If there is one thing worth paying attention to on the Denver mail-in ballot this year, it's Initiative 300, also known as the vehicle impound initiative. This is a dangerous law being proposed on Denver's ballot right now. Denver Voters have the power to vote against this legislation that would mandate police officers to impound your car if they pull you over and you do not have your driver's license or registration in the car. The fee to get your car out could cost up to $2,700. This would disproportionally affect young and low-income people, who may not have the financial resources to get their car back. Without proper transportation, this could make it nearly impossible for some to get to work every day. This thing is so scary, New Era Colorado is devoting this year's Trick or Vote to it. Here are three reasons to vote no on I300:
It's a waste of our community's resources. We shouldn't be spending more taxpayer dollars to enforce a vaguely-written measure to replace already existing laws and processes.
It makes us less safe. This unnecessary initiative micromanages police efforts to protect our cities by forcing them to stow and tow vehicles instead of protecting our families.
It could happen to you. This measure is so dangerous because of how vague it is. If you simply leave your wallet sitting on your bedroom dresser and get pulled over, you could have your car impounded
The Colorado Senate voted this morning to pass HB1160, a bill that will allow Colorado residents to register to vote and update their registration information online at the Secretary of State's secure website. The vote was 33-0 in the Senate and passed in the Colorado House last month with a vote of 60-4. Secretary of State Buescher and the County Clerks Association strongly supported the bill. The bill was initiated and supported by New Era Colorado.
Only 2 other states, Arizona and Washington, currently provide voters with the option to register to vote online. In Arizona, voter registration numbers increased by 10% in the first year of the online option being available and over 70% of registrations now occur online. When Washington instituted online voter registration in 2008, almost 40% of new voters registered online. In the first six months, half of the new registrants were under the age of 30.
In other words, there is a strong demand for this registration option among voters.
How does it work? Sounds scary? It's not. In fact, it's arguably more secure than the current paper registration option in many ways.
(I wonder how many women will be going as Sarah Palin this year. As for me, is it too Y2K to wear a name tag that says "Chad." I'm all about the subtle. - promoted by johne)
Find your inner Frankenstein, knock on some doors in costume, then party down with like-minded monsters at Trick or Vote-the nation's spookiest get-out-the-vote effort. It's happening in Denver at the Gothic Theater with New Era Colorado.
If you live in Boulder and are registered to vote, you should have received a City Council ballot in the mail. This year's election is conducted completely by mail, so either mail it back by Nov 2nd or drop it off in person on Election Day, Nov 6th.
Here is a Public Service Announcement produced by New Era Colorado to make sure you remember to turn in that ballot!
right now. Denver Voters have the power to vote against this legislation that would mandate police officers to impound your car if they pull you over and you do not have your driver's license or registration in the car. The fee to get your car out could cost up to $2,700. This would disproportionally affect young and low-income people, who may not have the financial resources to get their car back. Without proper transportation, this could make it nearly impossible for some to get to work every day. This thing is so scary, 
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