If you live within the City limits of Boulder, an important election is coming your way this fall. 2011 has been a both a good year and a bad year for mountain biking in Boulder. We had the incredible success of Valmont Bike Park but also the tremendous disappointment of the West TSA. What do these two events have in common? They both prove that MOUNTAIN BIKERS NEED TO GET POLITICAL!
The BMA Advocacy Team is currently vetting city council candidates and working with other outdoor recreation groups to present a unified slate of candidates that care about our issues, will be there for us when it matters, and will be good for Boulder in general. But WE NEED YOU to make a difference. We need you to make sure you are an active voter - only "active" voters will be mailed a ballot in this mail-ballot-only election.
To make sure you are an "active" voter and to make sure you can help BMA make a difference this election cycle, follow these simple steps:
- Go to the Secretary of State Voter Info website; click here
- Select "Update Mail-in Ballot Request
- Enter in your name, zip code and birthday
- Under "Registration Information" look for "Registration Status." If it says "active" you are good to go. Just check your address and make sure it is correct.
- If you are not an "active" voter, click on the button that says "Click here to change your address, party affiliation or permanent mail-in ballot status."
- Enter your CO driver's license number and hit the "Submit" button. Update your "Mail-in Ballot Status" to make sure you get a mail in ballot and hit the "Submit Changes" button. Make sure your address is correct while you are at it. This should change your "Registration Status" to "active." Feel free to check.
Want To Do More to Make a Difference?
Get Involved Politically!
Voting is important, but it isn't enough to put a candidate over the top. We need help with yard signs, literature drops, and campaign contributions. They all make a difference in the overall outcome of an election. Contact
Mike Barrow , BMA Advocacy Director, if you have the time, energy, or resources to make a difference in this election.
Historically, BMA has not gotten this deeply involved in a Council election. BMA's Advocacy team believes that this must change. After the events of the West TSA, we have to admit to a level of naivete'. We believed that if we played by the rules, acted like good citizens, were mature in our arguments and reasonable in our requests, that ultimately good things would happen. Now we know being good citizens is not necessarily enough. If we want to be listened to, we need to show we can make a real difference in these elections. Contact
Mike Barrow to get more involved. Keep an eye out for BMA endorsements in late September.
