on Longmont Ballot Question 2A, bonds for wastewater system improvements

Yes on Longmont Ballot Question 2B, bonds for city’s fiber-optic network

Yes on Longmont Ballot Question 2C, Shall Municipal Judge Diana VanDeHey be retained for 2 years?

Lafayette

Tom Dowling, Clifton E. Smedley, Gustavo Reyna and Merrily Mazza for Lafayette City Council

No on Lafayette Ballot Question 2A, Xcel franchise renewal

Yes on Lafayette Ballot Issue 301, utility occupation tax

Yes on Lafayette Ballot Question 300, gas and oil charter amendment

Louisville

No endorsement for Louisville City Council Ward I

Debby Fahey for Louisville City Council Ward II

Ashley Stolzmann for Louisville City Council Ward III

Lyons

Yes on Lyons Regional Library District Ballot Issue 4C, tax for new library district

Yes on Lyons Regional Library District Ballot Issue 4D, collect grants and revenues with no new taxes

Thompson School District

Donna Rice for Director District A

Janice Marchman for Director District B

Lori Hvizda Ward for Director District E

No endorsement for Director District F

Estes Park School District

Yes on Estes Park School District R-3 Ballot Issue 3A, tax increase for education

Laura Case for School Director at Large

Nederland EcoPass Public Improvement District

Yes on Boulder County Nederland EcoPass Public Improvement District Issue 5D, tax for community-wide bus pass

Boulder County Subdivision Paving Public Improvement District

Yes on Boulder County Subdivision Paving Public Improvement District Issue 5C, formation, mill levy and debt authorization

Rocky Mountain Fire Protection District

Yes on Rocky Mountain Fire Protection District Ballot Question 5B, term limits

Lefthand Fire Protection District

Yes on Lefthand Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 5A, general tax increase

Superior Town Center

No endorsement on Metropolitan district ballot content

The list of articles is also available here.