MAGA Republicans attack democracy in Boulder

Across the country, MAGA Republicans are working to restrict our right to vote. Our democratic right to vote is under threat across the nation, and Boulder is not immune to GOP efforts to suppress the vote.

On August 29th, the GOP candidate to represent Boulder in House District 10 filed a lawsuit to challenge the compliance of Boulder County’s election ballot drop boxes. The complaint “asked the court to issue an emergency injunction ordering to bring the District 10 drop boxes ‘into compliance with the laws,’ or to rule that the boxes cannot be used,” per Colorado Newsline.

The attempt to challenge the use of drop boxes is clearly timed to disrupt Boulder residents who will be voting in the 2022 midterm elections.

Here in Boulder and Colorado, we praise efforts to make it easier to vote. We support allmail elections, weeks of early voting, and convenient ballot drop boxes across the city. Not only must we protect everyone’s right to vote, we must take opportunities to expand access to voting here at home.

Our city council has put a measure on the 2022 ballot to change Boulder’s local elections to even years, when voter turnout is nearly double compared to the city’s off-cycle elections.

Moving local elections to the same day as state and federal elections is the single most effective change that local governments can make to increase turnout and to fight efforts to suppress our votes.

Please vote yes to strengthen our local democracy. To learn more about the campaign to pass this measure, visit Peopleforvoterturnout.com.

— Eric Budd, Boulder