How I voted in Tuesday's Elections

I find it very hard to get good information on local elections. Ironically, our local elections affect our lives a lot more than national ones.

I tend to be very conservative, so in general I want the government to stay out of our lives – less laws, less intrusion, more freedom, more of me deciding how I should spend my money and what charities and causes I want to support.

As a follower of Christ, I also feel a responsibility to live a life of compassion and service to others – I simply believe people should determine how to use their hard-earned money, not the government. I don’t expect that all Christians will agree with my opinions, nor that they should. There are honest differences in philosophy, even among Christians, and I’m happy to acknowledge that. I have friends who are liberal Democrats, and though we often disagree politically, that's what makes this a great country to live in - we're free to do so!

But since I find it helpful to see how like-minded people voted on certain issues, especially in local elections, where it’s often hard to find good info, I thought others may appreciate seeing how I voted in Tuesday's election.

So my hope is this may be helpful to you as well. Here's how I voted on all the issues and candidates in Tuesday’s election and just below I’ve listed links to some of the sites I found helpful in making my decisions.

Whether you agree with me or not, I urge you to spend time researching the issues, educate yourself, and participate in our republic! If you don’t vote, you have no room to complain!

http://tomanddebspicks.com/elections/home.html

http://socoteaparty.com

http://pols.co/

http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot

http://www.votesmart.org

http://judgepedia.org/

http://coloradoindependent.com

http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org

http://www.kentlambert.com/Files/2010_Election_Scorecard.pdf

Federal Offices

US Senator: KEN BUCK

Rep to 112^th US Congress District 5: DOUG LAMBORN

State Offices

Governor/Lt. Governor: TOM TANCREDO / PAT MILLER

Sec of State: SCOTT GESSLER

State Treasurer: WALKER STAPLETON

Attorney General: JOHN SUTHERS

State Board of Education – District 5: PAUL LUNDEEN

Regent of Univ. of CO: STEVE BOSLEY

State Senate – District 9: KENT LAMBERT

State Rep. – District 14: JANAK JOSHI

County Offices

County Commissioner – District 1: DARRYL LeMon GLENN

County Clerk & Recorder: WAYNE W WILLIAMS

County Treasurer: ROBERT C. “BOB” BALINK

County Assessor: MARK LOWDERMAN

County Sheriff: TERRY MAKETA

County Surveyor: G. LAWRENCE BURNETT

County Coroner: BOB BUX

JUSTICES OF THE COLORADO SUPREME COURT – RETAIN – “YES” or “NO”

Michael Bender: NO

Alex J. Martinez: NO

Nancy E. Rice: NO

Court of Appeals (Retain Y or N)

John Daniel Dailey: YES

Richard L. Gabriel: YES

Nancy J. Lichtenstein: YES

David J. Richmann: YES

District Judge 4^th Judicial District

David A. Gilbert: YES

Deborah J. Grohs: NO

Barney Iuppa: YES

Gilbert Martinez: NO

G. David Miller: YES

County Judge – El Paso

Christopher E. Acker: NO

Lawrence D. Martin: NO

Ann M. Rotolo: YES

Stephen J. Sletta: YES

Jonathan L. Walker: NO

Regina Walter: NO

State Constitutional Amendments

Amendment P: NO

Amendment Q: Yes

Amendment R: YES

Amendment 60: NO

Amendment 61: NO

Amendment 62: YES

Amendment 63: YES

Prop 101: YES

Prop 102: NO

County Questions

1A: YES

1B: NO

1C: NO

1D: NO

2B: NO

2C: YES

300: YES