NEWS

Primary Election August 10, 2010

Jefferson County is mail-in ballot only for the primary election. Completed ballots may be mailed back to the Clerk and Recorder's office or dropped off at a specified location.

Deadline for mail-in ballots: Ballots must be received by the Clerk and Recorder’s office no later than 7:00 pm on August 10, 2010 (postmarks do not count).

There are six locations throughout the county where voters may drop off their voted ballots if they choose not to return them in the mail. Ballot drop-off locations are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, August 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Jefferson County Drop-Off locations:

Arvada City Hall 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, CO 80002

Edgewater City Hall 2401 Sheridan Blvd., Edgewater, CO80214

Golden City Hall 911 10th St., Golden, CO 80401

Lakewood City Hall 480 S. Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80026

Wheat Ridge City Hall 7500 W. 29th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Westminster City Hall 4800 W. 92nd Ave., Westminster, CO 80031

Unaffiliated and wish to change your party affiliation? If you are unaffiliated and wish to change your party preference, you still have time to vote in the primary, but hurry! You may change your party affiliation at www.co.jefferson.co.us/elections/

The last day to change from unaffiliated in order to vote in the primary is August 10, 2010. However, in an Elections Division Press Release on July 8, voters are discouraged from waiting until Election Day to affiliate.

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Colorado Congressional District 2

Bob Brancato, candidate for U.S. Congress in Colorado Congressional District 2, has announced that he has re-entered the race. Bob Brancato and Stephen Bailey are on the primary ballot. The incumbant is Democrat Jared Polis.

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General Election – November 2, 2010

For people who are unregistered: If you missed the deadline of 7/12/10 to register to vote in the primary, be sure to register in time to vote in the general election. That deadline is 10/4/10. If you are a Jefferson County resident and wish to register online, visit www.co.jefferson.co.us/elections/

ELECTION 2010 – CANDIDATES NEED YOUR SUPPORT! Please vote in the primary and general election, but don’t start and stop there; we must all extend extra efforts in 2010 to get the candidates who share our values elected. All candidates need help! They can’t win those seats without the help of supporters and volunteers. Please do what you can to get your desired candidates elected by volunteering or contributing financially.

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Clear The Bench Colorado Wins Case

Clear The Bench Colorado has won a case brought by the Colorado Ethics Watch. Clear The Bench Colorado was also awarded legal fees incurred by the frivolity of the suit. Read more on CleartheBenchColorado.com

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Ballot Initiatives 2010 Need Signatures

Initiative 42 U.N. Small Arms – Protect your 2nd Amendment Rights to Bear Arms

http://initiative42.org/docs/Initiative42-basicflyer1.pdf

Initiative 45 Healthcare Choice – Amendment for CO to Opt Out of the Health Care Mandates

http://old.i2i.org/articles/Initiative%20%2345%20Clean%20Copy%20(D0622822).PDF

Time is short for collecting signatures, so if you agree with these measures, and you are interested in helping collect signatures for these petitions, please contact the Independence Institute at

http://www.i2i.org or call them at 303-279-6536.

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New Gallup poll: Just 11% give Congress a “thumbs up”.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/141512/congress-ranks-last-confidence-institutions.aspx

Congress ranks last in confidence in institutions www.gallup.com Gallup's 2010 Confidence in Institutions poll finds Congress ranking dead last out of the 16 institutions rated this year. Source: Gallup Poll www.gallup.com

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White House Spent $23M of Taxpayer Money to Back Kenyan Constitution That Legalizes Abortion, GOP Reps Say By Tess Civantos Published July 22, 2010| FoxNews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/21/gop-lawmaker-blasts-white-house-m-spent-kenya-constitution-vote/

Source: Fox News www.foxnews.com

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Made in the USA Products Directory

http://www.americansworking.com

This is a “Made in the USA” products directory. The directory has toys, clothes, tools, shoes, and much more. All products made in the USA.

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Republican candidates now hold a nine-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot, the widest gap between the two parties in several weeks. LINK Forty-five percent (45%) would vote for their district's Republican congressional candidate, while 36% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. Source: Rasmussen Poll

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Twenty-seven percent (27%) of voters say the country is heading in the right direction. This is the lowest finding since mid-March and remains within the narrow range found on this question since last July. Source: Rasmussen Poll week ending July 24, 2010

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Support of offshore drilling is back up to 64%

Source: Rasmussen Poll

Just 31% believe the U.S. is heading in the right direction

Source: Rasmussen Poll

Nationally, 60% Favor Letting Local Police Stop and Verify Immigration Status

Source: Rasmussen Poll

Fifty-five percent (55%) oppose the President’s new nuclear strategy which prohibits the use of nuclear weapons in response to chemical or biological attacks on the United States. Source: Rasmussen Poll

53% Oppose FFC Regulation of Internet

Source: Rasmussen Poll

State House Speaker Carroll will introduce the Modernization of Elections Act soon.

Source: People's Press Collective

What you can do to vocalize your concerns about this bill that will change Colorado elections procedures. Contacts, information, and the bill is available in the posted article (link provided above).

24% of voters now consider themselves a part of the Tea Party movement. That’s an eight-point increase over the past month. Source: Rasmussen Poll

Sixty-five percent (65%) of Americans even say enough’s enough when it comes to the U.S. Postal Service, too. They think the USPS should be required to cut back on services rather than to keep borrowing from the U.S. Treasury to continue functioning at its current level. Source: Rasmussen Poll

-- Twenty-seven percent (27%) of voters say the country is heading in the right direction. This is the lowest finding since mid-March and remains within the narrow range found on this question since last July.

The List of 219 Who Voted for Health Care and against the U.S. Constitution on 3/21/2010:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll165.xml

With Obamacare Now Law, Democrats Turn

Their Attention to Cap-and-Trade Tax

Source: Newmax

64% Say Congress Is Doing A Poor Job

Source: Rasmussen Poll

In terms of Election 2010, 52% say they’d vote for a candidate who favors repeal of Obamacare over one who does not. Forty-one percent (41%) would cast their vote for someone who opposes repeal.

Source: Rasmussen Poll

COLORADO CURRENT STATE BUDGET SITUATION

Source: Colorado Legislative Council Staff Memo

Questions answered in this summary:

*Where does the money for the budget come from?

*How is it spent?

*How big is the shortfall?

U.S. DEBT CLOCK

Source: Ed Hall, edhall@brillig.com, using information obtained from the U.S. Treasury

Source: The Post and Courier

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Rasmussen Weekly Poll

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HEALTH CARE

55% of Americans are still in favor of repealing Obamacare

Source: Rasmussen Poll

20 Ways Obamacare Will Take Away Our Freedoms

Source: Investors.com

Source: Colorado 9.12 Coalition

Implementation Outline - Years 2010 through 2018

Source: Heritage Foundation

Section by section summary of the Health Care Bill

Source: Heritage Foundation

Congressional Budget Office & Joint Committee on Taxation preliminary analysis of H.R. 3962

Source: CBO & Joint Committee

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ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Republicans who voted yes on HB10-1365:

Bill that affects the coal industry tremendously in Colorado

Link to the Bill

With Obamacare Now Law, Democrats Turn

Their Attention to Cap-and-Trade Tax

Source: Newmax

Did you know that if the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (aka Cap and Trade) passes, it would have these affects:

-Make the U.S. poorer by $9.4 trillion by 2035

-There would be 2.5 million jobs lost

-90% increase in electricity prices

-Cost the average family of four an additional $4,609 per year

Source: The Heritage Foundation Center for Data Analysis

71% of Americans say creating jobs is more important than stopping global warming! Source: Rasmussen Poll

WAXMAN-MARKLEY CAP AND TRADE BILL

The Economic Consequences of Waxman-Markey: An Analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 By David W. Kreutzer, Ph.D., Karen A. Campbell, Ph.D., William W. Beach, Ben Lieberman, and Nicolas D. Loris Center for Data Analysis Report #09-04

http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/cda0904.cfm

Source: The Heritage Foundation

IMPACT OF CAP AND TRADE BILL ON THE STATE OF COLORADO

Source: Heritage Foundation

http://www.heritage.org/research/energyandenvironment/wm2585-CO.cfm

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ECONOMY

75% of voters are angry at the government’s current policies, and 60% think neither Republican political leaders nor Democratic political leaders have a good understanding of what is needed today. Source: Rasmussen Poll

Sixty-three percent (63%) believe it would be better for the country if most incumbents in Congress were defeated this November. Source: Rasmussen Poll

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." - Calvin Coolidge