Red County, Blue State: The Home Rule Ballot Explained

This is copied from the Red County, Blue State, May 19, 2025. Read and listen at link.

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Episode Description

Let’s talk about the ballot for the June 24 special election in Douglas County! Questions? Email me at emilysuyat@gmail.com

Don’t know what commissioner district you live in? Type in your address here, then click county commissioners. If it's Abe Laydon, you're District 1, if it's George Teal, you're District 2 and if it's Kevin Van Winkle, you are District 3.

The June 24 sample ballot

The county commissioner’s March 25 Resolution regarding home rule (this is the rabbit hole)

The county commissioner’s home rule website/timeline that never mentions the word study

Sterling Ranch Opposes John Adams Academy Charter Authorization FB page

Volunteer for the Vote NO effort and/or get yard signs. Sign up for the newsletter too: https://www.stopdougcopowergrab.com

Charter commission candidate slates that are NO on home rule -

At-large:

Angela Thomas

District 1 (Lone Tree and most of Parker) - website: https://www.dougcointegrityalliance.com

Matthew M. Lunn

Emily Roth Suyat

Jason Hamel

October Ann Levy

Irene Bonham

Julie Gooden

District 2 (generally Castle Pines, Castle Rock, the Pinery, Larkspur):

Kevin Leung

Julien Bouquet

Juli Watkins

Barrett Rothe

District 3 (generally Highlands Ranch):

Bob Marshall

Michael Lees

Alicia Jean Vagts

Lee Hudson Frame

Gordon B (Spud) Van De Water

I also recommend voting for Susan Meek in District 3. Not on a slate but she’s on the school board and would bring this much needed perspective to the table.

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