Legislative Update 6/1/2010
I can’t believe it is June already! This note is titled “legislative update” but in reality all of the members of the state house have transitioned to campaign mode. So, this is really a legislative and campaign update.
As a candidate for office I spend a lot of time talking to voters on [...]
Legislative (and personal) Update (4/2/2010)
Today is Good Friday and the legislature was given the day off so that we could all go home and spend time with our families. I am very grateful to have this extra day. We are calving at home and my husband has his hands full with all of the pregnant mothers and new babies. [...]
Read moreLegislative Update (3/2/2010)
News Story: Ballot access bill gets committee approval
Curry’s ballot access story picked up by Associated Press
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Unaffiliated lawmaker wants to change Colo. ballot rules
Rep. Kathleen Curry, a rancher from Gunnison, wants to make it easier for other independent candidates to get on the ballot
COLLEEN SLEVIN – Associated Press Writer
News story: Curry teams with Riddle in lawsuit
Legislative Update (2/19/2010)
It has been another busy week at the legislature. Two of my bills were heard this week, one on the House floor and one in committee.
I also ran about 30 amendments to the supplemental budget bills to try and reduce state expenditures. Regarding my legislation, the commercial rafting bill, HB1188, passed the House on [...]
Legislative Update (Sunday 2/14/2010)
Last week was a busy one at the Statehouse. On Friday, HB 1188, the commercial outfitting bill, passed the House on second reading after several hours of debate. The bill will be up for a third reading vote on the House floor tomorrow (Monday) morning. If the bill passes it will go to the Senate, [...]
Read moreWhy I changed effective date of ballot access bill to 2012
[this is an excerpt from an earlier post.] I believe that getting this inequity fixed is more important than my personal goal of serving this district again (If the bill were to take effect in 2010 then I could petition on to the ballot this year. Otherwise, it is most likely that I will be [...]
Read moreOn running for office and Ballot Access
My fifth and last bill would provide equity for unaffiliated candidates to gain access to the ballot. Colorado has the strictest rules in the nation, requiring unaffiliated candidates for office to be registered a full 17 months in advance of a general election. Only 8 states, including Colorado, require a candidate for public office [...]
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