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Office Location: 310 N 7th St, Classroom 2
Mailing: PO Box 2361 | Grand Junction CO 81502
Call: 970-549-8544 Email: mesacountydemocraticparty@gmail.com
On the Colorado Ballot, November 2024
From Ballotpedia (updated Aug 1, 2024)
President and Vice President
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, Democrat
D T**** and JD V****, Republican
Congressional CD3
Adam Frisch, Democrat
Jeff Hurd, Republican
Other declared candidates: Frank Hernandez, Independent; James Wiley, Libertarian; Gary Swing, Unity Party; Adam Withrow, United Party of Colorado
Senate
None this year
Governor
None this year
Mesa County Commissioner
Tom Acker, Democrat, District 1 (west-ish of 26 Road)
Cody Davis, Republican, incumbent in District 1
JJ Fletcher, Republican, District 3 (Orchard Mesa, Palisade, and south/east)
(County Commissioner District 2: Bobbie Daniels, not up for election in 2024; District 2 is GJ, north, and northeast)
Colorado State Board of Education
Ellen Angeles, Democrat
Sherry Wright, Republican
University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large
Elliott Hood, Democrat
Eric Rinard, Republican
Also Thomas Reasoner and TJ Cole
University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3
Robert Logan, Democrat
Ray Scott, Republican
Colorado House of Representatives District 54
Matt Soper, Republican (incumbent)
Colorado Supreme Court
Three of seven Colorado Supreme Court Justices are up for re-election (10-year terms): Maria Berkenkotter, Brian Boatright, and Monica Márquez. All seven justices were appointed by Democratic governors.
Colorado Appellate Court
Six of 22 appellate court judges are up for re-election: Stephanie Erin Dunn, Jerry N. Jones, W. Eric Kuhn, Anthony Navarro, Gilbert Roman, Timothy J. Schutz. Each judge is appointed by the governor from a list of names compiled by the Colorado Supreme Court Nominating Commission. Initial terms last at least two years, after which justices must stand for retention in a yes-no election. Subsequent terms last eight years.
2024 Ballot Initiatives:
Independent Judicial Discipline Adjudicative Board Amendment
Creates an independent judicial discipline adjudicative board and create rules for the judicial discipline process
Initiative and Referendum Filing and Judicial Retention Filing Deadlines Amendment
Change deadlines for filing initiative and referendum petition signatures and judicial retention notice deadlines to remove one week in order to allow one extra week for the secretary of state to certify ballot order and content and election officials' deadline to transmit ballots
Prohibit Hunting of Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx Initiative
Prohibit trophy hunting, defined as "intentionally killing, wounding, pursuing, or entrapping a mountain lion, bobcat, or lynx; or discharging or releasing any deadly weapon at a mountain lion, bobcat, or lynx"
Property Tax Exemption for Veterans with Individual Unemployability Status Amendment
Expands the property tax exemption for veterans with a disability to veterans with individual unemployability status
Property Tax Revenue Cap Initiative
Cap the property tax revenue to 4% growth above the total statewide property tax revenue collected in the previous year and require statewide voter approval to retain revenue above the cap
Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment
Remove the provision of the state constitution that says "Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state"
Remove Right to Bail in First Degree Murder Cases Amendment
Remove the right to bail in cases of first degree murder when the proof is evident or the presumption is great
Retain Sports Betting Tax Revenue for Water Projects Measure
Allow the state to retain tax revenue collected above $29 million annually from the tax on sports betting proceeds
Right to Abortion and Health Insurance Coverage Initiative
Create a right to abortion in the state constitution and repeal constitutional provision banning the use of public funds for abortion
Sales Tax on Firearms Dealers, Manufacturers, and Ammunition Vendors Measure
Levy a 6.5% excise tax on firearms and ammunition manufacturing and sales to be imposed on firearms dealers, manufacturers, and ammunition vendors and appropriating the revenue to the Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Cash Fund to be used to fund crime victim services programs, education programs, and mental and behavioral health programs for children and veterans
*additional initiatives might be added as signatures are submitted and verified
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