Just vote! It was tougher back in the day. There are races for six Boulder County elected positions this year for which there is only one candidate, and they’re all from the Democratic Party. Republicans normally have more candidates running for countywide office, but they face an uphill battle due to voter registration [...]

Voters: Do you know your local judges better or worse than these complete strangers from another country and another time? This page includes links to information about the judges up for retention on this year's ballot. So, we get to the part of the ballot every two years where we vote on whether [...]

Boulder County is divided into three districts for Commissioner's races, and this year's only race is for the District 3 seat. All county voters can vote in this race. Boulder County Commissioners serve as the executive board for Boulder County. The three-person Board casts binding votes on county ordinances and resolutions, and oversees [...]

The Colorado State Board of Education is the elected oversight board for the Colorado Department of (K-12) Education, and fuller descriptions of the many educational and budgetary responsibilities the Board actually has will be listed in the next section. This year’s election will feature a statewide, at-large race for the first time in decades, and [...]

RTD Directors oversee the entire RTD region, but they're elected from geographic districts like Boulder County's District O, shown in the light-colored areas above. Regional Transportation District (RTD) directors oversee operations and budgets for the entire RTD transit system, but individual directors are elected from geographic districts. District O spans much of western [...]

The Colorado Attorney General is one of four independently elected statewide offices in Colorado. The Attorney General and the Department of Law, collectively referred to as the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, represents and defends the legal interests of the people of the State of Colorado. The Attorney General exercises the responsibilities given to the office [...]

The U.S. Senate is one of two chambers in the federal legislative branch. Senators are able to propose and vote on legislation, and bills must pass both the House and the Senate to have a chance of becoming law. Senators have a few specific responsibilities House members don’t, most notably the power of “advice and [...]

Colorado’s Secretary of State is best known for overseeing statewide elections and associated election issues, but the job description also includes overseeing all of the divisions and programs involved with the Department of State. This includes business records and documents, professional lobbyist records, and even regulation of bingo and raffle events. Secretaries of State are [...]

Colorado’s General Assembly is also known as the state legislature. There are two chambers in the bicameral General Assembly - the House of Representatives (House) and the Senate. There are 65 geographic House districts, and voters in these districts elect one Representative per district. There are 35 Senate districts, and voters in these districts elect [...]

The Governor of Colorado is somewhat like a Presidential position for the State of Colorado, although not exactly. Governors are elected for four-year terms, and elected Governors are limited to two terms in office. Gubernatorial candidates select a running mate, who would serve as Lieutenant Governor if the ticket wins. There are multiple candidates in [...]