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LWV Voter Forum For Hospital Board Election The League of Women Voters of Estes Park is sponsoring a Voter Forum to introduce Hospital Board candidates for the Estes Park Medical Center District. The Forum will be held on Monday, October 9, from 7 to 9 p. m., in the Trustee Room of the Estes Park Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Avenue. The candidates appearing on the ballot for the Hospital Board are: David Batey, Sandy Begley, Bert Bergland, Bruce Carmichael, Linda Hanak, Monty Miller, Diane Muno and Bill Pinkham. These candidates have been invited to participate in this Forum and will appear on the Larimer County Coordinated Election ballot for November 7. Larimer County should mail the ballots to Hospital District voters during the third week of October. The November 7 mail-in ballot may contain other items depending on each voter’s specific location. For Estes Park School District voters, the ballot will include School Board candidates and a school mill levy issue. For Larimer County residents there will also be resolu-
tions concerning a sales tax extension and office terms for County officials. The League is planning a separate forum to cover these candidates and issues on Monday, October 16, with details to appear in next week’s newspaper. For specific County ballot information, please refer to www.larimer.org/clerk/ elections/current-elections/2017. To vote in this election, you must be registered to vote in Colorado and have updated mailing information. Verify your voter registration and updated information at www.GoVoteColorado.com or on the Colorado Secretary of State website at www.sos.state.co.us. Some voter registration deadlines require information 22 days before an election in order to receive a mail-in ballot. If you do not meet the mail-in ballot deadlines, you may be able to register in person at a Voter Service Center as late as election day. This Forum may be available for live streaming or viewing on local TV. Please check Town website.
Coming To Estes Park On October 15Jena Griswold, 2018 Secretary Of State Candidate Jena Griswold is returning to Estes Park, her hometown, to speak about her campaign for Colorado Secretary of State in the 2018 election. This event is on Sunday, October 15, from 4:00-5:30 p.m., in Room 202 of the Estes Park Town Hall. Jena grew up in Estes Park, is a lawyer and small business owner, and has been active in politics in Colorado and Washington D. C. She worked on voters’ rights matters in Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign, and served as D. C. liaison for Governor Hickenlooper to obtain federal recovery dollars for Colorado after the 2013 floods. Jena is a registered candidate for Colorado Secretary of State for the 2018 election on the Democratic ticket. The Secretary of State serves a pivotal role in Colorado state governance by administering Colorado laws for voter registration, campaign finance, business and commercial statutes for profit and nonprofit businesses, secured transactions under the UCC, regulation of lobbyists and notary publics, plus laws regulating charities and fundraising. As Secretary of State, Jena’s emphasis will include protecting Coloradans’ vot-
ing rights and voter privacy. This is especially important with the recent Department of Homeland Security disclosure that Colorado’s systems were targeted by hackers before the 2016 election. In addition, Jena plans to increase transparency for the public by “making it easier to see big money’s role in our elections. ” As a small business owner herself, Jena understands the importance of making the Secretary of State’s office “a resource center for new businesses and entrepreneurs” in Colorado, while continuing to safeguard the public’s right to know. This event is free and open to the public, so please come to meet Jena and hear about her vision for Colorado. For more information on Jena, check her website at www.jenaforcolordo.com. Room 202 is accessed through the back door of the Town Hall, next to the library parking lot. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Elevator access available. This event is sponsored by Estes Valley Indivisible, working to bring candidates to you.
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